Security

UK Online Safety Bill Set To Become Law

Government ignores tech objections, as Online Safety Bill looks set to become UK law after passing both houses of parliament

1 year ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 18

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the…

1 year ago

Manchester Police Officer Data Compromised In Supplier Attack

Ransomware attack on third-party supplier has compromised data of staff employed by Greater Manchester Police (GMP)

1 year ago

Las Vegas Slot Machines Shut Down By MGM Resorts Hack

MGM Resorts International hit by major cyber-attack that causes it to shut down booking systems, websites and even slot machines

1 year ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Value of the Virtual

NFTs have gained significant attention recently. Learn what factors contribute to the perceived value of NFTs, and how these differ…

1 year ago

Citizen Lab Identifies NSO Spyware On Apple Devices

Spyware linked to NSO Group has exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices, Citizen Labs has warned

1 year ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 17

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the…

1 year ago

Microsoft Account Compromise Led To Chinese Hack Of US Officials

Chinese hack of senior US officials came after the corporate account of a Microsoft engineer was compromised

1 year ago

Government Abandons Plan To Scan Encrypted Messages

Online Safety Bill climbdown? After tech platforms threaten to quit UK, government abandons plan to scan encrypted messages

1 year ago

UK Ministry Of Defence Documents Leaked After Supplier Hack

MoD documents allegedly leaked online after cyberattack on fencing supplier by Russia-linked LockBit ransomware gang

1 year ago

Electoral Commission Failed Basic Security Test Before Cyberattack

UK Electoral Commission admitted it failed a cybersecurity test in the same year that hackers attacked the organisation

1 year ago

PSNI Data Breach Results In Arrests, Resignations

Two men arrested under the Terrorism Act, by detectives investigating huge PSNI data breach, have been released

1 year ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Smart Virtual Spaces

The convergence of VR and AR and the inception of the Metaverse could herald a new age of working collaborative…

1 year ago

X To Collect Biometric Data, Employment, Education History

Platform formerly known as Twitter is to begin collecting people's biometric data, as well as employment and school history

1 year ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 16

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the…

1 year ago

Paramount Admits Data Breach – Report

Entertainment giant Paramount has notified impacted people that hackers gained access to their personally identifiable information

1 year ago

FBI Leads Takedown Of Qakbot Malware Infecting 700,000 Computers

International takedown. US, UK and European law enforcement takes down infrastructure of the Qakbot malware

1 year ago

NCSC Warns Over AI Chatbot Cyber Risks

UK's cyber guardian, NCSC, issues warning to organisations integrating AI driven chatbots into their businesses

1 year ago

Met Police Contractor Hack Places Officer Data At Risk

Metropolitan Police on high alert following a significant breach of an IT contractor, led to officers' and workers' data being…

1 year ago

Secureworks Discovers Vulnerability In Microsoft Identity Solution

Microsoft rushes fix after Secureworks researchers uncovered a vulnerability in Power Platform (now known as Entra ID)

1 year ago

Jury Finds Two Teenagers Were Behind Lapsus$ Crime Spree

Court finds two UK teenagers were part of international cyber-crime gang Lapsus$ that hacked multiple big name tech firms

1 year ago

A Haptic Future: Sensing the Virtual

The Metaverse, VR and AR offer visual immersion into virtual spaces. How can other senses be recreated in the virtual…

1 year ago

German Government Warns Telcos Over China Risk

Networking parts from China may face ban if 'serious security risk' found, regardless of potential cost, German interior minister warns

1 year ago

Norfolk, Suffolk Police Confirm Data Breach

Another data breach for a UK police force, after Norfolk and Suffolk police admit victim data has been accessed

1 year ago

Dissident Republicans Claim To Have PSNI Breach Data, Admits Chief Constable

Disastrous PSNI data breach this week sees dissident republicans claiming to have information from the leak, chief constable admits

1 year ago

Officials Point To Russia After Electoral Commission Hack

Cyberattack allows hackers to access the names and addresses of tens of millions of voters on the UK's electoral register

1 year ago