The Council has had to send out thousands of letter following being caught up in the security breach at Capita. Colchester City Council contacts 7,000 people after data hack – BBC News Capita is the largest outsourcing company in the country offering a wide range of services that businesses, organisations, …
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 …
Stealing credit card details makes for an easy profit
Stealing credit card details is old hat – who remembers when we had to check on the carbon papers when cards were used? – but it still makes criminals money today. I have written a lot on how you should check out thoroughly your web designers as what they do …
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WordPress WooCommerce security issue
Keeping up with WordPress plugin security is something our web manager works very hard at for us and our clients – it is important. Read this to find out why: What do you know about your website? – CyberAwake As you can see this issue escalates when personal information and …
Another UK business has customer data stolen
This time it is the car retailer Arnold Clarke: Arnold Clark customer data ‘stolen in cyber attack’ – BBC News The data theft includes valuable ID information – copies of such documents as passports and driving licenses – as well as financial and personal data, all highly valued by threat …
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