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Personal details of 15,000 council staff published online in error

A union has said it will support legal action over a data breach which saw the personal details of around 15,000 council employees published online in error. The GMB union said it will back any members at South Lanarkshire Council taking action if ...

19 May 2023 at 18:47

Samsung confirms data breach affecting some UK customers

Samsung has confirmed the personal contact information of some UK customers has been “unlawfully obtained” in a data breach. The technology giant said no financial data, bank card details or customer passwords were involved, but in an email sent ...

16 Nov 2023 at 14:59

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Man (50) charged in connection with PSNI data breach

A 50 year-old man has been charged with possessing documents or records likely to be useful to terrorists and possession of articles for use in terrorism. It is understood the charge is in relation to detectives investigating criminality linked ...

19 Aug 2023 at 20:33

‘Malign actor’ behind MoD cyber attack, Sunak says

The Prime Minister has declined to identify the “malign actor” behind a cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) amid speculation China carried out the hack. The Government has confirmed that a third-party payroll system was hacked, ...

07 May 2024 at 15:57

Northern Ireland

Department of Justice braced for ‘most challenging year’ amid funding challenges

Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice is facing £444 million of pressures ahead of its “most challenging year”, a Stormont committee has heard. Of the pressures, £116 million is expected to be required for legal costs and ...

29 Feb 2024 at 19:04

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Derry man charged with terrorism offences linked to PSNI data breach expected to go on trial in New Year

A Derry man who is charged with terrorism offences linked to a major data breach by the PSNI is expected to go on trial early in 2025. Christopher Paul O'Kane (51), of Iniscarn Road, appeared before a preliminary enquiry at ...

27 Nov 2024 at 12:33

Armed forces personnel bank data compromised in Ministry of Defence hack

The Ministry of Defence has been the target of a large-scale data breach, it is understood. Sky News reported that China was behind the cyber attack. A third-party payroll system has been hacked, potentially compromising ...

06 May 2024 at 23:08

City council says confidential documents shared online after cyber attack

Leicester City Council has said confidential documents stolen from its servers in a cyber attack have been published online by hackers. The unitary authority was targeted last month in an attack which forced it to close ...

04 Apr 2024 at 12:32

State involvement in MoD cyber attack cannot be ruled out, Grant Shapps says

Grant Shapps has said that “state involvement” in the large-scale cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) cannot be ruled out amid speculation China carried out the hack. The Defence Secretary said there is ...

07 May 2024 at 19:35

City

Cybercrime gang gives BBC, British Airways and Boots ultimatum after mass hack

A cybercrime gang that is thought to be based in Russia has warned major British companies employing more than 100,000 staff to email them before June 14 or stolen data will be published. According to the BBC, ...

07 Jun 2023 at 08:26

Crime victims’ data revealed by two police forces in FoI responses

The personal data of more than 1,000 people, including victims of crime, was included in Freedom of Information (FoI) responses issued by Norfolk and Suffolk Police, the forces have said. In a statement, the ...

15 Aug 2023 at 12:56

Ireland

Man, 50, will appear in court following major data breach at PSNI

A man will appear in court on Monday charged with possessing documents in relation to a major data breach at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). In an error made by a junior member of staff when ...

20 Aug 2023 at 00:19

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