UK firms braced for fresh wave of ransomware attacks
UK companies must be on data security red alert over a fresh wave of malicious cyber attacks, particularly ransomware demands,…
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UK firms forced to pay £3.2m as hackers go phishing
The average cost of a data breach for UK businesses is a whopping £3.2m, coming in at £128 a record,…
ICO inundated with reports over Capita data breach
Over 90 organisations have reported themselves to the Information Commissioner’s Office over the mass data breach at outsourcing giant Capita,…
KFC owner warns customers over potential data theft
KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell owner Yum! Brands is warning thousands of customers that their personal data may have…
Ex-RAC staffer caught red-handed with car crash data
A get rich quick plan hatched by a former employee of the RAC has been nipped in the bud after he…
Eight Brits face trial over alleged car crash data ring
The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched criminal proceedings against eight individuals over the alleged unlawful accessing and obtaining of consumers’…
Tech security staffer gets 5 years for ransomware spree
A tech security worker who hacked a raft of UK business websites in order to steal personal data through ransomware…
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…
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…