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UK Cyber Risks Are ‘Widely Underestimated,’ Warns Country’s Security Chief
2024-12-05 19:24

Richard Horne, the head of the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre, says that hostile activity has “increased in frequency, sophistication and intensity.”

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2024-12-05 09:03

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UK disrupts Russian money laundering networks used by ransomware
2024-12-04 20:18

​A law enforcement operation led by the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) has disrupted two Russian money laundering networks working with criminals worldwide, including ransomware gangs. [...]

Severity of the risk facing the UK is widely underestimated, NCSC annual review warns
2024-12-03 11:45

National cyber emergencies increased threefold this year The number of security threats in the UK that hit the country's National Cyber Security Centre's (NCSC) maximum severity threshold has...

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UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack
2024-11-28 10:08

Major UK healthcare provider Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH), part of the NHS Foundation Trust, has suffered a cyberattack that caused a systems outage leading to postponing...

Another 'major cyber incident' at a UK hospital, outpatients asked to stay away
2024-11-26 11:36

Third time this year an NHS unit's IT systems have come under attack A UK hospital is declaring a "major incident," cancelling all outpatient appointments due to "cybersecurity reasons."…

Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has 'priorities' – but still won't explain 'spy clause'
2024-11-21 10:38

Draft doc struggles to describe how theoretically encryption-busting powers might be used The UK government has set out plans detailing how it will use the new law it has created to control online...

1.1 Million UK NHS Employee Records Exposed From Microsoft Power Pages Misconfiguration
2024-11-14 13:00

Security researchers from AppOmni have uncovered millions of business records that are accessible to anyone through low-code website builder Microsoft Power Pages.

Scammers target UK senior citizens with Winter Fuel Payment texts
2024-11-09 21:08

As the winter season kicks in, scammers are not missing the chance to target senior British residents with bogus "winter heating allowance" and "cost of living support" scam texts. [...]

UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
2024-11-01 10:58

Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after...