The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator wants to reduce the reimbursement cap on authorized push payment fraud to ease the burden on smaller banks. That's unacceptable and would undermine the financial system's integrity, said Jonathan Frost, board member at the Stop Scams Alliance.
The U.K. government on Thursday designated data centers as part of its critical national infrastructure in a move intended to prevent the loss of sensitive user data during disruptive cyberattacks. A newly announced data center security team will monitor and anticipate potential cyberthreats.
The British data protection authority and national law enforcement agency signed onto a cyber risk information-swapping agreement. The National Crime Agency and the Information Commissioner's Office will share cyberthreat assessments and information about incidents.
The transit authority serving metro London experienced a cyberattack that has led to subway riders experiencing problems with contactless payments for at least a second day. Transport for London said late Monday that is it "currently dealing with an ongoing cyber security incident."
Three men have pleaded guilty to running OTPAgency, a subscription service for fraudsters designed to automatically phone targets and trick them into sharing the one-time codes criminals need to log into their bank accounts. The service targeted more than 12,500 individuals over its 18-month run.
A draft set of recommendations published by the U.K. government promoting software resiliency received mixed reviews from British software executives who criticized a lack of specificity and overlap with existing best practices. The measures consist of a 21-step framework.
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A British IT services company whose ransomware attack and data breach in 2022 disrupted a national urgent care medical helpline now faces the prospect of a nearly $8 million fine. Hackers stole personal information belonging to 82,946 individuals.
Despite making some progress in tackling APP scams, smaller payment firms still struggle with high fraud rates compared to large banks, as highlighted in a report by the U.K.’s Payment Systems Regulator. Customer reimbursement guidelines have prompted banks to scrutinize suspicious payments.
The British data regulator reprimanded the U.K.'s Electoral Commission for its failure to prevent a 2021 hack attack that resulted in the exposure of millions of voter records. Hackers breached the Electoral Commission's networks after exploiting the ProxyShell vulnerability.
The U.K. National Health Service is urging hospitals across the country to limit the use of rare O-negative type blood after a ransomware attack on a British laboratory service provider crippled blood donations across the country. National blood stocks are at "unprecedentedly low levels."
A ransomware group late Thursday published information stolen during an attack that's led to postponed cancer treatment and organ transplant surgeries at two London National Health Service hospitals. The Qilin ransomware group hit Synnovis, a U.K. provider of medical lab services.
The U.K. Payments Systems Regulator has denied The Payment Association's request to delay the contentious APP fraud reimbursement plan by a year. The association, the largest community in payments, had warned that failing to delay the plan would permanently damage the payments industry.
A cyberattack on a U.K. laboratory services provider is disrupting patient care and testing services at several London-based NHS hospitals and other care facilities. Meanwhile, in the U.S., Ascension is providing a restoration timeline for its hospital EHRs in the wake of its attack.
Artificial intelligence has a limited impact on the outcome of specific elections, says the U.K.'s Alan Turing Institute, but evidence suggests its application in campaign settings creates second-order risks such as polarization and damaging trust in online sources.
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