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UK plans to blackout Russia via Cyber Attack
Britain is reportedly planning to blackout Russia if the latter tends to execute its plan of launching a missile attack at the UK’s military base which is said to be ill-equipped to respond to such attacks as of now. The exercise to blackout Moscow is said to be the biggest war game of this decade […]
Britain and Australia blame Russian GRU for Cyber Attacks
Perhaps its time countries like Britain, the US and Australia should stop blaming their cyber adversaries and instead start acting on how to make their country’s cyber infrastructure immune to cyber attacks. That’s because the populace of the respective countries is no more interested in who is launching the attacks. But are more interested in […]
UK TV License website glitch makes 40,000 households vulnerable to Hackers
In Britain and the territories attached to it on Coast, every household watching or recording television content during broadcast needs to hold a television license to do so. It is like a legal permission given by the Broadcasting authority to watch the content via terrestrial, satellite, cable or internet. Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that nearly […]
Most SMBs in the UK are keeping Cyber Attacks secret
A survey conducted by Appstractor Corporation has discovered that SMBs operating in the UK have faced at least 5 cyber threats in the last year. And most of them have kept them as a secret for reasons. Almost four IT decision makers working for SMBs across the UK have confirmed the report findings admitting that […]
Over 20K Superdrug customer details leaked in Cyber Attack
Superdrug Stores PLC, an online health and beauty retailer in the UK has admitted that hackers stole details of its 20K customers for ransom. A spokesperson who apologized to its customers via Twitter added that the stolen details include customer names, addresses, phone numbers, reward points and DOBs for most of the customers. It’s said […]
Only 38% of UK firms are covered by Cyber Security Insurance
A survey conducted by Ovum on behalf of FICO Insurance claims that only 38% of firms in the United Kingdom have a cybersecurity insurance cover and rest of the 62% either have no coverage or doesn’t have a cover engrossing all risks. This discovery was made in a survey based on numerous interviews with senior […]
Bank ATMs in the UK can be hacked any time says FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) of the United States has issued a fresh alert which says Bank ATMs in the UK can be hacked any time soon. The confidential alert says that some high profile cyber crooks, probably backed by some state-funded hackers are plotting a concerted global malware attack on free cash vending machines […]
UK Watchdog imposes £500,000 penalty on Facebook
UK’s data Watchdog has imposed a penalty of £500,000 pounds on Facebook for fraudulently handing over the personal information of its American users to Cambridge Analytica in 2015. Henceforth the said sum happens to be the largest possible fine imposed by Britain’s Information Commission on any private company till date. The press statement released by […]
UK CEOs feel that Cyber Attacks on their companies are inevitable
At least 4 in 10 CEOs in the United Kingdom feel that cyber attacks on their companies are inevitable and this was disclosed in a survey conducted by KMPG- a Netherlands based Tax and Business Advisory Institute. The global consultancy firm which conducted a poll on 1300 respondents says that many of the leaders holding […]
Ticketmaster UK becomes a victim of a data breach
Ticketmaster UK, a division of American Ticket sales and distribution company Ticketmaster has admitted that it has become a victim of a data breach last week. A spokesperson from the company said that some hackers placed malicious software on its customer support product which eventually led to the data leak. The leaked info includes names, […]
