Yahoo fined £250,000 over cyber-attack

Yahoo’s UK arm has been fined £250,000 ($335,000) by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over a data breach affecting more than 500 million users which took place in 2014. The incident was reported two years later. The firm said “state-sponsored” hackers had stolen personal information, which included names, emails, unencrypted security questions and answers. Read […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 7th August 2018
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UK Shipper Was Held to Ransom After 2017 Breach

Clarksons has finally released more details of a 2017 data breach, claiming the hacker demanded a ransom for the stolen information. The UK-headquartered shipper said it discovered unauthorized access to its systems between May 31 and November 4 last year. The attackers got in via a “single and isolated user account” which was subsequently disabled. Read […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 3rd August 2018
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Reddit’s hack response causes concern

Social media site Reddit has suffered a data breach, but has refused to disclose its scale. The site said it discovered in June that hackers compromised several employees’ accounts to gain access to databases and logs. They were able to obtain usernames and corresponding email addresses – information that could make it possible to link […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 2nd August 2018
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Smart Home Security Camera Bug Exposed

Security researchers have found a flaw in a home security camera model which could allow individuals to view users’ video feeds. The bug was found in the SWWHD-Intcam, also known as the Swann Smart Security Camera, which has been on sale in several high street retailers including Currys and Walmart for the past eight months. Read […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 27th July 2018
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Banks given three months to report on how they respond to outages

UK banks and other financial services firms have been ordered to report on their ability to respond to IT outages and cyber attacks, and have been set a maximum acceptable time for systems to be down. The Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority said firms under their remit must report their exposure to […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 6th July 2018
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Ticketmaster admits personal data stolen in hack attack

Ticketmaster has admitted that it has suffered a security breach, which the BBC understands has affected up to 40,000 UK customers. Malicious software on third-party customer support product Inbenta Technologies caused the hack, the firm said on Twitter. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 28th June 2018
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A quarter of UK businesses think their cybersecurity isn’t up to scratch

More than half of UK’s large businesses have suffered a cybersecurity attack in the past 12 months, new findings have revealed. Based on a poll of 500 UK C-level executives, the report states that 53 per cent do not have a formalised protocol for cyber-attacks in place. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 26th June 2018
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French national behind UK data breach caught in Thailand

Europol has revealed details surrounding the arrest of a 25-year-old coder who allegedly helped to extort a British organisation. On May 18 the Royal Thai Police arrested the man based on a French international arrest warrant as part of a joint crackdown supported by Europol and the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th June 2018
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UK’s traffic control systems under threat from cyber attack, says commander of Joint Forces Command

The UK’s traffic control systems are under threat from cyber attack, the commander of Britain’s Joint Forces Command has said. General Sir Christopher Deverell warned road systems were one of several potential points that could be targeted by countries including Russia. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 13th June 2018
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Bible Society fined £100,000 after security failings put supporters’ personal data at risk

The British and Foreign Bible Society, based in Swindon, has been fined £100,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office, after their computer network was compromised as the result of a cyber-attack in 2016. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 8th June 2018
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