United Kingdom
UK watchdog probes TikTok and Reddit over child privacy concerns
On Monday, the United Kingdom’s privacy watchdog announced that it’s investigating TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur because of privacy concerns about how they are processing children’s data. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says it’s now looking into how TikTok uses children’s data to make recommendations that could lead to inappropriate or harmful content being added to their […]
Southern Water says Black Basta ransomware attack cost £4.5M in expenses
United Kingdom water supplier Southern Water has disclosed that it incurred costs of £4.5 million ($5.7M) due to a cyberattack it suffered in February 2024. Southern Water is a private utility company in southern England, providing water services to 2.7 million customers and wastewater services to over 4.7 million customers across Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, and the […]
Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK
Apple will no longer offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom after the government requested a backdoor to access Apple customers’ encrypted cloud data. As Apple told GeekFeed on Friday, the optional Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature introduced in December 2022 will no longer be available for new users in the U.K. starting today. This decision follows a secret […]
US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang. Two of its key administrators, Russian nationals Alexander Igorevich Mishin and Aleksandr Sergeyevich Bolshakov, were also designated for their roles in directing Lockbit virtual currency transactions and […]
Casio UK online store hacked to steal customer credit cards
Casio UK’s e-shop at casio.co.uk was hacked to include malicious scripts that stole credit card and customer information between January 14 and 24, 2025. Any customers who made purchases between those dates may have had their personal details and credit card data stolen by hackers. The incident was discovered by JSCrambler, who notified Casio on January 28. The […]
Engineering giant Smiths Group discloses security breach
London-based engineering giant Smiths Group disclosed a security breach after unknown attackers gained access to the company’s systems. Smiths is a British multinational listed on the London Stock Exchange that employs more than 15,000 people in over 50 countries. It also provides products to customers in the energy, safety, security, aerospace, and defense markets and reported […]
TalkTalk investigates breach after data for sale on hacking forum
UK telecommunications company TalkTalk is investigating a third-party supplier data breach after a threat actor began selling alleged customer data on a hacking forum. “As part of our regular security monitoring, given our ongoing focus on protecting customers’ personal data, we were made aware of unexpected access to, and misuse of, one of our third-party […]
UK domain registry Nominet confirms breach via Ivanti zero-day
Nominet, the official .UK domain registry and one of the largest country code registries, has confirmed that its network was breached two weeks ago using an Ivanti VPN zero-day vulnerability. The company manages and operates over 11 million .uk, .co.uk, and .gov .uk domain names and other top-level domains, including .cymru and .wales. It also […]
UK disrupts Russian money laundering networks used by ransomware
A law enforcement operation led by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has disrupted two Russian money laundering networks working with criminals worldwide, including ransomware gangs. Dubbed “Operation Destabilise,” this international investigation has led to the arrest of 84 Russian-speaking suspects linked to the Smart (led by Ukrainian George Rossi) and TGR (controlled by […]
FBI, CISA, and NSA reveal most exploited vulnerabilities of 2023
The FBI, the NSA, and cybersecurity authorities of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have released today a list of the top 15 routinely exploited vulnerabilities throughout last year. A joint advisory published on Tuesday calls for organizations worldwide to immediately patch these security flaws and deploy patch management systems to minimize their networks’ exposure to potential […]