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Public Wi-Fi operator investigating cyberattack at UK's busiest train stations
2024-09-26 10:29

See it, say it… not sorted just yet as network access remains offline A cybersecurity incident is being probed at Network Rail, the UK non-departmental public body responsible for repairing and...

UK government's bank data sharing plan slammed as 'financial snoopers' charter'
2024-09-26 08:31

Access to account info needed to tackle benefit fraud, latest bill claims Privacy campaigners are criticizing UK proposals to force banks to share data from the accounts of government benefit...

‘Titanic Mindset’: Just 54% of UK IT Pros Confident in Data Recovery
2024-09-25 18:07

IT pros at U.K. companies are not regularly testing their data recovery processes, largely due to a lack of support from higher-ups.

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Clickbaity or genius? 'BF cheated on you' QR codes pop up across UK
2024-09-20 14:10

A new wave of QR codes has popped up across UK claiming to share a video of a boyfriend who "cheated" on a girl named Emily last night. Clickbaity or genius? [...]

UK activists targeted with Pegasus spyware ask police to charge NSO Group
2024-09-19 12:16

4 file complaint with London's Met, alleging malware maker helped autocratic states violate their privacy Four UK-based proponents of human rights and critics of Middle Eastern states today filed...

UK arrests teen linked to Transport for London cyber attack
2024-09-12 16:36

U.K.'s National Crime Agency says it arrested a 17-year-old teenager who is suspected of being connected to the cyberattack on Transport for London, the city's public transportation agency. [...]

Cyber crooks shut down UK, US schools, thousands of kids affected
2024-09-11 22:43

No class: Black Suit ransomware gang boasts of 200GB haul from one raid Cybercriminals closed some schools in America and Britain this week, preventing kindergarteners in Washington state from...

UK trio pleads guilty to running $10M MFA bypass biz
2024-09-03 21:30

Crew bragged they could help crooks raid victims' bank accounts Updated A trio of men have pleaded guilty to running a multifactor authentication (MFA) bypass ring in the UK, which authorities...

UK IT provider faces $7.7 million fine for 2022 ransomware breach
2024-08-07 17:14

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has announced a provisional decision to impose a fine of £6.09M ($7.74 million) on Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) for its failure...

UK health services call-handling vendor faces $7.7M fine over 2022 ransomware attack
2024-08-07 08:26

The UK's data protection watchdog says it plans to fine a managed software provider to the NHS £6.09 million for failings that led to a 2022 ransomware attack. Advanced pulled its systems offline on August 4, 2022, in an incident that was eventually attributed to LockBit, back in its heydey which has thankfully now ended.