Security News

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...

No Prison for British Cyber Expert in Malware Case
2019-07-29 10:16

A British cybersecurity expert who admitted writing and selling malware was spared prison Friday by a judge who said the misconduct was outweighed by his help in stopping a worldwide computer...

He’s coming home, he’s coming home ... Hutchins’ coming home: British Wannacry killer held in US on malware dev rap set free by judge
2019-07-26 19:23

Joy as infosec researcher spared jail in America Marcus Hutchins is on his way home to the England after a judge spared him a stretch behind bars in America for developing the Kronos banking trojan.…

British Cyber Expert to be Sentenced for Creating Malware
2019-07-26 15:25

Just as Marcus Hutchins was hailed as a hero for helping stop a worldwide computer virus in May 2017, his criminal past as a malware developer was about to catch up to him. read more

British Airways Faces $230 Million Fine for 2018 Breach
2019-07-08 14:03

UK ICO Shows its Teeth in Fining BA £183 Million for 2018 Breach  read more

Post-Data Breach, British Airways Slapped With Record $230M Fine
2019-07-08 13:56

A proposed $230 million fine on British Airways after a data breach would be the biggest GDPR penalty yet.

British Airways hit with £183M GDPR fine—could your business be next?
2019-07-08 13:56

GDPR fines are finally coming down, and companies must be prepared to comply with the regulations or pay up.