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Cyber fiends battering UK retailers now turn to US stores
2025-05-15 17:27

DragonForce-riding ransomware ring also has 'shiny object syndrome' so will likely move on to another sector soon Interview The same miscreants behind recent cyberattacks on British retailers are...

Hackers behind UK retail attacks now targeting US companies
2025-05-14 19:38

Google warned today that hackers using Scattered Spider tactics against retail chains in the United Kingdom have also started targeting retailers in the United States. [...]

UK Ministry of Defence is spending less with US biz, and more with Europeans
2025-05-10 10:46

France's share of MOD cash is growing while the US's shrinks The UK's Ministry of Defence (MOD) is gradually shifting its spending from the US to Europe, according to research from Tussell.…

UK Legal Aid Agency investigates cybersecurity incident
2025-05-06 16:20

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the UK's Ministry of Justice that oversees billions in legal funding, warned law firms of a security incident and said the attackers might have...

UK shares security tips after major retail cyberattacks
2025-05-05 15:19

Following three high-profile cyberattacks impacting major UK retailers, the country's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published guidance that all companies are advised to follow to...

UK retailers under cyber attack: Co-op member data compromised
2025-05-05 12:07

UK-based retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods have been targeted by cyber attackers in the last few weeks. Whether the attacks have been mounted by the same group is difficult to say for...

UK NCSC: Cyberattacks impacting UK retailers are a wake-up call
2025-05-02 13:57

The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre warned that ongoing cyberattacks impacting multiple UK retail chains should be taken as a "wake-up call." [...]

Harrods the next UK retailer targeted in a cyberattack
2025-05-01 18:33

London's iconic department store, Harrods, has confirmed it was targeted in a cyberattack, becoming the third major UK retailer to report cyberattacks in a week following incidents at M&S and the...

UK retailer Co-op shuts down some IT systems after hack attempt
2025-04-30 14:12

British supermarket chain Co-op Food has confirmed to BleepingComputer via a statement that it has suffered limited operational disruption as it responds to a cyberattack. [...]

The UK’s phone theft crisis is a wake-up call for digital security
2025-04-18 06:00

Phone theft is now commonplace in London. The Met Police recently revealed that it seizes 1,000 stolen phones weekly as it cracks down on organized criminal networks driving the £50 million trade....