‘Utterly ruthless’ TalkTalk hacker jailed for four years
A TalkTalk hacker, who has had the threat of a prison sentence hanging over his head for nearly two-and-a-half years,…
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Leicester City FC on hiding to nothing over data breach
It is fair to say striker Jamie Vardy has got Leicester City out of a few scrapes over the years…
TalkTalk back in dock for keeping quiet over stolen data
TalkTalk’s calamitous data breach has come back to bite it on the backside following claims that thousands of customers’ personal details –…
Canadian data regulator to monitor Equifax for 6 years
The Equifax data breach might have gone down as one of the biggest in history but, apart from a £500,000…
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…
Half of UK firms would pay ransom to avoid GDPR fine
Nearly half of all UK tech bosses are prepared to “do an Uber” and pay a ransom fee to hackers…
Uber fined £900,000 over ‘complete disregard’ for data
Uber has been whacked with fines of more than £900,000 by UK and Dutch regulators for showing “complete disregard” for…
Duo jailed for 18 months for £77m TalkTalk hack attack
Two friends from the Midlands have been jailed for a total of 18 months at the Old Bailey for their part…
Bank details at risk as Vision Direct admits data breach
Vision Direct, which claims to be Europe’s biggest online seller of contact lenses and eye care products, has admitted to…
Eurostar warns customers as hackers strike once more
Eurostar has become the latest high-profile brand to have suffered a potentially damaging data breach after admitting to an “unauthorised…