Latest UK InfoSec News
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Leisure centre employee prosecuted for unlawfully obtaining health information of over 2,000 people
A former manager of a health service based at a council-run leisure centre in Southampton has been prosecuted by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for unlawfully obtaining sensitive medical information relating to over 2,000 people.
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UK data breaches largely hidden, says Stroz Friedberg - ComputerWeekly.com
UK data breaches largely hidden, says Stroz FriedbergComputerWeekly.comThe true extent of UK data breaches is unknown because most companies do not report them in the absence of data breach notification laws, says global digital risk and investigations firm Stroz Friedberg....
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Anonymous Hackers Rally Behind Kaitlyn Hunt, Lesbian Teen Expelled And ... - Huffington Post UK
Anonymous Hackers Rally Behind Kaitlyn Hunt, Lesbian Teen Expelled And ...Huffington Post UKRadical hackers Anonymous have rallied behind a lesbian teenager expelled from school and charged by police for an alleged sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Kaitlyn Hunt, now...
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Boot up: Chinese hackers, Lumia buildup, life at Tumblr and more - The Guardian (blog)
The Guardian (blog)Boot up: Chinese hackers, Lumia buildup, life at Tumblr and moreThe Guardian (blog)Chinese hackers who breached Google's servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years' worth of information about US surveillance targets, according to...
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From the archive, 22 May 1993: British computer hackers behind bars - The Guardian
The GuardianFrom the archive, 22 May 1993: British computer hackers behind barsThe GuardianNeil Woods, aged 24, from Manchester, and Karl Strickland, aged 22, from Liverpool, thus became the first people imprisoned under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act, introduced to deal...
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How the Telegraph was hacked - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukHow the Telegraph was hackedTelegraph.co.ukPhishing attacks are hard to guard against because they rely on the victim's trust. Although only a tiny proportion of the Telegraph staff clicked on the links, and an even smaller proportion entered all their details,...
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Yahoo hacked: 22million Japanese users under threat - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukYahoo hacked: 22million Japanese users under threatTelegraph.co.ukYahoo said a file of ID details for 22million people was stolen during an attack by hackers, but claimed the file did not contain sufficient details for full-blown identity theft. Nonetheless, it advised users...
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Millions of users' data hacked in Yahoo Japan security breach - Wired.co.uk
BBC NewsMillions of users' data hacked in Yahoo Japan security breachWired.co.ukThe usernames of 22 million people may have been stolen from Yahoo Japan on 16 May. The attack was only prevented by cutting internet access to the company's servers. (It's...
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UK InfoSec Review for January 2013
Microsoft release an Emergency “Critical” patch for Internet Explorer V6, 7 & 8 Patches released this patch out-of-band on 14th January 2013 Patch remediates a public disclosed remote code execution vulnerability in IE Microsoft release 2 ‘Critical’ and 5 ‘Important’ Security Patches Patches...
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UK Data Protection Review for January 2013
ICO fines Sony £250,000 after millions of UK gamers personal details are compromisedSony PlayStation Network Platform made international headlines when it was hacked in April 2011, compromising the personal information of millions of UK customers, including their names, addresses, email addresses, dates...
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UK Data Protection Review for December 2012
Leeds City Council has been fined £95,000 by the ICO watchdog after it sent highly confidential and sensitive personal data about a child in care to the wrong person. Devon County Council had been fined £90,000 by the ICO after...
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UK InfoSec Review for December 2012
Microsoft release 6 critical patches on 11th December 2012Patches address vulnerabilities in Windows, Word, Windows Server and Internet Explorer. The other two patches are rated as important and will address issues in Windows.
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UK InfoSec Review for November 2012
Vital Microsoft (4 critical) and Adobe (7 critical flash) Security patches released this month.Adobe have joined Microsoft in with releasing patches on Microsoft’s Patch Tuesdays, such is the regularity of new vulnerabilities that are found in their applications.Fraudulent Westminster...
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UK Data Protection Review for November 2012
ICO serves Prudential with a £50,000 fine after a mix-up over the administration of two customers’ accounts led to tens of thousands of pounds, meant for an ...
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Text Spammings, Finally an ICO Fine of Merit
Today the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced a record fine of £440,000 against the owners of Tetrus Telecoms. The ICO stated the Manchester based Tetrus Telecoms, were responsible for sending millions of unsolicited text messages using unregistered SIM cards, and personal data gained illegally. Tetrus...
