Third of UK firms say they will cough up for ransomware
Nearly a third of UK organisations admit they would be willing to pay up for a ransomware attack, with businesses…
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Uber faces long arm of the law over 64m data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned Uber that it could be facing a massive fine after the firm admitted it…
Cash Converters’ customers rocked by online breach
Cash Converters – the high street retailer which charges over 32% interest to hard pressed customers who want to buy…
Scots police swallow new chief’s Madison sign-up alibi
One of Scotland’s most senior civil servants has claimed he only signed up to an adultery website “out of interest…
Equifax can’t find addresses for 14 million customers
Equifax has confessed that the real reason it has not contacted the 14 million UK customers who had their name…
Plastic surgery clinic ‘to the stars’ hit by hack attack
A top London plastic surgery clinic has become the latest victim of a data breach, with the group behind the…
FCA launches investigation into Equifax breach farce
City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed it has launched an investigation into Equifax’s farcical handling of the massive…
The farce continues: Equifax now says 694,000 Brits hit
In a scene which would not be out of place in a Chuckle Brothers TV show, bungling Equifax bosses have…
Equifax chief ‘misled Congress over mass data breach’
Former Equifax chief executive Richard Smith has been accused of misleading lawmakers and the American public by attempting to place…
Yikes, Yahoo admits 3 billion accounts were hit in 2013
It is not often that a company which has suffered a hugely embarrassing data breach can expect to feel a…