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Cyber Security

  • Sunday, 1 June, 2025
    News in-depth
    ‘Mischief before money’: inside the M&S hackers’ hunt for new targets

    The English-speaking, trash-talking Scattered Spider gang is a leader in the growing criminal ransomware industry

    M&S logo, hacking warning sign, spider
  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
    John Gapper
    Welcome to the age of cyber insecurity in business

    The hacking attack on Marks and Spencer shows breaches are inevitable and firms must focus on resilience

    A person walks past an M&S food storefront
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    UK defence
    UK’s high-tech warfare operations to be unified in defence shake-up

    Reorganisation of cyber and electronic military units will be crucial part of government’s strategic review

    UK soldiers deployed on Exercise Army Cyber Spartan
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    Personal Finance
    Nearly one in three in UK have been victim of mobile phone theft

    Trust in police and tech providers drops as consumers step up efforts to protect devices and sensitive data

    A youth on a bicycle snatches a phone from a woman in the street
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    Cyber warfare
    Prague blames Beijing for cyber attack on foreign ministry

    Czech government says ‘malicious’ assault mounted by group linked to China’s state security ministry

    Pedestrians walk along a street near the entrance to the parliament in Prague in the Czech Republic
  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Financial fraud
    UK fraud ‘blight’ prompts calls for action to protect consumers

    Experts say a ‘systemic’ solution is required as scammers adopt new methods and increase unauthorised losses

    A woman holds a credit card in one hand and a mobile phone in the other
  • Monday, 26 May, 2025
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    In cyber attacks, humans can be the weakest link

    Hacks of M&S and others have aimed to manipulate individuals not just systems

  • Monday, 26 May, 2025
    News in-depthSingapore
    ‘Rich and naive’: why Singapore is engulfed in a ‘scamdemic’

    City-state residents who spend a lot of time online and are naturally compliant with authority are especially vulnerable

    People gather along a waterfront promenade at night with Singapore’s illuminated skyline in the background
  • Saturday, 24 May, 2025
    Claer Barrett
    This is not just any cyber meltdown: will shoppers forgive M&S?

    Customer loyalty is the magic ingredient that should see Marks and Spencer bounce back from this crisis

    A woman shops in an M&S store
  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    Tata Consultancy Services carries out internal probe into M&S hack

    Indian IT company investigating whether it was gateway used by criminals to access retailer

    Tata Consultancy Services, M&S website on phone
  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
    Investors ChronicleRosie Carr
    Stockpickers: Rising number of cyber attacks poses challenge for investors

    A bad stumble by M&S but it has learnt a lesson

  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
    News in-depthMarks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S undone by old-fashioned con: how retailer’s cyber hell unfolded

    Hackers gained access via third-party supplier to perpetrate attack that put M&S ‘on its backside’

    Montage featuring a smartphone screen showing a message from M&S to its customers about the cyber attack
  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
    LexMarks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S hack attack will have tech firms ringing up the profits Premium content

    UK retailer’s woes highlight the scale — and cost — of the battle

    A Marks and Spencer Group store in the UK
  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S blames ‘human error’ for cyber attack that will hit profit by £300mn

    UK retailer discloses that breach came via supplier and warns online operations will be disrupted until July

    A close-up picture of the Marks and Spencer sign above a shop
  • Monday, 19 May, 2025
    ‘Significant amount’ of legal aid data hacked in England and Wales

    Legal Aid Agency forced to suspend its online service after discovery

    People walk past the Ministry of Justice headquarters
  • Saturday, 17 May, 2025
    News in-depthMarks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S chief executive faces £1.1mn pay hit after cyber attack

    Stuart Machin’s awards set to shrink after UK retailer’s share price drops following disclosure of sweeping hack

    Shoppers pass a Marks and Spencer retail store in London
  • Saturday, 17 May, 2025
    Financial fraud
    Consumers warned as ‘cloning’ scams jump by 57%

    Investment Association members report rising frauds using copies of genuine providers’ materials

    person with code on computer
  • Friday, 16 May, 2025
    Japanese politics & policy
    Japan arms itself against foreign cyber attacks with new law

    Tokyo’s cyber strategy has long been stymied by its pacifist constitution and rigid privacy rights

    hands on a laptop
  • Thursday, 15 May, 2025
    Coinbase
    US crypto group Coinbase targeted by hackers

    Shares fall 7% after exchange says demands were made for $20mn to prevent public disclosure of stolen customer data

    A Coinbase app and logo
  • Wednesday, 14 May, 2025
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S cyber insurance payout to be worth up to £100mn

    UK retailer to file big claim as it admits for first time that some customer data was stolen in recent hack

    Shoppers walk past a Marks and Spencer retail store in London, England
  • Tuesday, 13 May, 2025
    Spain
    Spain investigates cyber weaknesses in blackout probe

    Madrid says ‘everything remains on the table’ as it seeks to identify the cause of massive April 28 outage

    A woman in Vigo, northwest Spain, uses a torch to navigate the streets during the April 28 Iberian power outage
  • Sunday, 11 May, 2025
    Alice Hutchings
    The myth of the genius hacker

    As the hype around ‘Scattered Spider’ shows, marketing is everything in the cyber security industry

    Merchandise sold by the cyber security company CrowdStrike features references to Scattered Spider
  • Friday, 9 May, 2025
    UK retail industry
    UK retailers face 10% rises in premiums after cyber attacks

    Recent ransomware attacks and data breaches are expected to push up rates for the sector

    A sign at an M&S Food Hall in London warns of temporary delays with Click & Collect parcels
  • Tuesday, 6 May, 2025
    Pegasus spyware creator ordered to pay WhatsApp $168mn for 2019 hack

    NSO Group could be exposed to liability from other technology groups for exploiting their platforms’ vulnerabilities

    The website of Pegasus spyware
  • Tuesday, 6 May, 2025
    UK retail industry
    Beware hackers imitating IT help desks, UK cyber agency tells retailers

    National Cyber Security Centre has urged companies to pay attention to so-called social engineering tactics

    A pedestrian looks at a phone while outside a Co-op store in London, England
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  2. Welcome to the age of cyber insecurity in business
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