ICO issued £42million in fines for data breaches last year thecommentator.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecommentator.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The ICO had stated their intention to fine the airline £183m following a cyberattack in 2018 which saw half a million customers details harvested by hackers.
But that was reduced to £20m because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an investigation finding that BA had breached the DPA because it was processing a significant amount of personal data without adequate security measures in place .
A total of 17 penalties were issued last year according to official figures in the ICO s work to recover fines report.
The second largest fine, £18.4m, was handed out to Marriott International Inc on October 30, also for a breach of the DPA.