United Kingdom
UK Legal Aid Agency investigates cybersecurity incident
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the UK’s Ministry of Justice that oversees billions in legal funding, warned law firms of a security incident and said the attackers might have accessed financial information. Approximately 2,000 providers, including barristers, solicitor firms, and non-profit organizations, deliver civil and criminal legal aid services in England […]
UK shares security tips after major retail cyberattacks
Following three high-profile cyberattacks impacting major UK retailers, the country’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published guidance that all companies are advised to follow to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses. The cybersecurity breaches that prompted NCSC’s alert are the recent hacks at Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods, all multi-million British retailers. The attacks started […]
Co-op confirms data theft after DragonForce ransomware claims attack
The Co-op cyberattack is far worse than initially reported, with the company now confirming that data was stolen for a significant number of current and past customers. “As a result of ongoing forensic investigations, we now know that the hackers were able to access and extract data from one of our systems,” Co-op told GeekFeed. […]
UK NCSC: Cyberattacks impacting UK retailers are a wake-up call
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre warned that ongoing cyberattacks impacting multiple UK retail chains should be taken as a “wake-up call.” Part of the GCHQ British intelligence agency, the NCSC provides support and guidance to private and public sector entities following major cybersecurity incidents to protect the UK’s critical services. In a statement […]
Harrods the next UK retailer targeted in a cyberattack
London’s iconic department store, Harrods, has confirmed it was targeted in a cyberattack, becoming the third major UK retailer to report cyberattacks in a week following incidents at M&S and the Co-op. In a statement shared with GeekFeed, Harrods says threat actors recently attempted to hack into their systems, causing the company to restrict access […]
UK retailer Co-op shuts down some IT systems after hack attempt
British supermarket chain Co-op shut down parts of its IT systems after detecting an attempted intrusion into its network, disrupting back office and call center services. While A Co-op spokesperson confirmed the hacking attempts to GeekFeed, they have not shared whether these attempts were successful. “We have recently experienced attempts to gain unauthorized access to some […]
Marks & Spencer pauses online orders after cyberattack
British retailer giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has suspended online orders while working to recover from a recently disclosed cyberattack. The multinational retailer operates over 1,400 stores, employs 64,000 employees globally, and sells various products, including clothing, food, and home goods. M&S, which reported revenues of £13 billion for FY24, is listed on the London […]
Marks & Spencer confirms a cyberattack as customers face delayed orders
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has disclosed that it is responding to a cyberattack over the past few days that has impacted operations, including its Click and Collect service. The company is a British multinational retailer known for selling various products, including clothing, food, and home goods. Marks & Spencer operates over 1,400 stores and employs […]
Google begins unifying search country domains to Google.com
Google has announced that it’s retiring separate country code top-level domain names for search, like google.co.uk or google.com.br, and unifying them under Google.com. Previously, Google used to have separate country-code domains (like google.ng or google.com.br) so people could get results that were more relevant to their local area. Over time, however, Google improved how it figures out […]
Royal Mail investigates data leak claims, no impact on operations
Royal Mail is investigating claims of a security breach after a threat actor leaked over 144GB of data allegedly stolen from the company’s systems. When asked to confirm the authenticity of the leaked data, a Royal Mail spokesperson told GeekFeed that the British postal service is aware of an incident at Spectos GmbH, a third-party data collection […]