Our spokesperson said: “The Ministry of Defence has made us aware of this incident and we are assessing the information provided”. Q&A from the Information Commissioner’s Office What is the ICO’s role after an organisation experiences a cyber attack? All…
image: @traffic_analyzer | iStock An estimated 270,000 payroll records of Britain’s armed forces have been compromised due to a breach by a third-party contractor The breach, discovered recently, has left the personal information of current and former members of the Army,…
The Ministry of Defence has suffered a significant data breach and the personal information of UK military personnel has been hacked. A third-party payroll system used by the MoD, which includes names and bank details of current and past members…
A disabled woman was horrified to receive a letter from a prisoner telling her he’d been sent her personal records in a serious data breach. The inmate at Glasgow’s HMP Barlinnie had been posted Mary McGoldrick’s name, address and intimate…
Tech that comes with weak passwords such as “admin” or “12345” will be banned in the UK under new laws dictating that all smart devices must meet minimum security standards. Measures to protect consumers from hacking and cyber-attacks come into…
Elliott Kenton is a partner and health and safety expert at law firm Weightmans Construction firms now face higher costs for health and safety compliance following an increase in the fee for intervention (FFI). This is the mechanism by which…
This comes ahead of the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan where the government will set out its plan to restore land and sea for nature and work towards meeting the ambitious goals set out at COP15 The G7 nations…
Kizzy Augustin Partner, White Collar Crime & Investigations Group Kizzy is a Partner in the White Collar Crime & Investigations Group. A Solicitor Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience, she has significant experience in defending companies, senior directors and employees…
The first-of-its-kind analysis quantifies the impact that nature degradation, both domestically and internationally, could have on the UK’s economy and financial sector, and highlights that these risks need to be acknowledged and addressed to strengthen the UK’s economic and financial…
The number of houses with solar panels is going through the roof – quite literally – in the UK. I installed them six years ago and haven’t looked back since. The great news is though that while the National Grid…