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Teen music hacker arrested in UK for stealing bands’ unreleased music
2019-09-17 09:36

If he's guilty, he'll face the music. Heh.

UK Teen Arrested in US-Led Music Hacking Probe
2019-09-16 04:42

British police said Friday they had arrested a 19-year-old man for stealing unreleased songs from musicians' websites and cloud-based accounts, as part of a US-led investigation. read more

More than a year after GDPR implementation, half of UK businesses are not fully compliant
2019-09-12 04:30

52% of UK businesses are not fully compliant with the regulation, more than a year after its implementation, according to a survey of UK GDPR decision-makers conducted on behalf of Egress. The...

Facial Recognition Use in UK Continues to Stir Controversy
2019-09-06 16:33

Metropolitan Police Gave Images to Developer, Mayor SaysThe use of facial recognition technology within a fashionable section of London is continuing to stir controversy with an admission this...

UK Hacker Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison
2019-08-19 13:37

Hacker Elliot Gunton has been sentenced to 20 months in prison by Norwich (UK) County Court, but released immediately because of time already served in custody. read more

And you thought the cops were bad... Civil rights group warns of facial recog 'epidemic' across UK private sites
2019-08-16 15:30

Shopping centres, museums and conference centres among all found to be using tech Facial recognition is being extensively deployed on privately owned sites across the UK, according to an...

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New UK Home Sec invokes infosec nerd rage by calling for end to end-to-end encryption
2019-07-31 14:28

Yep, Patel continues age-old tradition. Plus: Five Eyes word games Newly assigned UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has declared war on encryption safeguards, demanding they be torn up for the...

Whitepaper: Building a Threat Intelligence Programme (UK)
2019-07-30 10:49

ThreatConnect surveyed more than 350 cybersecurity decision makers in the UK. The result: Building a Threat Intelligence Programme discusses research findings on best practices and impact of those...

Man arrested over UK's Lancaster University data breach hack allegations
2019-07-24 12:45

25-year-old Bradfordian cuffed by NCA over '20k' records breach Cops have cuffed a 25-year-old man from Bradford on suspicion of committing Computer Misuse Act crimes after Lancaster University...

Stop facial recognition trials now, warns UK committee
2019-07-22 10:26

The UK government should suspend trials of automatic facial recognition systems until it can meet regulators’ concerns about the technology, according to a report released Friday.