Porn site blackmailer gets banged up for over 6 years
A man who blackmailed porn site users into coughing up hundreds of pounds to unlock their screens in what police…
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Hiscox pay-out row triggers cyber insurance warning
Businesses are being urged to study the small print of their cyber insurance policies after reports that leading provider Hiscox…
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 hires two privacy chiefs in wake of mass breach
Uber is attempting to beef up its its data protection credentials following November’s mass data breach which affected over 64…
Firms warned over new wave of nefarious cyber attacks
Data security chiefs will be earning their money this year after the head of the National Cyber Security Centre warned…
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…
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…
TNT Express rocked as cyber attack wipes out $300m
FedEx has admitted that this summer’s cyber-attack on TNT Express – which also hit WPP, Mondelez International and Reckitt Benckiser …
Ransomware attacks fail to boost cyber insurance cover
The recent ‘WannaCry’ ransomware virus attack was heralded as the wake-up call for businesses concerned about their cyber security, but…
WPP hit as new ransomware attack wreaks global havoc
Marketing services giant WPP is among a raft of companies which have been struck by a new worldwide ransomware attack,…