Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre and the Serious Organised Crime Agency

What

The CEOP’s website reporting forms were being transmitted insecurely.

How much

None.

Why

A member of the public realised that the website’s reporting page was insecure.

Regulator

ICO

Regulatory action

Undertaking issued to ensure that the website is made secure and subject to regular checks.

Reason for action

Reports were transmitted unencrypted in plain text and this had been the case for several months.

When

15 September 2011.

Links

View PDF of the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre and the Serious Organised Crime Agency Undertaking (Via ICO Website)

View PDF of the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre and the Serious Organised Crime Agency Undertaking (Breach Watch Archive)