Ticketmaster has admitted that it has suffered a security breach, which the BBC understands has affected up to 40,000 UK customers. Malicious software on third-party customer support product Inbenta Technologies…
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UK government enforces minimum standards for cyber security
Government departments have autonomy in how they comply with the new rules Tom Allen The UK government has published its first attempt at setting a minimum cyber security standard for…
Council demanded payment card details via email
By Leo Kelion A London council’s data protection efforts are under review after it told residents to email in their payment card details for parking bay suspensions via a Word…
GCHQ to investigate Dixons Carphone personal data breach
The UK’s intelligence and security organisation, GCHQ, has launched an investigation into a personal data breach which affected almost 6m Dixons Carphone customers. The incident involved hackers gaining unauthorised access…
Mary Portas puts SMEs under the cybersecurity spotlight
By Oliver Pickup Digital breaches aren’t just a pain – they can cause lasting problems for SMEs. Business security was the topic of conversation in the first Spotlight Session, brought…
Army Boss: Transport Infrastructure at Risk of Cyber-Attack
Phil Muncaster The UK’s traffic control and transport systems are the latest piece of critical infrastructure (CNI) experts are warning could be sabotaged by nation state hackers. The comments came…