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The UK's largest retailer, supermarket titan Tesco, has restored its online operations after an attack hack left its customers unable to order, amend, or cancel deliveries for two days. A Tesco statement acknowledges disruption to the giant's grocery website and app, claiming "An attempt was made to interfere with our systems, which has caused problems with the search function on the site."
Last week we had the story of miscreants stealing a massive trove of data from the computers of an American law firm representing a galaxy of showbiz stars. Red teams rejoice! Microsoft has released an offensive security tool called Stormspotter that identifies potential weaknesses in an organization's Azure deployments - which a miscreant could exploit to gain access to data or drill further into a network.
Last week we had the story of miscreants stealing a massive trove of data from the computers of an American law firm representing a galaxy of showbiz stars. Red teams rejoice! Microsoft has released an offensive security tool called Stormspotter that identifies potential weaknesses in an organization's Azure deployments - which a miscreant could exploit to gain access to data or drill further into a network.
Data stolen from Tesco clubcards could be resold for just £2.70 a pop, reckons a price-comparison website that appears to have strayed into the dark web. "Our internal systems picked this up quickly and we immediately took steps to protect our customers and restrict access to their accounts. At no point was any customer's financial data accessed," Tesco said.
U.K. supermarket giant Tesco is warning on a credential-stuffing attack that potentially affects 600,000 members of its Clubcard loyalty program. "We are aware of some fraudulent activity around the redemption of a small proportion of our customers' Clubcard vouchers," a Tesco spokesperson told the BBC. "Our internal systems picked this up quickly and we immediately took steps to protect our customers and restrict access to their accounts."
Britain's Tesco Bank has been fined £16.4 million ($21.4 million, 18.4 million euros) for failing to protect customers during a 2016 cyber attack, regulators said Monday. read more
UK's Financial Conduct Authority Slams Bank for Series of Avoidable ErrorsTesco Bank has been hit with a £16.4 million ($21.3 million) fine by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority for failing to...
Every little helps: Penalty slashed with 60% discount The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has slapped a £16.4m fine on Tesco Bank for the security vulnerabilities that led to millions of pounds...
Cambridge Uni powwow broods on Facebook, Wannacry Privacy of medical data and the machinations of surveillance capitalism were under the spotlight at a Cambridge University symposium last week.…
