7 h. ago Brit shoppers warned of more high street cyber attacks as ominous trend emerges

New analysis of cyber threat data suggests a clear seasonal pattern is emerging in retail-focused attacks, with the second quarter of the year consistently seeing a spike in malicious activity targeting retailers across the UK.

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24 h. ago Four people bailed after arrests over cyber attacks on M&S, Co

The National Crime Agency said on Wednesday all four individuals were bailed pending further inquiries.

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30 h. ago India rolls out health warnings for popular street foods like samosas and jalebis

Health ministry issues directive for public venues to carry cautionary notices aimed at making people 'aware about hidden fats and excess sugar'

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33 h. ago Death threats and falsehoods among online abuse reported by land and climate defenders

Survey across six continents uncovers accounts of abuse causing defenders to fear for their safetyDeath threats, doxing and cyber-attacks are just some of the online threats recounted by land and climate defenders in a new report, amid concerns that harassment is having a chilling effect on environmental activism.Interviews and questionaires sent out to more than 200 environmental defenders across six continents by Global Witness found that nine in 10 activists reported receiving abuse over their work. Three in four defenders who said they had experienced offline harm believed that digital harassment contributed to it. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago M&S makes big announcement after cyber attack and it's brilliant news for shoppers

Customers had thought they were going to miss out

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50 h. ago Urgent warning to Paddy Power and Betfair users over 'data incident' affecting up to 800,000 customers

Paddy Power and Betfair customers have been warned after a massive cyber attack that's compromised their personal details.

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56 h. ago Coronation Street star Jonathan Howard issued 'warning' at Manchester Airport amid Carl Webster role

The Hollywood actor arrived on the cobbles back in April as Kevin and Debbie Webster's long-lost brother Carl

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4 d. ago Legal firm behind M&S class action welcomes suspected hackers arrests

It comes after four people were arrested for their suspected involvement in the damaging cyber-attacks against M&S, the Co-op and Harrods.

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5 d. ago Teen hackers behind M&S cyber attack stole personal data of 5.7 million Qantas customers, airline reveals

Cyber attack compromised phone numbers, email addresses, addresses, dates of birth, genders and in some cases meal preferences

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5 d. ago Major update to hospital and high street car parking charges as warning issued

Drivers could get relief from unfair parking charges that penalise people on local high streets or in hospital car parks under a plan launched to crackdown on unfair practices

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6 d. ago Everything we know about the M&S cyber attack that halted online orders

Three teens and a 20-year-old have been arrested accused of the attack on the British retailer

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7 d. ago UK crime agency arrests 4 people over cyber attacks on retailers

Breaches in April led to product shortages and cost M&S, Co-Op and Harrods millions of pounds

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7 d. ago M&S cyber attack shock: Three teenagers arrested over attacks on retail giant, Co

Four arrested early on Thursday morning on suspicion of blackmail, money laundering and participating in the activities of an organised crime group

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7 d. ago Two British teenagers are arrested over cyber attacks that have crippled M&S, Co

Two British men aged 17 and 19 were arrested in the West Midlands and London alongside a 19-year-old Latvian an a 20-year-old British woman from Staffordshire.

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7 d. ago Iran’s threat to UK on a par with Russia’s, security report finds

Parliamentary committee says UK is priority target for cyber and physical attacks as well as assassinationsUK politics live – latest updatesIran’s intimidation, including the threat of physical attack and assassination of Iranian dissidents living in the UK, is the single greatest threat from Iran and comparable in scale to the threat posed by Russia, parliament’s intelligence and security committee has found.In a report published on Thursday, it also finds that the UK is a priority espionage target for Iranian cyber-attacks, ranking just below the US and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago West Lothian Council issue update to parents following May’s cyberattack

On May 6, the council experienced a “sophisticated” ransomware attack from a group of unknown cyber-assailants.

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8 d. ago The dark truth about finfluencers and how their 'free financial advice' could cost YOU thousands

Blindly taking money advice from online content creators could cost you thousands of pounds, new research by High Street bank TSB warns.

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8 d. ago The dark truth about finfluencers and how their 'free' online financial advice could cost YOU thousands

Blindly taking money advice from online content creators could cost you thousands of pounds, new research by High Street bank TSB warns.

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9 d. ago M&S chief says ‘traumatic’ cyber attack was like an out of body experience

Archie Norman, who was quizzed by MPs, refused to say whether or not the retailer paid the groups ransom money following the hack.

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9 d. ago M&S chairman admits cyber attack could have destroyed chain in bombshell update

M&S chairman Archie Norman says a crippling cyber hack on the retail giant was like an "out of body experience" that it is still recovering from

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