22 h. ago Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says

Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaosEurope live – latest updatesRussian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway’s intelligence service has said.The admission, by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), marks the first time that Oslo has formally attributed the cyber-attack in April on Bremanger, western Norway, to Moscow. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago M&S brings back popular service for shoppers after cyber attack disruption

The major retailer fell victim to hackers in April

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3 d. ago M&S brings back popular service four months after cyber attack

The supermarket stopped taking orders on its website after it was targeted over Easter weekend back in April

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8 d. ago UK now ranks third in the world for cyber attacks, report says

Online threats are increasing ‘not only in number but also in complexity’, researchers warn

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8 d. ago All Pandora customers contacted by company after data breach

Pandora has admitted that a cyber attack has seen three pieces of data stolen - but has moved to play down the incident

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1 week ago M&S shoppers thrilled as supermarket confirms return of 'popular feature'

Marks & Spencer has confirmed that a popular membership perk for customers is returning following a cyber security attack earlier this year, and shoppers are thrilled

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1 week ago Shoppers thrilled as Marks & Spencer confirm return of 'popular feature'

After having been the victim of a cyber attack, Marks and Spencer were forced to suspend some membership perks for customers, but shoppers are excited to learn one popular perk is now back

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3 w. ago Marks and Spencer announces major change at tills months after cyber attack

MandS has announced its Sparks loyalty scheme is back up and running, nearly three months after parts of the business were temporarily closed due to a cyber attack

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3 w. ago M&S Sparks shoppers given 'thank you' treat in new cyber attack update

Sparks members will receive bigger offers after service was 'paused' during the major cyber attack.

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4 w. ago M&S issues new cyber attack update as Sparks shoppers handed 'thank you' gesture

The update comes after M&S "paused" sending out offers after being targeted by cyber-criminals

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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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last month 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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