Brits lose ‘staggering’ £580m to fraud in six months as banks urge Big Tech to do more October 25, 2023 After Fraudsters took £580m from Britons in 2023, the banking trade association UK Finance called the issue a "national security threat".
Lloyd’s of London warns major cyber attack on payments could cost world $3.5 trillion October 18, 2023 A major cyber attack on a financial services payments system could cost trillions, Lloyd's has found, as demand for cyber insurance booms.
Cyber attack hits electronics firm Volex October 9, 2023 A cyber attack has hit electronic manufacturer Volex, opening the door to unauthorised access to some of its IT systems.
Top cyber firm opens headquarters in City to ‘safeguard’ digital UK October 3, 2023 Global cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks has unveiled its new headquarters at the centre of London’s financial district. The American firm is opening a new office in 22 Bishopsgate, the City’s second highest building after the Shard, to create nearly 500 new jobs and “safeguard the UK’s digital future”. The rapid widespread adoption of new [...]
Darktrace lowers earnings forecast as sales commission changes September 6, 2023 "The macro-economic backdrop has been a headwind for many businesses over the past year, and we have not been immune from its impact," said chief executive Poppy Gustafsson.
Fraud ‘increasing national security threat’ thanks to AI, Lord Mayor warns September 5, 2023 Fraud is increasingly a threat to “national security” as advances in artificial intelligence serve to boost the chances of scammers, the Lord Mayor has warned. Nicholas Lyons, Lord mayor of the City of London, told the International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge that addressing economic crime “must be seen as a foundation for a [...]
Lendinvest hit by data breach with customer information exposed August 25, 2023 Lendinvest has said it was hit by a data breach yesterday, with certain customer information made available to outside parties. The London-listed property fintech said an investigation into the incident is ongoing and can not yet confirm the precise number of individuals impacted or how long the information was in the public realm for. It [...]
Executives ‘sleepwalking into cyber catastrophe’, warns cybersecurity boss August 10, 2023 The cyberattack on the Electoral Commission should “serve as a wake-up call to executives”, the boss of a cybersecurity firm has warned. Suid Adeyanju, chief executive of British cybersecurity company Riversafe, said an underestimation of the threat of cyberattacks meant executives were “sleepwalking into a cyber catastrophe”. His comments came after the Electoral Commission revealed [...]
Electoral Commission hacked: Watchdog sorry for cyber breach amid concern over accessed data August 8, 2023 The elections watchdog has been targeted by a cyber attack which allowed “hostile actors” to access electoral registers. The Electoral Commission revealed it had been hacked but was “not able to know conclusively” what information was accessed. But it said the largely paper-based process of elections meant it would be “very hard” for hackers to [...]
Estee Lauder hit by cyberattack affecting some business operations July 19, 2023 Cosmetics maker Estee Lauder said a hacker had obtained some data from its systems, with the cyber incident causing, and expected to further cause, disruption to parts of the company’s business operations. The MAC Cosmetics owner was working to restore the affected systems and had implemented measures to secure its operations, including taking down some [...]