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UK data watchdog kicks £280m British Airways and Marriott GDPR fines into legal long grass
2020-01-13 09:06

The UK Information Commissioner's Office has kicked £280m in data breach fines against British Airways and US hotel chain Marriott into the long grass. As spotted by City law firm Mishcon de Reya, the ICO has extended the time before it will fine the two companies what it claimed would be a total of £282m, split between BA's £183m and Marriott's £99m. In a statement the UK's data protection regulator said: "Under Schedule 16 of the Data Protection Act 2018, BA and the ICO have agreed to an extension of the regulatory process until 31 March 2020. As the regulatory process is ongoing we will not be commenting any further at this time."

British Hacker Sentenced for Blackmailing Apple
2019-12-23 14:47

A British national was sentenced on Friday for attempting to blackmail Apple by claiming he was in possession of a large database of iCloud and other Apple accounts. read more

Former Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Hacking British Airline Jet2
2019-12-20 12:40

A former contractor of British low-cost airline Jet2 has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for a cyberattack that shut down the airline’s systems for over 12 hours, the UK’s National Crime...

British bloke accused of extorting victims for 'Dark Overlord' hacker crew finally gets his free trip* to America
2019-12-19 07:03

* Terms of stay non-negotiable following extradition. Some imprisonment required. He denies any wrongdoing A British man suspected to be an instrumental member of the Dark Overlord hacking crew...

British bloke accused of being 'Dark Overlord' hacker gang's blackmailer finally gets his free trip* to America
2019-12-19 07:03

* Terms of stay non-negotiable following extradition. Some imprisonment required. He denies any wrongdoing A British man believed to be an instrumental member of the Dark Overlord hacking crew has...

British Hacker Accused of Blackmailing healthcare Firms Extradited to U.S.
2019-12-19 03:23

A British man suspected to be a member of 'The Dark Overlord,' an infamous international hacking group, has finally been extradited to the United States after being held for over two years in the...

American intelligence follows British lead in warning of serious VPN vulnerabilities
2019-10-10 06:01

Now if only they'd accept the Queen back again... The US National Security Agency (NSA) is warning admins to patch a set of months-old security bugs that have recently come under active attack.…

British Airways Criticized for Exposing Passenger Flight Details
2019-08-14 15:24

British Airways (BA) has been criticized for allowing hackers easy access to customer flight information. The issue was exposed Tuesday by researchers who discovered "a vulnerability affecting...

British Airways E-Ticketing Flaw Exposes Passenger Flight, Personal Data
2019-08-13 14:06

A vulnerability in British Airways' e-ticketing system could enable a bad actor to view passengers' personal data or change their booking information.

New British Army psyops unit fires rebrandogun, smoke clears to reveal... I'm sorry, Dave...
2019-08-01 14:55

This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardise it Logowatch The British Army has launched yet another social media 'n' psyops unit and its logo will look remarkably familiar to...