Security News

UK to Establish Court for Cybercrime in London
2018-07-06 10:48

The Facility Will Also Handle Economic Crime And Fraud CasesThe U.K. has approved a plan to build a cutting-edge court complex in London designed to handle cybercrime, fraud and economic crime....

UK.gov: New London courthouse will focus on crimes of a cyber nature
2018-07-05 09:06

Not just another generic court building. Oh no London is to get a new court building, billed as a legal centre for tackling cyber and online economic crimes.…

Budget hotel chain, UK political party, Monzo Bank caught by Typeform breach
2018-07-03 08:48

All insist financial data is safe – but not names or emails More entities affected by the data breach at web form and survey company Typeform have come forward, including budget hotel chain...

UK.gov's long-awaited, lightweight biometrics strategy fails to impress
2018-06-29 04:08

Officials gather up previous canned statements, adds contents page... er... Analysis The Uk government's lightweight biometrics strategy has failed to make any serious policy recommendations – and...

UK Publishes Minimum Cyber Security Standard for Government Departments
2018-06-27 16:14

The UK government's Cabinet Office has published the first iteration of its Minimum Cyber Security Standard, which will be incorporated into the Government Functional Standard for Security. The...

UK Minister of Fun Matt Hancock opens London infosec upstart creche
2018-06-26 13:29

£13m thing aims to get newbies playing with the big boys Matt Hancock, the only UK government minister to have his own social networking app, opened a £13m London infosec creche this morning.…

HMRC collected voiceprints of 5.1 million UK taxpayers
2018-06-25 20:28

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has collected voiceprints of some 5.1 million UK taxpayers without their explicit consent, and won’t reveal whether these IDs are shared with other...

UK Tax Agency Collects 5.1M Biometric Voice IDs, May Violate GDPR
2018-06-25 16:12

The agency doesn't ask for explicit consent to collect the voiceprints; and, the deletion and erasure process lacks transparency.

UK Email Threat Firm Tessian Secures $13 Million Series A Funding
2018-06-18 12:15

London, UK-based start-up Tessian has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital. Existing investors Accel, Amadeus Capital Partners, Crane, LocalGlobe, Winton...

UK! watchdog! slaps! Yahoo! with! £250k! fine! for! 2014! data! breach!
2018-06-12 12:54

'Systemic failures' put Brit users' personal info at risk Yahoo!'s UK limb has finally been handed a £250,000 fine for the 2014 cyber attack that exposed data of half a million Brit users.…