Last month, it was reported that Capita, the outsourcing and professional services specialist and government contractor, suffered a cyber-attack in March. Originally, it was stated that customer, supplier or colleague data may have been accessed. Recent developments have found that the attack was carried out by the Russian hacking group, Black Basta, who have since leaked Capita...Read More
The UK’s cyber security agency has warned that an increase in ‘hackers for hire’, which is set to grow even further over the next five years, will pose a growing threat to organisations and individuals all over the world. It’s stated that it will lead to an increase in cyber-attacks and increasingly unpredictable threats. According...Read More
The head of the Republic campaign group has called for an inquiry into officers’ conduct after protestors arrested at the Coronation this weekend were later released without charge. On Saturday, Metropolitan police officers arrested six anti-monarchy protestors in London before the Coronation. The leader of the anti-monarchy group, Graham Smith, was among the six arrested,...Read More
The UK’s criminal record office, ACRO, had to pull its web portal offline after a two-month “cyber security incident”. The web portal is still offline (as of 20 April 2023) while they “investigate a technical issue, which we now know to be a cyber security incident.” It is unclear when the website will be back...Read More
In December 2022, a Devon school trust suffered a significant data breach that exposed the sensitive personal information of staff members to unauthorised access. While details of the breach remain limited, it has been reported that both staff and students were able to access a range of personal data relating to teachers employed by the...Read More
According to a new report by the cryptocurrency research firm Chainalysis, cyber-crime gangs faced a 40% drop in earnings in 2022. Many of these groups raise money by hacking companies’ IT systems and refusing to relinquish control or threatening to publish sensitive data if a ransom is not paid. The Chainalysis report indicates that victims...Read More
The North American arm of automotive giant Nissan has recently acknowledged that the personal information of almost 18,000 customers was exposed in a data breach last year. The breach was not suffered by Nissan directly, but rather by a third-party vendor the company uses for some of its software requirements. This incident demonstrates just how...Read More
The former Metropolitan police officer David Carrick will spend at least 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty to 49 charges, including 24 counts of rape. Carrick was sentenced to 36 life sentences on February 7th, with the judge noting that his position as a Met officer gave him “exceptional power to coerce and control”....Read More
Police officers have a duty to keep you safe and protect you from harm. However, all too often, there are reports of police using excessive force, sometimes with devastating consequences. Successful police assault claims prove that an officer acted unlawfully, either by breaching their own conduct requirements or human rights. Last year, an officer working...Read More
A string of high-profile cases alleging police forces across the UK discriminate against women has led public confidence in the police to tumble. Reports on Sarah Everard, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in the press highlighted the multiple failings women have endured at the hands of those put in place to protect them. As a result,...Read More
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