Major brands warned over extortion after global attack
Top brands including British Airways, Boots and the BBC must brace themselves for “potential extortion, publication of stolen data, and…
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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…
Cyber security industry set to soar past £1bn this year
High-profile ransomware attacks, including the recent Royal Mail breach, are pushing up the value of the cyber security industry, which…
10m JD Sports customers sweat it out over hack attack
Sportswear giant JD Sports – the firm behind the JD, Size?, Millets, Blacks, Scotts and MilletSport brands – has fessed…
Hack attack rocks Royal Mail international services
Just when Royal Mail thought things could not get any worse, the firm is now facing severe disruption to its…
No mercy: £4.4m ICO fine fuels cyber security warning
Firms that fail to regularly monitor for suspicious online activity and act on warnings can expect no mercy when it…
Lancaster Uni invests £19m to boost UK cyber defences
Lancaster University is aiming to tap into the burgeoning data and cyber security market with the launch of a £19m…
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…
Wakey, wakey: Data breaches cost UK firms £4bn a year
Data breaches may now be so common that they are in danger of being dismissed but a new study should…