Former Employee Is Behind Devastating Ofcom Data Breach

Authorities are looking into the activities of a former Ofcom employee that decided it would be a good idea to take his old employer’s data and provide it to the new company that hired him.

Ofcom, or the Office of Communications, is Britain’s regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries. Because of role and attribution, Ofcom gathers in-depth data about all broadcasting institutions operating in the UK, through regular inspections and self-submitted reports.