They do get caught and punished – Adam Georgeson is going to prison for 21 months. Adam Georgeson: IT technician jailed for revenge cyber-attacks – BBC News
Identity Theft – a case study
The BBC has an article about the identity theft again the novelist Joe Dunthorne. Instagram failed to act on identity theft, says novelist – BBC News I think the most important thing to come out of the article is the sheer difficulty in communicating with Big Tech. They all favour …
AirTags – at last Apple does something positive for privacy
Apple is taking steps to make the use of its AirTags for illicit purposes harder. Although displaying a warning when the device is first set up, about the use of the devices for unauthorised tracking may be illegal in some countries, will probably be completely useless as a deterrent if …
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Foreign Office the victim of a cyber security breach
It appears hackers were detected inside the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) systems but it is stated that no classified or highly sensitive information was breached. Foreign Office target of ‘serious cyber incident’ – BBC News
Scam – fake call followed up by fake police
This scam is simple in its implementation and very worrying. Fake police IDs used to con victim out of £25,000 – BBC News This was an attack on a member of the public, but it illustrates the importance of systems, policies and procedures, that address cyber security in businesses when …
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UK Draft Online Safety Bill – the good side of the bill
It is not all bad for the government’s draft Online Safety Bill. It will contain provisions to make Big Tech remove hateful, threatening or knowingly false content from their platforms and the fines for failing to do so reflect the huge profits these companies make from hosting any content their …
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Oil and Snacks
There is more news on the cyber security attacks on KP Snacks and Oiltanking. The cyber incident at the German firm Oiltanking has spread to other connected oil companies, SEA-Invest based in Belgium and Evos in the Netherlands, spreading the oil supply disruption across Europe. European oil facilities hit by …
