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UK Announces ‘World-First’ Cyber Code of Practice for Companies Developing AI
2025-02-04 21:28

The Cyber Code of Practice applies to developers, system operators, and organisations that create, deploy, or manage AI systems.

Casio UK site compromised, equipped with web skimmer
2025-02-04 11:19

Japanese electronics maker Casio has had its UK website injected with a web skimmer that collected buyers’ personal and payment card information, Jscrambler has discovered. The company says that...

UK govt must learn fast and let failing projects die young
2025-02-04 09:30

Tackle longstanding issues around productivity, cyber resilience and public sector culture, advises spending watchdog The UK's government spending watchdog has called on the current administration...

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Casio UK online store hacked to steal customer credit cards
2025-02-03 18:51

Casio UK's e-shop at casio.co.uk was hacked to include malicious scripts that stole credit card and customer information between January 14 and 24, 2025. [...]

Canvassing apps used by UK political parties riddled with privacy, security issues
2025-01-30 12:08

Neither Labour, Conservatives, nor the Lib Dems offered a retort to rights org's report The Open Rights Group (ORG) has raised concerns about a number of security issues it found in all three of...

Spending watchdog blasts UK govt over sloth-like progress to shore up IT defenses
2025-01-29 07:24

Think government cybersecurity is bad? Guess again. It’s alarmingly so The UK government is significantly behind on its 2022 target to harden systems against cyberattacks by 2025, with a new...

UK telco TalkTalk confirms probe into alleged data grab underway
2025-01-25 09:30

Spinner says crim's claims 'very significantly overstated' UK broadband and TV provider TalkTalk says it's currently investigating claims made on cybercrime forums alleging data from the company...

Biz tax rises, inflation and high interest. Why fewer UK tech firms started in 2024
2025-01-23 09:30

And the government thinks that AI and taking shackles off big tech will help? God help Britain For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the number of tech firms incorporated in the UK...

Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK's Gateshead Council
2025-01-17 10:30

Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand Another year and yet another UK local authority has been pwned by a ransomware crew. This time it's Gateshead Council in North East...

UK Considers Banning Ransomware Payments
2025-01-15 16:19

The proposed mandate intends to discourage criminals from targeting critical national infrastructure and public services, as there will be no financial motivation.