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Refuah Health to pay $450K in penalties following ransomware attack – Rome Sentinel



Refuah Health to pay $450K in penalties following ransomware attack  Rome Sentinel

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FIFTY drivers A DAY are being caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel despite tougher penalties


More than 50 drivers a day are still being caught using their mobiles at the wheel – putting lives at risk.

The number of motorists captured by police has doubled in some areas despite the recent introduction of tougher penalties.

Official figures released by the Home Office show the number of fines issued for using a hand-held device has gone up by 10 per cent across England and Wales in a year.

The statistics show 53 motorists are being caught a day, with 19,655 handed fixed penalty notices last year compared with 17,873 in 2020.

More than 50 drivers a day are still being caught using their mobiles at the wheel – putting lives at risk, Home Office data reveals

 More than 50 drivers a day are still being caught using their mobiles at the wheel – putting lives at risk, Home Office data reveals

VAN DRIVER KILED CYCLIST WHILE SCROLLING ON FACEBOOK

Simon Draper was using his mobile phone when he crashed his van into a cyclist

Simon Draper was using his mobile phone when he crashed his van into a cyclist

A van driver who tried to blame his 18-month-old toddler after killing a cyclist while on the phone was jailed for five years.

Simon Draper was looking at Facebook and Instagram on his mobile moments before ploughing into off-duty police sergeant Lynwen Thomas as she cycled home in Carmarthen, south-west Wales, last February.

Looking at Facebook: Simon Draper

The 42-year-old insisted it was his 13-month-old son who had been on his phone, but he failed to convince jurors at Swansea Crown Court who convicted him of death by dangerous driving in November.

But road safety campaigners fear the figures could be the tip of the iceberg because police had fewer opportunities during the pandemic to catch drivers calling, texting or scrolling at the wheel due to the lockdowns which saw traffic plunge to 50 per cent of normal levels.

In some force areas, there was a dramatic rise in drivers being caught in the year to December 31, 2021, the latest figures available.

Cheshire Police recorded a doubling in penalties from 516 in 2020 to 1,031 drivers penalised last year.

Derbyshire Police also doubled the number of fines handed out from 57 in 2020 to 114 last year.

Scotland Yard caught the largest number of drivers, with 4,196 fined for using their mobiles last year, an 18 per cent rise on the previous year.

More than 1,000 fines were also handed out by officers in West Yorkshire, Cheshire, Greater…

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The biggest data breach fines, penalties and settlements so far – CSO Online

The biggest data breach fines, penalties and settlements so far  CSO Online

Sizable fines assessed for data breaches in 2019 suggest that regulators are getting more serious about organizations that don’t properly protect consumer data.

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