A vast amount of data about UK citizens has been stolen from the UK Electoral Commission in a data breach, but it has taken them some time to let the public know they lost control of it: Public notification of cyber-attack on Electoral Commission systems What data has been compromised? …
WhatsApp user data stolen
I have just written about the information leak at NHS Lanarkshire because of the use of WhatsApp and I regularly talk about rogue Android apps that get into the Google Play Store – here I bring both of them together. A rogue app that steals WhatsApp user data: Hackers steal …
I have warned clients about this…
I have had various discussions with various clients about the use of WhatsApp. They like it as it is often already used by their people, works on Android and iPhones and they point me to the security WhatsApp advertises. I then point out that there is no accountability and Microsoft …
Apple and End-to-End Encryption
Apple has joined the debate about the UK government’s proposed bill to weaken every UK citizen’s privacy online, by threatening to pull affected Apple services from the UK market. As Apple (and several articles I have posted) state, laws already exist for the authorities to breach the privacy of citizens …
What happens when a company leaks data?
Of course the company reports the data security mistake to the Information Commissioner’s Office and takes whatever steps are necessary to fix the problem. They then probably release a press statement explaining how their client’s data security was not impacted by their breach and credit card details etc are safe. …
The University of Manchester Hack
Some University of Manchester students and staff have been receiving emails, warning them that their personal information will soon be disclosed, because the University has not responded to the criminal’s demands. University of Manchester: Students and staff sent data leak threat – BBC News The students and staff number about …
University of Manchester Cyber Attack
The University has informed all relevant authorities, including the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and the National Crime Agency (NCA), about the data theft and security breach. The investigations are ongoing. University of Manchester says hackers ‘likely’ stole data in cyberattack (bleepingcomputer.com)
