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UK tax collectors warn contractors about being ripped-off – and not by HMRC for a change
2019-11-21 07:05

Self-assessment phishing and phone scam alert raised The UK’s tax authorities have issued an official warning to contractors to watch out for self-assessment scams - and they don’t mean IR35 for a change.…

UK public sector IT chiefs shrug off breach threats: The data we hold isn't that important
2019-11-20 14:03

Are you for real? splutters surveyor Sophos Half of UK public sector IT chiefs think the data they're responsible for protecting is less valuable than private sector information, according to a...

Lizard Squad Threatens UK’s Labour Leader with Cyberattacks Against His Family
2019-11-15 17:54

The threats follow a DDos attack bent on taking out the Labour Party's online presence.

UK Info Commish quietly urged court to swat away 100k Morrisons data breach sueball
2019-11-13 11:00

Supermarket says it's innocent and we don't need more than that, ICO told judges The UK's Information Commissioner urged the Court of Appeal to side with Morrisons in the supermarket’s battle to...

'Sophisticated' cyber attack on UK Labour Party platforms was probably just a DDoS, says official
2019-11-12 11:41

'Really very everyday' – report The UK's Labour Party says its campaign site has been the target of "sophisticated and large-scale cyber-attack" and has informed GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre.…

'Peregrine falcon'-style drone swarms could help defend UK against Gatwick copycat attacks
2019-11-05 16:03

MoD offshoot names winners who dipped into £2m anti-drone ideas pot o' gold The British government has funded 18 anti-drone projects as part of its £2m push to stop a repeat of the Gatwick drone...

Concerns raised over privacy and security of UK Home Office's £842m biometrics programme
2019-11-05 14:07

Plans to aggregate it with other databases should be discussed, says ethics group An independent ethical advice group has raised concerns about the UK Home Office's £842m Biometrics programme,...

Three UK does it again: Random folk on network website are still seeing others' account data
2019-11-05 12:24

Once is an unfortunate cockup. Twice needs stamping on British telco Three UK has once again let random people viewing its homepage view its customers' account details as if they were logged in,...

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ICO: UK Police Should Go Slow on Facial Recognition
2019-11-04 17:03

Commissioner Elizabeth Denham Also Calls for Creating a 'Code of Practice'Elizabeth Denham, the U.K.'s chief privacy watchdog, is urging police to go slow when it comes to using live facial...