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…
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Royal Mail ransom demands ‘hold lessons for all firms’
UK firms are being urged to learn the lessons from the Royal Mail International ransomware attack, after leaked details of…
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…
Firms suffer as Royal Mail fails to lift block on new post
Royal Mail is risking the wrath of its international business customer base – and a potential exodus – following a…
Royal Mail still crippled as attack enters the fifth day
Royal Mail appears no closer to getting its systems operational again, so that it can restart to send items overseas…
InterContinental Hotels rocked by ‘ransomware attack’
InterContinental Hotels Group, the company behind hotel brands Holiday Inn, Holiday Express, Regent, and Crowne Plaza, has confirmed that it…
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 law firms urged to block off ransomware payments
UK legal firms are being urged not to sanction ransomware payments by their clients aiming to get their systems back online,…
42 million finance records lost in ransomware tsunami
UK companies have been hit by a tidal wave of ransomware attacks over the past 12 months, with more than 42…
ICO updates cyber attack guidance as Russia fears rise
The Information Commissioner’s Office is urging firms to step up their vigilance against cyber-attacks in the face of a heightened…