Impacted schemes cover a rollcall of household names such as M&S and Royal Mail, as well as the UK's largest private pension provider the £82bn … Source link
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Nine-fingered Russian hacker Mikhail Matveev accused of Royal Mail attack hit with $10m bounty
A Russian master hacker who claims to have cut off his own finger after losing a bet has been slapped with a $10m (£8m) bounty by US officials. Mikhail Matveev, 30, of Kaliningrad, was accused on Tuesday of being one of the leading members of the Hive, LockBit and Babuk …
Read More »Pension details could have been stolen in major cyber hack, regulator fears
Hundreds of pension schemes have been ordered to check whether their data was stolen by cyber criminals during a major hack of Britain’s biggest outsourcer. In the latest twist following a serious cyber attack on Capita, The Pensions Regulator said it had told schemes that use the company as an …
Read More »First class stamp to cost more than £1, says Royal Mail
A first class stamp is to cost more than £1 following an inflation-busting increase, Royal Mail has announced. The cost of sending letters overnight will rise from 95p to £1.10 in April, Royal Mail confirmed, months after the postal operator warned significant price rises would be necessary unless it was …
Read More »Russia-linked hackers release stolen Royal Mail data on dark web
A Royal Mail spokesman said: “All of the evidence suggests that this data contains no financial information or other sensitive customer information. We continue to work closely with law enforcement agencies.” “Royal Mail is aware that an unauthorised third-party has published some data allegedly obtained from our network. “At this …
Read More »Royal Mail turned down £66m ransom demand from Lockbit hackers
Ransomware is malicious computer software that encrypts, or scrambles, files on victims’ computers. The criminals behind the software then demand a ransom in hard-to-trace cryptocurrency as the price for decrypting the files. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “As there is an ongoing investigation, law enforcement has advised that it would …
Read More »Companies banned from paying hackers after attacks on Royal Mail and Guardian
British companies have been banned from paying ransomware hackers after a spate of attacks on businesses including Royal Mail and the Guardian newspaper. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Thursday unveiled sanctions on seven Russian hackers linked to a gang called Conti, effectively banning any payments to the group. Thursday’s sanctions …
Read More »City of London traders hit by Russia-linked cyber attack
Trading in the City of London has been plunged into chaos after a Russian-linked ransomware gang attacked a company that plays a key role in Britain’s financial system. Lockbit, the group behind the cyber attack against Royal Mail last month, targeted trading software provider Ion Group on Tuesday. The London-based …
Read More »Small business owner takes parcel to US himself as Royal Mail delays drag on
A British business owner flew a package himself to a customer in the US after becoming increasingly frustrated by Royal Mail delays. Vern Tessio, who runs the dog accessory business WildBarc, personally flew the delivery 3,641 miles across the Atlantic after the Royal Mail banned sending parcels abroad after a …
Read More »Royal Mail restarts international deliveries for first time since cyber attack
Royal Mail has resumed international deliveries for the first time following a cyber attack that crippled the postal service’s computer systems. The company said it had finally begun sending letters and parcels abroad again, albeit in limited volumes, after a full week of paralysis. Critical systems at Royal Mail’s international …
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