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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 UK’s ICO has ruled Serco Leisure’s use facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance is in breach of data protection law
UK Parliamentary Committee Says the Agency Is Not Likely to Meet the 2025 DeadlineThe U.K. telecom regulatory Ofcom faces "significant challenges" in implementing the newly passed Online Safety Act, which is intended to protect children from online harm, says analysis by the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts.
This research is the result of our collaboration with the National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom, who took action against LockBit as part of Operation Cronos, an international effort resulting in the undermining of its operations.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has produced new guidance for smaller firms on PBX attacks
US, UK and European Authorities Seize Decryption Keys and Will Contact VictimsAn international law enforcement operation that infiltrated ransomware-as-a-service operation LockBit has resulted in arrests, indictments and the seizure of encryption keys that can be used to help victims recover their data. LockBit emerged in 2019 and was one of the largest ransomware operations.
Operation Cronos, a collab between authorities in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Japan, and Australia — seizes data and website associated with the prolific cybercriminal organization and its affiliates.
The attack, which has been claimed by Anonymous Sudan, has been confirmed to have impacted IT services at the universities of Cambridge and Manchester
UK’s National Crime Agency has led an international operation to disrupt the Lockbit ransomware group
LockBit Ransomware Operations Is Latest to Fall in Series of TakedownsAn international law enforcement operation seized the infrastructure of Russian-speaking cybercriminal group LockBit, a prolific ransomware-as-a-service operation, marking the latest in a series of digital takedowns. The group’s dark web leak site now displays a seizure notice.
LockBit Ransomware Operations Is Latest to Fall in Series of TakedownsAn international law enforcement operation seized the infrastructure of Russian-speaking cybercriminal group LockBit, a prolific ransomware-as-a-service operation, marking the latest in a series of digital takedowns. The group’s dark web leak site now displays a seizure notice.