Scattered Spider cyber gang turns fire on aviation sector
Scattered Spider, the teenaged hacking collective behind recent cyber attacks on UK retailers Marks and Spencer (M&S) and Co-op, appears to be actively breaching targets…
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Over 2 million affected by US supermarket breach
Belgian-Dutch supermarket operator Ahold Delhaize has revealed that the personal data of over two million individuals was compromised in a November 2024 ransomware attack on…
Interview: Developing a CIO strategy for artificial intelligence
When Chris Loake joined Hiscox in November 2023 as the company’s group information officer, the insurance firm had already begun on a journey to pilot…
Interview: Developing a CIO strategy for artificial intelligence
When Chris Loake joined Hiscox in November 2023 as the company’s group information officer, the insurance firm had already begun on a journey to pilot…
Ciaran Martin: AI might disturb attacker-defender security balance
Ciaran Martin founded the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and served as its first CEO from 2013 to 2020. He is a distinguished former…
MPs propose ban on predictive policing
Predictive policing technologies infringe human rights “at their heart” and should be prohibited in the UK, argues Green MP Siân Berry, after tabling an amendment…
Fujitsu’s grip on HMRC loosening but bags of taxpayer cash still to be made
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has signed off two contracts worth a total of £280m with Fujitsu as the government department makes “bridging” arrangements while…
Seven main suspects under police investigation in national Post Office probe
Police are currently investigating 45 people in relation to potential crimes in the Post Office scandal, with seven so far formally identified as suspects. The…
British hacker IntelBroker faces years in a US prison cell
A 25-year-old British national named as Kai West faces a lengthy prison term in the US after a series of charges against him were unsealed…
Sky ECC distributor released from French custody pending trial
Thomas Herdman, a Canadian businessman facing trial for his alleged role in distributing Sky ECC cryptophones, was granted release by a Paris court on 26…
Next phase of fintech reflected in strong financials, says World Economic Forum
Fintechs are growing customer bases at a lower rate, but profits and revenues are strong as industry becomes sustainable, according to a World Economic Forum…
Glasgow Council services remain offline a week after cyber attack
Glasgow City Council has become the second local authority in the UK to have disclosed a security incident in the past few days, after multiple…