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United Kingdom covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to United Kingdom, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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The attack first affected an upstream provider of bespoke software Exclusive A leading UK provider of criminal record checks for employers is handling a data breach stemming from a third-party development company.…
UK-based telecommunications company Colt Technology Services confirms that customer documentation was stolen as Warlock ransomware gang auctions files. [...]
Also: New 'Quishing' Tactics, Pro-Houthi Hacker Sentenced to 20 MonthsThis week, a Scattered Spider hacker sentenced, new squishing tricks, a pro-Houthi hacker gets 20 months in the United Kingdom, a Taiwanese web hosting provider hacked, the Business Council of New York and Ohio Medical Cannabis Center breached, North Korean hackers target Seoul and an Apple Patch.
Worried about your data? Not to worry, we'll check the dark web for you! Yes really A week after its services were disrupted by a cyberattack, UK telco Colt Technology Services has gone back on its initial statement to confirm that data has indeed been stolen.…
Sam Collins and Marius Muench of the University of Birmingham, UK, join the Black Hat USA 2025 News Desk to explain how anti-cheat systems in video games provide valuable lessons on defending against threat actors' techniques and strategies.
US director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, stated that her government persuaded the UK to withdraw its controversial demand
Tulsi Gabbard Takes Credit After Apparent British Reversal of Backdoor RequestU.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced the United Kingdom has apparently reversed course on a demand for Apple to provide the government with a backdoor into its advanced iCloud encrypted protections following growing criticism from U.S. lawmakers and privacy advocates.
Tulsi Gabbard boasts Washington forced Blighty to drop iPhone encryption fight The UK government has reportedly abandoned its attempt to strong-arm Apple into weakening iPhone encryption after the White House forced Blighty into a quiet climb-down.…
A 26-year old in the UK who claimed to have hacked thousands of websites was sentenced to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year. [...]
The Warlock ransomware gang has taken credit for the cyber-attack after the UK telco giant publicly confirmed an incident on August 14