Tag: UK
NCSC Appoints IASME as the Sole Cyber Essentials Certification Body in the U.K.
With a view to streamline the customer experience and improve consistency throughout, U.K.’s NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has announced a partnership with the...
UK’s Super Cop Department Prevents £31.2 Million Worth Fraud
U.K.’s specialized fraud-fighting police force, Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) has been able to ward-off fraudsters and prevent fraud losses amounting to...
6.9 Million Dutch Donors Face Identity Theft Scare
Earlier this week, BRIC, an implementing body of the ministry that manages the Dutch donor register, informed Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch Minister of...
UK ICO Fines Cathay Pacific with £500,000 for 2018 Data Breach
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Hong Kong-based air carrier Cathay Pacific guilty on various counts of data breach reported by the latter...
Upgraded Ukrainian Blackout Malware Sold on the Dark Web
Ukrainian Blackout Malware operated by the state-sponsored BlackEnergy gang, first made news in December 2015, when it took down the entire power grid of...
Software Bug Exposes CPR Numbers of 1.26 million Danish Citizens
A software bug in Denmark’s tax service portal, TastSelv Borger, accidentally exposed 1.26 million Danish citizens CPR numbers to Google and Adobe analytics services...