Tag: UK
Zaha Hadid Architects Suffers a Ransomware Attack
As per a report in the Architects’ Journal, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) – an architectural firm in the U.K., has reportedly suffered a ransomware...
NCSC’s New Cyber Service Flags Over 5,000 Suspicious Emails on Day...
With over 5,000 suspected emails flagged and more than 80 malicious campaigns taken down, NCSC’s Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) is a success on...
NCSC Appoints IASME as the Sole Cyber Essentials Certification Body in...
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...
Maastricht University Pays 30 Bitcoins as Ransom to TA505 Group
Maastricht University (UM), in a press release, revealed that it has paid a ransom of 30 bitcoins for unlocking the servers and systems compromised...
NSDC Acknowledges Data Leak in Ukrainian Government Job Portal
Reuters from Kiev reported that the government job portal https://career.gov.ua/ published PII (Personally Identifiable Information) of Ukrainian Nationals, which included passport scans, and diploma...
