Information Commissioner’s Office investigates Conservative’s app data breach
The Conservative Party has apologised after releasing a mobile phone app for its annual party conference that let members of the public log in as senior government ministers and view…
29 million Facebook users affected by hack which allowed accounts to be taken over
Twenty-nine million Facebook users have been affected by a hack which allowed accounts to be taken over, the company has disclosed. Attackers exploited a vulnerability in code connected with ‘View…
Bupa fined £175,000 for ‘systemic data protection failures’
Bupa Insurance Services Limited (Bupa) has been fined £175,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to have effective security measures in place to protect customers’ personal information. Between…
Edinburgh Napier to host ‘world’s first’ Blockchain identity lab
The world’s first dedicated research facility for developing a new form of cybersecurity technology to protect personal data from scammers and hackers has been launched at a Scottish university. Edinburgh…
New action plan announced to boost Scotland’s cyber security industry
A new action plan will encourage the growth of innovative Scottish cyber security research to deliver world-leading cyber security goods and services, Scottish Enterprise said in a statement. The agency…
Five key questions company boards must ask about their cyber security readiness
Experts in cyber security have published new guidance for Britain’s corporate leaders – including five key questions to answer – in order to understand the threats they face in cyber space,…
British Airways apologises after 380,000 customers hit in cyber attack
British Airways has apologised after the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its customers were stolen over a two-week period in an attack on its website and app….
US charges North Korean hacker with WannaCry and Sony cyberattacks
The US Government has charged a North Korean man in the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware cyberattack and the 2014 cyberassault on Sony, reported Reuters. The charge, part of a strategy…
What risk does Brexit pose to cyber security?
Since the EU referendum vote came to pass in June 2016, there has been a significant increase in the number of hacking attempts on UK websites. Some of these attacks…
Cybersecurity firm reveals alleged Iranian effort to influence UK and US audiences
Facebook, Twitter, and Google’s parent company Alphabet, have collectively removed hundreds of accounts tied to an alleged Iranian propaganda operation, while Facebook took down a second campaign it said was…
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