Pro-Russian hackers claim to have targeted several UK websites Group that calls itself NoName057(16) appears to have had limited success disrupting council and other websites The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
Co-op shelves across Scotland left empty following cyber attack Co-op stores across Scotland have been left with empty shelves following a cyber-attack on the company The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2025
UK firms have ‘alarming gaps’ in cybersecurity readiness A new report warns the vast majority of UK organisations are not adequately prepared to deal with modern cyber attacks. Evening Standard · May 7, 2025
Co-op boss apologises after retailer hit by ‘highly sophisticated’ hackers The Manchester-based co-operative is among a number of retailers, including Marks & Spencer and Harrods, to have been hit by hacks. Evening Standard · May 6, 2025
NordVPN introduces ID theft recovery for UK users – just as cyberattacks hit UK retailers As UK retailers suffer from cyberattacks, anyone affected can now benefit from NordVPN's ID theft recovery and financial reimbursement of up to £5,000. Tom’s Guide · May 6, 2025
Co-op rushes to fix contactless payment issue in some stores amid cyber-attack fallout Chain says up to one in 10 stores was affected on Tuesday morning but issue now fixed in all branches The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025
'World's First' encrypted 26TB hard disk debuts with diskAshur DT3 and DT2 models iStorage raises storage limits for its encrypted diskAshur DT3 and diskAshur DT2 desktop drives Tom’s Hardware · May 6, 2025
Co-op card payments and availability in stores hit by cyber attack Customers reported on Tuesday that three stores in Manchester had signs indicating that they were ‘cash only’ as their card machines were offline. Evening Standard · May 6, 2025
US imposes sanctions on Myanmar ethnic militia for 'facilitating cyber scams' An ethnic militia group in southeastern Myanmar that faces sanctions by the United States over its alleged involvement with human trafficking and online scams has criticized Washington’s actions The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
New Zealand’s prime minister proposes social media ban for under-16s The draft bill is modelled on Australian laws and would force digital platforms to verify the age of users or face heavy fines The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2025
M&S hackers tricked IT help desk workers to access company systems, says report The cyberattack by hackers from the Scattered Spider network saw M&S lose millions of pounds The Independent UK · May 5, 2025
Passing on precious kitchen objects Brief letters: Heirloom cheeseboards | M&S branch closures | Exercise and cancer | Digestive biscuit sandwiches The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025
Over 400,000 hit in massive employee benefits data breach — Social Security numbers and more exposed Kelly Benefits has alerted its clients about a cyberattack that occurred last year during which hackers were able to steal SSNs and other financial data. Tom’s Guide · May 5, 2025
Facing A Broken Economy, Ghana's Tech-savvy Teens Turn To Fraud In the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana's capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a faded plastic chair inside a dimly lit internet cafe. International Business Times · May 5, 2025
Tom’s Guide · May 4, 2025 19 billion passwords compromised — here's how to protect yourself right now Researchers reviewed over 19 billion leaked passwords and found only 6 percent were unique, meaning they weren't reused or included easy-to-crack phrases.
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2025 Clothing shortages, food waste and millions lost each day: inside the M&S cyber-attack chaos ‘It’s easier to list the things that work than the things that don’t’, said one worker, but customers are impressed with staff resilience and analysts believe the retailer will bounce back
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025 Co-op apologises after hackers extract ‘significant’ amount of customer data The National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency are assisting with an inquiry, the group said
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 Wave of retailer hacking incidents ‘a wake-up call’, minister to say A serious ransomware attack on Marks & Spencer forced the company to suspend online orders and halt recruitment.
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 Who are Scattered Spider? FBI warns M&S hackers are now targeting airline industry British teens are thought to be among the members of the international group
The Independent UK · May 2, 2025 Harrods becomes latest UK retailer to face cyber threat as M&S' struggles persist British retailer Marks & Spencer says it's “working day and night” to resolve a cyberattack nearly two weeks ago that has left it unable to process any online orders
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 TikTok fined £452m by EU authorities over data transfers to China The video sharing app said it would appeal the decision.
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 Hackers may ‘try their luck’ with other retailers after M&S breach, experts say Cybersecurity experts say the flurry of attacks on retailers shows hackers are becoming bolder.
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025 M&S boss urges shoppers to visit stores in person as it battles cyber-attack Retailer ‘working day and night’ to tackle incident that has hit its online operations
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 M&S ‘working day and night’ to manage impact of cyber attack Chief executive Stuart Machin said he is ‘really sorry’ customers have been affected.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 Hegseth orders Army to cut costs by merging some commands and slashing jobs A new memo and U.S. officials say the Army is planning a sweeping transformation that will merge or close headquarters, dump outdated vehicles and aircraft, slash as many as 1,000 Pentagon headquarters staff and shift personnel to units in the field