Security News

Researchers Trace LAPSUS$ Cyber Attacks to 16-Year-Old Hacker from England
2022-03-24 05:55

Authentication services provider Okta on Wednesday named Sitel as the third-party linked to a security incident experienced by the company in late January that allowed the LAPSUS$ extortion gang to remotely take over an internal account belonging to a customer support engineer. "On January 20, 2022, the Okta Security team was alerted that a new factor was added to a Sitel customer support engineer' Okta account ," Okta's Chief Security Officer, David Bradbury, said in a statement.

Spar shops across northern England shut after cyber attack hits payment processing abilities
2021-12-06 18:41

The British arm of Dutch supermarket chain Spar has shut hundreds of shops after suffering an "Online attack," the company has confirmed to The Register. "This has not affected all SPAR stores across the North of England," a Spar spokesman told us, "But a number have been impacted over the past 24 hours and we are working to resolve this situation as quickly as possible."

Fusion Risk Management helps financial institutions meet Bank of England, PRA, FCA regulatory requiremets
2021-04-29 23:45

Fusion Risk Management announced that it has further strengthened its offerings to help financial institutions meet and exceed new Bank of England, PRA, and FCA regulatory requirements which take effect in early 2022, in addition to the recently formalized guidance shared by the Basel Committee. Fusion's collaborative ENGAGE customer community fosters a common understanding and best practices between those working toward greater operational resilience in financial services.

Bank of England ponders minting 'Britcoin' to sit alongside the Pound
2021-04-20 06:56

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have formed a Taskforce to "Coordinate the exploration of a potential UK Central Bank Digital Currency". A Bank of England announcement quickly points out that no decision has been taken to greenlight Britcoin and omits any mention of why the time is right to ponder a digital currency.

CyberArk appoints Avril England to its board of directors
2021-03-10 23:15

CyberArk announced the appointment of Avril England to its board of directors. England has deep product management, marketing and operational experience, particularly with cloud-based, SaaS-driven businesses.

Thou shalt not hack indiscriminately, High Court of England tells Britain's spy agencies
2021-01-11 16:16

A landmark High Court ruling has struck down Britain's ability to hack millions of people at a time through so-called "General warrants" in what privacy campaigners are hailing as a major victory. Speaking on Friday afternoon when the judicial review judgment was handed down, Caroline Wilson Palow, PI's legal director, said in a statement: "General warrants are no more permissible today than they were in the 18th century. The government had been getting away with using them for too long. We welcome the High Court's affirmation of these fundamental constitutional principles."

EncroChat hack evidence wasn't obtained illegally, High Court of England and Wales rules – trial judges will decide whether to admit it
2020-11-13 17:17

The contents of messages from encrypted chat service EncroChat may be admissible as evidence in English criminal trials, the High Court in London, England has ruled. The ruling, issued late last month, has profound implications for a number of criminal trials brought over evidence obtained from EncroChat messages.

None of our apps (except those 3) could secretly slurp Facebook user details, devs rage to High Court of England and Wales
2020-11-03 17:20

Mobile app developers accused by Facebook of deploying "Malicious" SDKs to scrape users' data from the social network have hit back, telling London's High Court that nearly all their apps were "Not capable" of harvesting data from Facebook itself. Haltas has now hit back, claiming that all but three of his apps couldn't possibly scrape data from Facebook because they didn't use the Login with Facebook feature.

UK privacy watchdog confirms probe into NHS England COVID-19 app after complaints of spammy emails, texts
2020-10-01 09:05

Britain's Information Commissioner's Office has confirmed it is investigating grumbles about heavy-handed marketing emails and texts promoting the NHS COVID-19 contact-tracing app in England. Between 26 and 27 September, NHS Test and Trace messaged anyone resident in the country who was over the age of 16 and had previously provided their contact details to a GP. Those contacted had not specifically opted in to receive marketing communications regarding the NHS COVID-19 app.

UK privacy watchdog confirms probe into NHS England COVID-19 app after complaints of spammy emails, texts
2020-10-01 09:05

Britain's Information Commissioner's Office has confirmed it is investigating grumbles about heavy-handed marketing emails and texts promoting the NHS COVID-19 contact-tracing app in England. Between 26 and 27 September, NHS Test and Trace messaged anyone resident in the country who was over the age of 16 and had previously provided their contact details to a GP. Those contacted had not specifically opted in to receive marketing communications regarding the NHS COVID-19 app.