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Data Security Threat to UK Government Ministers and Civil Servants
All the ministers and government employees working in the UK were issued a warning when their official contact details were publicly available online until March 2020. The Government Communication Service website was publicly displaying information of about 45k Govt employees and details include email address, phone numbers and job titles, along with the social media […]
Cyber Crime fraudsters to make £80m during Christmas 2022
Cyber Crime, also synonymously referred to as online fraud, is reported to surge in this Christmas 2022 festive season and so online users are reported to lose around £80 million pounds over the next 10-15 days. UK’s Labour party conducted a survey and revealed the above stated stats as facts and warned that the number […]
British government bans sharing of Passwords
Many UK citizens have the habit of sharing passwords of online services with friends & family members, especially those related to streaming services. However, from now on it will be treated as a criminal offense as per the latest law termed by UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO). Furthermore, using images without permission on social media […]
UK Data Regulator publishes information of firms hit by data breaches
Next time when you are hit by a cyber attack, you better be aware that the UK’s Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) will soon make the information public by posting it on its website. Yes, this is what the ICO has decided as it believes that naming and shaming will make company heads take measures to […]
UK government scanning all connected devices for cybersecurity lapses
United Kingdom has started the process of scanning all connected devices in their country for vulnerabilities and will inform the device owners if any critical concern is found. National Cyber Security Centre(NCSC) will be performing a scheduled scan with freely available tools operating in dedicated cloud hosted environments via two IP addresses 18.17.7.246 and 35.177.10.231. […]
UK populace beware of this promotional Cyber Fraud
Seems like Cyber fraudsters are increasingly targeting the UK populace in a hope of making easy money. Because from the past few weeks, some innocent victims are being receiving fraudulent SMSes that seek virtual purchase of products from reputable shopping platforms and get a commission for boosting sales, which is completely false. And as the […]
UK to save Lithuania and Georgia from Russian Cyber Attacks
UK has taken an initiative to protect Lithuania and Georgia from Russian cyber attacks. The response stands firm against the pledge taken by a pro-Russian group dubbed Killnet to take down countries that are against the war between Russia with Ukraine. For the past 10 days, Lithuania is facing digital assaults by Russian hackers and […]
ATMs in the UK are being hijacked by hackers
Automatic Teller Machines, shortly known as ATMs, are being used by hackers to lock down cards on the teller machines so that the hackers can gain control of the cards on digital form and siphon money from bank accounts. Police from the Hertfordshire area have confirmed the crime and admitted that they have received at […]
UK ICO to retain millions in fines to meet legal expenses
Britain’s Information Commissioner Office (ICO) will from now on retain the accumulated sum as penalties to meet legal expenses. All these days, the estimated income per annum as GDPR fines were hitting £17 million or 4% of annual turnover and were being diverted into the government’s consolidated fund. But from now, as per the new […]
UK National Cyber Security Centre launches Email Security Service
UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, shortly known as NCSC, has launched an Email Security check service that will help organizations identify cyber threats lurking in spoofed emails that can lead to data breaches. The newly released email security check tool dubbed ‘Mail Check Service’ doesn’t ask for any personal details or for a login. It […]
