Security News

270,000 customers affected in UK loan firm Wonga data breach (Help Net Security)
2017-04-10 16:50

Personal and financial data of some 270,000 customers of UK payday loan firm Wonga have likely been pilfered in a data breach. The data that was accessed by the attackers includes the name, e-mail...

Fake DVLA SMS tricking UK residents into sharing payment card info (Help Net Security)
2017-04-03 14:53

SMS messages made to look like they are coming from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are being flung at UK residents, in an attempt to trick them into sharing sensitive information....

UK residents hit with extremely personalized scam emails (Help Net Security)
2017-03-30 15:25

A compelling and potentially very successful email spam campaign is being leveraged against UK residents, warns Sophos researcher Paul Ducklin. The email addresses the recipients by their first...