Meal-kit company HelloFresh is the latest brand to receive a major fine from the UK’s privacy regulator, after it was found to have overwhelmed consumers with 80 million spam messages. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) levied a £140,000 penalty on the Berlin-headquartered company after an investigation begun in March 2022 following complaints from the public. […]
The UK’s most hazardous nuclear site, Sellafield, has been hacked into by cyber groups closely linked to Russia and China, the Guardian can reveal. The astonishing disclosure and its potential effects have been consistently covered up by senior staff at the vast nuclear waste and decommissioning site, the investigation has found. The Guardian has discovered […]
The UK’s financial regulator has warned UK households struggling with the high cost of living to be on the lookout for fraudsters promising quick and easy loans. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that 40% of adults are concerned about being able to afford Christmas spending this year, rising to half of parents (52%) with […]
A worrying 17% of the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can’t always spot the tell-tale signs of online fraud and scams, according to new data from UK Finance. The banking industry body has been running its “Can you spot fraud?” quiz for small business owners since last year. Designed in collaboration with Amazon, it […]
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has revealed details of its first RFC for standards body the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) – covering indicators of compromise (IoCs). RFCs are reference documents containing technical specifications and organizational notes for the technical foundations of the internet. RFCs that reach a certain level of maturity can […]
The UK’s critical infrastructure (CNI) providers face a persistent and critical threat from emboldened state-backed and aligned actors, a leading UK cybersecurity agency has warned. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, issued the warning in its Annual Review 2023. Over the past year it has repeatedly sounded the alarm over the activity […]
The library is working with the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and cybersecurity specialists to investigate the incident, but the nature of the attack and how the systems were breached are still unknown.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced the launch of a new offering designed to prevent school users visiting malicious websites. PDNS for Schools is completely free and will be rolled out from now into the coming year, according to NCSC deputy director for economy and society, Sarah Lyons. “This timeframe will allow […]
The UK’s cybersecurity professionals believe they have excellent career prospects and are employed in a “booming” sector, but many are working unsafe hours, according to a new report from the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). Published today, the institute’s 2022/2023 State of the Profession report is compiled from interviews with 302 security professionals. On […]
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