February 16, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe murder of 16-year-old schoolgirl Brianna Ghey has kickstarted a debate around limiting children’s access to the dark web in the UK, with experts highlighting the difficulty in achieving this. Ciaran Martin, the National Cyber Security Centre’s first CEO and […]
December 18, 2023
Via: The RegisterThe National Grid is reportedly the latest organization in the UK to begin pulling China-manufactured equipment from its network over cybersecurity fears. The contract with the UK subsidiary of China’s state-owned Nari Technology, NR Electric UK, was terminated after seeking […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
November 29, 2023
Via: The RegisterThe UK government plans to introduce new legislation to ban SIM farms, which it views as a widely abused means for carrying out cyber fraud. Upon introduction of the criminal offense, violating it will incur a penalty of an unlimited […]
November 14, 2023
Via: The RegisterThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has once again sounded its concern over the rising threat level to the nation’s critical national infrastructure (CNI). In its annual review published at midnight Monday, it admitted that the level of cybersecurity […]
Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
November 13, 2023
Via: The RegisterAfter spending almost a year cleaning up after various security snafus, the UK’s Royal Mail had an open redirect flaw on one of its sites, according to infosec types. We’re told this vulnerability potentially exposes customers to malware infections and […]
November 7, 2023
Via: The RegisterThe UK government has set in train plans to introduce legislation requiring tech companies to let it know when they plan to introduce new security technologies and could potentially force them to disable when required. The measures were announced just […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
October 31, 2022
Via: Panda SecurityThe UK’s data protection watchdog has recently taken the unusual step of requesting businesses to stop paying ransomware demands. It comes as evidence shows that malware incidents continue to rise – and that victims are paying ransoms in the hope […]
September 2, 2022
Via: TechRadarCloud servers are now the number one entry route for cyberattacks, new research has claimed, with 41% of companies reporting it as the first entry point. The problem is only getting worse, with the number of attacks using cloud servers […]
August 3, 2022
Via: Help Net SecurityAn ongoing, large-scale phishing campaign is targeting owners of business email accounts at companies in the FinTech, Lending, Insurance, Energy and Manufacturing sectors in the US, UK, New Zealand and Australia, Zscaler researchers are warning. The attackers are using a […]
June 24, 2022
Via: TechRadarMultiple data privacy advocates have criticised plans in the UK to replace cookie consent pop-ups with an “opt-out model”, which they believe will do more damage than good. In an email exchange with TechRadar Pro, Jon Callas of the Electronic […]
May 3, 2022
Via: Panda SecurityCybercrime is increasingly common – but we tend to hear about multi-million dollar heists that affect big business and governments. However, normal people are also being targeted by cybercriminals every single day. Recent shows like The Tinder Swindler and Inventing […]
February 24, 2022
Via: The Hacker NewsIntelligence agencies in the U.K. and the U.S. disclosed details of a new botnet malware called Cyclops Blink that’s been attributed to the Russian-backed Sandworm hacking group and deployed in attacks dating back to 2019. “Cyclops Blink appears to be […]
November 18, 2021
Via: Security AffairsA joint advisory released by government agencies (the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)) in the U.S., U.K., and Australia warns that Iran-linked […]
November 11, 2021
Via: Computer WeeklyThe Supreme Court has blocked a £3bn lawsuit against Google claiming damages on behalf of iPhone users who were allegedly unlawfully tracked by the search company. A judge ruled yesterday that a proposed class action brought on behalf of 5.4 […]
Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime, Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
June 15, 2021
Via: Computer WeeklyWhile cyber warfare, espionage and other malicious activity backed by foreign states are pressing concerns from the perspective of an international relations specialist or foreign policy wonk, the past year and a half has demonstrated how and why ransomware is […]
November 17, 2020
Via: Computer WeeklyCompanies have been so preoccupied with the challenges presented by Covid-19 – delivering remote working overnight, getting people back into offices safely and securely, and potential job insecurities – that they have been distracted from Brexit. But with less than […]
July 8, 2020
Via: Computer WeeklyAlmost £500m has been invested in British cyber security startups in 2020 in spite of the economic slump caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, with the investment well on track to breaking the funding record of £521m set just last […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Malware, Security
June 12, 2020
Via: Security WeekAs the coronavirus crisis spreads worldwide, cyber-criminals and state-sponsored actors have adapted their attacks to leverage pandemic-related lures. In April, Gmail was seeing 18 million COVID-related daily malicious emails. The attacks have been evolving and the past month has revealed […]
Mobile, Network security, Privacy protection, Security
June 1, 2020
Via: DataBreach TodayThe EU’s General Data Protection Regulation was meant to finally bring in line organizations that didn’t treat Europeans’ personal data with respect. But two years after the regulation went into full effect, why have both the U.K. and Ireland each […]
April 22, 2020
Via: Computer WeeklyThe UK’s banking and finance sector has linked up with the mobile industry in a new bid to block scam text messages exploiting the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic from reaching their targets, and make sure legitimate messages get through. The initiative […]