Ukraine invasion fuels cyber attack warning to UK firms
British businesses are bracing themselves for a barrage of retaliatory Russian cyber attacks, following Vladimir Putin’s orders to invade Ukraine,…
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Pearson to cough up $1m over data breach cover-up
UK-based Pearson Education has been ordered to pay $1m in the US to settle charges it misled investors about a…
BA and Marriott to pay £38.4m GDPR penalties ‘on tick’
British Airways and Marriott International have agreed to cough up the combined £38.4m they owe in GDPR fines, although it…
Online gangs look to ‘silent stealing’ to avoid detection
Online criminal gangs are switching their sights away from big business to concentrate on so-called “silent stealing”, in which they…
UK organisations pay £210m in ransomware demands
British organisations were hit by nearly 5,000 ransomware attacks last year – equivalent to 14 each day – and coughed…
Ransomware car crash hits digital transformation giant
US technology and digital transformation giant Cognizant, which works with most of the world’s leading brands, has been pummelled by a…
Maasdam busters: Netherlands is EU cybercrime capital
The Netherlands often ranks among the highest in international indexes of economic freedom, human development, quality of life, and happiness but it…
Hiscox pay-out row triggers cyber insurance warning
Businesses are being urged to study the small print of their cyber insurance policies after reports that leading provider Hiscox…
Top tourist attractions hit by 110m data theft attacks
London’s tourist attractions may be some of the most popular in the world with visitors but it seems they are…
FCA sends out chilling warning with Tesco Bank action
The Financial Conduct Authority has sent out a chilling warning to Equifax, British Airways and TSB that it plans to…