Security News

Uber fined £385k by ICO for THAT hack of 57m customers' deets
2018-11-27 11:03

2.7 million Brits caught up in 'serious failure of data security' says UK data watchdog The UK’s data watchdog has slapped a £385,000 penalty on app-not-driving-service baddie Uber for security...

Washington Post offers invalid cookie consent under EU rules – ICO
2018-11-19 09:49

UK watchdog waves fist in paper’s general direction, asks it to stop forcing people to accept tracking The Washington Post newspaper's online subscription options don't comply with European Union...

ICO poised to fine Leave campaign and Arron Banks’ insurance biz £135,000
2018-11-06 12:17

Finds orgs sent marketing emails promoting each other without consent The Information Commissioner’s Office plans to slap fines totalling £135,000 on Leave.EU and Brexiteer Arron Banks’ insurance...

Remember that lost memory stick from Heathrow Airport? The terrorist's wet dream? So does the ICO
2018-10-08 14:10

Operator fined £120k by UK data watchdog Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has been fined £120,000 by the UK's data watchdog for the loss of an unencrypted USB memory stick reportedly containing...

Everything DM gets direct message slap: Marketing biz cops £60k ICO fine
2018-09-05 12:45

Sent 1.42 million mailers to unconsenting folk in a year A scurrilous marketing agency that fired 1.42 million emails at prospective customers was today saddled with a £60,000 fine by the UK’s...

KICKICO Hacked: Cybercriminal Steals $7.7 Million from ICO Platform
2018-07-30 14:33

Again some bad news for cryptocurrency users. KICKICO, a blockchain-based initial coin offering (ICO) support platform, has fallen victim to a suspected cyber attack and lost more than 70 million...

The top 5 security threats posed by ICO projects
2018-06-25 13:23

If your business wants to get involved with ICOs, be aware that 100% of ICO mobile apps contain vulnerabilities, according to a Postive.com report.

Don’t invest! The ICO scam that doesn’t want your money
2018-05-18 10:46

The HoweyCoins scheme sounds too good to be true... it is, and it knows it!

Scammers steal nearly $1 million from Bee Token ICO would-be investors
2018-02-02 18:28

Another day, another ICO-related scam. In an attack similar to that which fooled investors into the Enigma cryptocurrency investment platform, users who were aiming to buy Bee Tokens during a...

Week in review: Intel testing new Spectre fixes, ICO protection, cybercrooks abusing travel industry
2018-01-29 03:06

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, and whitepapers: British teenager hacked top ranking US officials using social engineering How did British teenager Kane...