Recent Data Breaches

Middlesbrough Council’s Digital Resilience: A Deep Dive into Fortifying Public Services Against Cyber Threats Late 2024 brought a stark, unwelcome reminder of the persistent digital challenges councils across the UK grapple with, as Middlesbrough Council’s […]

In a significant development in the fight against cybercrime, four individuals have been arrested in connection with cyberattacks that targeted major UK retailers Marks & Spencer (M&S), Co-op, and Harrods. The National Crime Agency (NCA) […]

Discord’s October 2025 Breach: A Harsh Reminder of Our Digital Vulnerability It’s a story we hear far too often, isn’t it? Another week, another headline screaming about a data breach. But when it’s a platform […]

In a decisive move to combat the escalating threat of ransomware attacks, the UK government has announced plans to ban public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure from paying ransoms to cybercriminals. This […]

The Cracks in the Digital Armor: Advanced’s £3 Million Fine and the Urgent Call for Healthcare Cyber Resilience It was August 2022, and for thousands of patients across the UK, a seemingly ordinary Monday was […]

A Breach, A Bargain, And A Secret: Unpacking the UK’s Afghan Relocation Scandal Imagine, for a moment, the sheer dread. You’ve risked everything to assist an allied nation, believing in their promise of protection. Then, […]

Taps Run Dry: Asahi’s Cyberattack Halts Production Across Japan A seismic jolt has reverberated through Japan’s meticulously crafted beverage industry. Imagine, if you will, a nation renowned for its precision and technological prowess suddenly grappling […]

Harrods’ Digital Shadow: A Deep Dive into the 2025 Data Breach and its Broader Ramifications Late September 2025 brought a chilling email to hundreds of thousands of inboxes, confirming what many businesses dread: a data […]

The Unthinkable: How a Cyberattack on Kido International Shattered Trust and Exposed Our Most Vulnerable It was, without hyperbole, one of those incidents that makes your stomach clench, a stark reminder of the cold, calculating […]

Fortifying the UK’s Digital Backbone: A Deep Dive into Data Infrastructure Security and Resilience In May 2022, something quite significant happened for anyone invested in the UK’s digital future: the government rolled out a ‘Call […]