Security News

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...

99% of UK Businesses Faced Cyber Attacks in the Last Year
2024-10-15 13:00

Nearly half of respondents blamed remote work for these incidents.

US and UK govts warn: Russia scanning for your unpatched vulnerabilities
2024-10-12 03:05

Also, phishing's easier over the phone, and your F5 cookies might be unencrypted, and more in brief If you need an excuse to improve your patching habits, a joint advisory from the US and UK...

US, UK warn of Russian APT29 hackers targeting Zimbra, TeamCity servers
2024-10-10 18:49

U.S. and U.K. cyber agencies warned today that APT29 hackers linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) target vulnerable Zimbra and JetBrains TeamCity servers "at a mass scale." [...]

UK's Sellafield nuke waste processing plant fined £333K for infosec blunders
2024-10-05 06:07

Radioactive hazards and cyber failings ... what could possibly go wrong? The outfit that runs Britain's Sellafield nuclear waste processing and decommissioning site has been fined £332,500...

UK nuclear site Sellafield fined $440,000 for cybersecurity shortfalls
2024-10-04 12:57

Nuclear waste processing facility Sellafield has been fined £332,500 ($440k) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for failing to adhere to cybersecurity standards and putting sensitive...

One-Third of UK Teachers Lack Cybersecurity Training, While 34% Experience Security Incidents
2024-10-03 15:40

A third of U.K. teachers have not received cyber security training this year, and only two-thirds of those that did deemed it useful, according to a government poll.