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UK Account Hijacking Fraud Up 400% as Scammers Sell Fake Tickets Through Victims' Own Profiles
Criminals are breaking into people's email and social media accounts to impersonate them, then selling counterfeit concert tickets to the victim's own friends. The UK's cybersecurity authority says one fix is already in most people's pockets.
Ransomware Group The Gentlemen Claims Attack on Leeds Glass Firm Crystal Glass
A family-run glazing company in West Yorkshire has been listed on a dark-web extortion page by The Gentlemen ransomware group. The firm has not confirmed any incident, and the claim is unverified.
Fake iPhone 18 Deal Sites Are Stealing Money From Shoppers
Criminals are setting up convincing fake shops to target anyone searching for a cheaper price on Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro and foldable Duo. If you pay, the phone never arrives.
Jaguar Land Rover to Cut Up to 4,000 Jobs After Cyber Attack and Trump Tariffs Hit Revenue
Britain's largest car maker is opening a voluntary redundancy programme after falling sales, a cyber attack, and new US import taxes stripped away profit.
UK court jails 68-year-old for £980,000 pirate IPTV business
Milan Ibrahim ran 80 servers from a Chorley address, selling stolen Sky, BBC and Premier League streams to customers in Britain and abroad.
Manchester Airports Group Confirms Data Theft From Wi-Fi Sign-ups and Booking Systems
Hackers pulled email addresses, phone numbers and car registrations from MAG's systems. Payment details were not touched, and flights are running normally.
UK Homebuyers Lose Hundreds of Thousands to 'Friday Afternoon' Email Fraud
Criminals hijack email chains between buyers, solicitors and estate agents to redirect house-purchase deposits into fake bank accounts. One victim lost £300,000.
Iran-Linked Hackers Knocked a UK Power Plant Offline for Four Days
A cyberattack tied to Iran shut down a British power station for nearly a working week, raising hard questions about how well the country's energy grid can withstand a determined digital assault.
Pokémon Center warns UK and German shoppers after shipping partner is hacked
A cyberattack on logistics firm CEVA has spilled names, addresses and order details of Pokémon Center customers, leaving some fans with cancelled orders and no timeline for resolution.
Marcus Hutchins: The Accidental Hero Who Once Wrote the Code He Later Helped Stop
The man who halted one of history's most damaging cyberattacks spent years on the wrong side of the line first. His story is worth understanding.
Ransomware group Orion claims attack on Morris Group International
A criminal gang has listed the British professional-services firm on its dark-web pressure site. The company has not confirmed anything, and the claim is unverified.
Fake RingGo Texts Are Tricking Drivers Into Handing Over Bank Details
Scammers are sending fraudulent parking-fee demands that impersonate the RingGo app, banking on the fact that most drivers genuinely can't remember every parking session they've paid for.
Bank of America Is Buying British Cybersecurity Firm MDSec
The US banking giant is acquiring a 65-person UK security consultancy, deepening its foothold in northern England and adding offensive security expertise to its in-house defences.
EU, UK and France Sanction Russia Over Coordinated Hacking and Sabotage Campaign Across Europe
France summoned Russia's ambassador on Monday after European governments accused the FSB, Russia's main intelligence service, of running a campaign to spy on and disrupt critical infrastructure across more than a dozen countries.
Banning Kids From Social Media Sounds Simple. Actually Doing It Is Not.
Countries across four continents are passing age limits for social media. The hard part, it turns out, is proving how old anyone actually is.