UK firms issued red alert as Microsoft hack escalates
All UK businesses which use Microsoft’s Exchange software are being urged to check their systems immediately for signs of hacking…
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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…
Data thief dodges jail but must pay back £25k or else
A former RAC employee, who stole the personal data of customers involved in traffic accidents and then flogged the information…
15 billion reasons why data specialists have a problem
Recent research has revealed there are now more than 15 billion items of stolen data for sale on the dark…
Ryanair ratchets up war on data-scraping travel sites
Ryanair is continuing its pursuit of travel websites it claims are bypassing the airline’s online security system to “data-scrape” fares,…
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…
Rogues jump on booze offers with personal data scam
Data thieves are targeting pub-starved Brits with a new rogue campaign which offers beer guzzlers the chance to get their…
Facebook staff rocked as HR data is snatched from car
Facebook’s insistence that user data is safe as houses does not appear to stretch to its own staff after the…
‘Dopey’ Disney+ urged to tighten up online data security
Disney has been accused of putting Snow White’s pal Dopey in charge of the security of its new streaming service…
Data theft ‘fence’ ordered to pay £109,000 to Aviva
Aviva’s drive to crack down on illegally obtained data in the claims industry is not entirely for the “greater good”,…