Denmark on Tuesday raised its cyber security alert level from “medium” to “high” after several attacks by pro-Russian hacker groups in recent weeks, the country’s Centre for Cyber Security said. “The risk level is being raised on the back of high activity among pro-Russian cyber activists, who are carrying out …
Read More »Indignant SNP MP fumes after being knocked back for a visit to Royal Mail sorting office
An Indignant Nationalist MP has publicly fumed about being knocked back for a visit to a Royal Mail sorting office. John Nicolson claims he was refused entry to his “local Alloa sorting office” by the manager, despite claiming he had “arranged a visit”. The MP for Ochil and South Perthshire …
Read More »Royal Mail customer complains of three-month wait for stamps in swap out scheme
A Royal Mail customer has complained of a three-month wait in being reimbursed for old stamps he sent off to the postal service as part of its “Swap Out” scheme. Royal Mail is phasing out old “everyday” stamps and rolling out revamped versions featuring barcodes in the scheme, which the …
Read More »SMEs Are Now the Top Targets for Cybercriminals
Organisations often turn to the phrase “we were hit by a sophisticated and determined cyberattack”, only later to discover the hacker was a teenager using free tools downloaded from the internet. Takeaway point: it’s hard to be cyber secure in 2023. So, if it’s hard for large organisations like Royal …
Read More »We are the weakest link • The Register
Webinar It’s a startling truth but 45 percent of workers in the US believe using public Wi-Fi is safe. At the same time, the 2021 Egress Insider Data Breach Survey found that a staggering 94 percent of organizations surveyed had suffered an insider data breach with human error the principal …
Read More »Britain’s JD Sports says customer data accessed by cyber attack | 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC
Britain’s JD Sports says customer data accessed by cyber attack | 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC | Holland Close For the health and safety of everyone, our offices are temporarily closed to the public. If you have won a prize from us …
Read More »New date set for old stamps to become unusable
The Royal Mail has set a new date for old stamps to be retired, after which they will no longer work if you stick them to letters and parcels. The old stamps were to cease to be valid from today, January 31, but the deadline has now been extended. The …
Read More »Royal Mail issues six-month warning to anybody who owns stamps
The Royal Mail has issued a six-month warning to anybody who has stamps at home, or in their purse or wallet. The Royal Mail has confirmed the old stamps – which are due to be axed – will be extended, after initially being set to become invalid from January 31 …
Read More »JD Sports says data of 10m customers may have been accessed in hack
JD Sports said the accessed data includes customer names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and the final four digits of payment cards. Sports and fashion retailer JD Sports said the details of 10m customers were potentially accessed in a recent cyberattack. The data breach relates to online orders placed between November …
Read More »Short Interest Update for International Distributions Services plc (OTCMKTS:ROYMY)
There was a significant drop in the number of short positions held in International Distribution Services plc (OTCMKTS: ROYMY) during January. Mhere was a total short interest of 5,800 shares as of January 15, representing a decrease of 23.7% from the position size of 7,600 shares as of December 31. …
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