9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (403+ words) London councils have activated "emergency plans" after being hit by a cyber attack. Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea town halls said they are urgently working with the National Cyber Security Centre following the hack that began on Monday. Other local…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (819+ words) Thalha Jubair was described as a “modern day Oliver Twist” by his defence team. The 20-year-old from east London was still a teenager when he and his partner in crime, Owen Flowers, launched a nine-day hack of Transport for London’s…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (424+ words) Two teenagers have pleaded not guilty to carrying out a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL). Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, were arrested in September as part of an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (528+ words) According to reports, a cybercriminal gang is now using the stolen information to extort the company, going so far as to contact parents directly by phone as part of their ransom demands. While Kido has not yet released a public…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (502+ words) According to reports, a cybercriminal gang is now using the stolen information to extort the company, going so far as to contact parents directly by phone as part of their ransom demands. While Kido has not yet released a public…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (493+ words) A central London council said potentially sensitive and personal information was likely “copied and taken” by hackers during a cyber attack in November. Westminster City Council said the breach involved some “limited data” hosted on a shared IT system with…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (251+ words) The ninth annual Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report has landed. It reveals 80% of companies report paying a ransom to recover or protect critical data, and 59% of SMEs experienced a cyberattack in the last 12 months. In light of cyber attacks on firms…...

11+ mon, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) Two people have been arrested over a cyber attack which targeted a London-based nursery chain. Kido, which has 18 branches in and around London, was hit by the ransomware attack last month. It is understood that a cybercriminal gang used the…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (474+ words) Cyberhackers are said to have stolen information about thousands of children from a nursery chain and posted some details on the darknet, it has been reported. Pictures, along with the names and addresses of around 8,000 children from the Kido nursery…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (520+ words) Multiple London councils were hit with cyber attacks this week, prompting the National Crime Agency and GCHQ’s Cyber Security Centre to launch an emergency investigation. It’s not yet known who was behind the attack, what the motive was, or if…...