The government agency confirmed the vulnerability could have been exploited to obtain company details and alter records.
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Reddit Hit With $20 Million UK Data Privacy Fine Over Child Safety Failings
Britain’s data privacy watchdog slapped online forum Reddit on Tuesday with a fine worth nearly $20 million for failures involving children’s personal information.
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Japan, Britain to Boost Cybersecurity and Critical Minerals Cooperation as China’s Influence Grows
Japan and Britain agree to accelerate cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals, as China’s influence grows in the region.
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UK Government Unveils New Cyber Action Plan
The UK government’s cyber action plan is by the government for the government, and has no advice for the private sector nor CNI.
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UK Government Acknowledges It Is Investigating Cyber Incident After Media Reports
The British government is investigating a “cyber incident” following news reports that hackers linked to China have gained access to thousands of confidential documents.
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Cyberattack on JLR Prompts £1.5 Billion UK Government Intervention
The government has announced a support package, but a cybersecurity expert has raised some concerns.
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Two Scattered Spider Suspects Arrested in UK; One Charged in US
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were charged in the UK and the US with hacking critical infrastructure organizations.
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UK Train Operator LNER Warns Customers of Data Breach
LNER said the security incident involved a third-party supplier and resulted in contact information and other data being compromised.
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Gabbard Says UK Scraps Demand for Apple to Give Backdoor Access to Data
Britain abandoned its demand that Apple provide backdoor access to any encrypted user data stored in the cloud.
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Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK
Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky of the Yemen Cyber Army has been accused of hacking into and defacing many websites as part of hacktivist campaigns.
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