data theft

Worcester Bosch admits data breach affecting ‘tens of thousands’

British boiler-maker Worcester Bosch has suffered a data breach that has inadvertently revealed the home addresses of “tens of thousands” of customers. A “systems issue” on Sunday morning caused multiple emails with addresses and names of customers to be sent out by accident. Read full story. 
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 14th May 2018
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Data stolen in Sheffield Credit Union cyber attack

The personal data of about 15,000 members of a credit union has been stolen in a cyber attack. Sheffield Credit Union (SCU) said information including names, addresses, national insurance numbers and bank details had been accessed. The attack happened in February but only came to light recently after hackers threatened to publish the data unless […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 8th May 2018
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UK Manufacturers Top Attack Target For Cyber Crooks

Manufacturing was the sector most attacked by cyber-criminals in the UK last year, a report from NTT Security has found, mirroring warnings from other agencies including the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).  The firm’s Global Threat Intelligence Report 2018 found that finance was the most targeted sector worldwide, accounting for 26 percent of attacks, […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 8th May 2018
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UK Phisher Pleads Guilty to Just Eat Scam

A Kent man is facing several years behind bars after pleading guilty to running a large-scale phishing operation against Just Eat customers several year ago. Around 165,000 victims had data stolen by Grant West, 26, from the Isle of Sheppey. Read full story. 
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 3rd May 2018
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