M&S reinstates Sparks loyalty scheme after cyber-attack Retailer also offers staff a brief ‘thank you’ discount as it starts to recover from the hack on its IT systems over Easter The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025
M&S says Sparks membership deals ‘fully back online’ after hack It is understood M&S expects to restart its outstanding operations – online beauty and click and collect sales – in the coming weeks. Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025
Government 'faces £1bn compensation claim' over Afghan data breach Lawyers representing the Afghan data breach victims say they will sue for compensation Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025
How were identities of thousands of Afghans leaked by UK military? A superinjunction kept the data breach secret amid fears it could lead to a Taliban ‘hit list’. Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2025
Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots and United Australia parties hit with data breach Data potentially compromised by the June ransomware attack includes banking records, contact details and employment history The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2025
Grant Shapps pushed for MoD Afghan superinjunction to remain in place Ex-Tory defence secretary wanted data breach affecting those at risk from Taliban to be secret for as long as possible, say MoD sources The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025
Political superinjunctions put governments beyond the law – these powers must never be used again THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Afghan leak scandal reveals how easy it is for governments to conceal terrible blunders for so long. The law must be changed so gagging orders cannot be secretly abused The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025
Tory ex-ministers defend record after PM demands ‘answers’ over Afghan data leak The leak saw the details of almost 19,000 people seeking to flee Afghanistan released Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025
The Guardian view on the Afghan leak superinjunction: a dangerous precedent is set Editorial: In an era of mistrust in politics, the government now has a duty to bring maximum transparency to a very opaque scandal The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025
More than 1,000 arrested in Cambodian cyber-scam raids Nationwide detentions follow directive from Prime Minister Hun Manet to crack down on criminal operations. Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2025
Malware found embedded in DNS, the system that makes the internet usable, except when it doesn't Fortunately, the example provided appears to be "prank software" rather than more sophisticated malware. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 16, 2025
All Co-Op’s 6.5 million members had details stolen in cyber attack, boss confirms Security experts advise affected The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025
Cambodia makes 1,000 arrests in latest crackdown on cybercrime Cambodian authorities have made 1,000 arrests after Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a crackdown on cybercrime operators The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025
TfL threatened with legal action over minicab drivers licensing backlog GMB union follows IWGB in seeking compensation for drivers unable to work Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025 What are superinjunctions and why was one imposed in Afghan case? Superinjunction preventing reporting of data breach was lifted this week more than 600 days after it had taken effect
International Business Times · Jul 16, 2025 'Serious Questions' Over UK Secret Afghan Relocations: PM Ministers in the UK's last Conservative government have "serious questions to answer" over a secret resettlement plan for thousands of Afghans after a data breach endangered their lives, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday.
Benzinga · Jul 16, 2025 'Without Her, None Of This Would've Happened,' Says Billionaire Jay Chaudhry, Crediting Wife For Building His $17 Billion Cybersecurity Empire Crediting his wife and co-founder Jyoti Chaudhry for the $17 billion cybersecurity empire they built together, Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) CEO Jay Chaudhry told CNBC in an interview last month, "Without her, none of this would've happened." The buildup began nearly 30 years ago.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025 Co-op boss admits all 6.5m members had data stolen in cyber-attack CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq says hackers stole contact details of all members but not financial data such as card numbers
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025 ‘Serious questions to answer’ over Afghan data breach, says Keir Starmer PM says Tory ex-ministers have some explaining to do over error with Afghans’ details and secret resettlement scheme
Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025 What is the Afghan data breach? Everything to know The details to a secret Afghan relocation scheme has been revealed
MarketBeat · Jul 16, 2025 Expect Robust Growth From These 3 Cybersecurity Leaders Wedbush highlighted the cybersecurity industry and leaders expected to sustain high growth levels in the back half of 2025.
Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025 Data stolen from 6.5 million Co-op members in ‘devastating’ cyber attack In late April, the company shut off parts of its IT systems after the attack, in which hackers accessed and extracted members’ personal data.
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025 Co-op announces partnership with social impact business The move is a response to the recent cyber attack it suffered.
Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025 Healey: Accountability starts now over Afghan data leak and injunction Thousands of people have been relocated to the UK as part of a secret scheme set up after data on Afghans who supported British forces was leaked.
Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025 'No apology': Ben Wallace denies cover-up over Afghans data leak that 'put thousands in peril' Ex-Tory defence secretary says the decision to apply for the gagging order was ‘not, as some are childishly trying to claim, a cover-up’