According to cyber security researchers, state financed Chinese hackers have launched a spear phishing campaign to launch bespoke malware stored within Google Drive to international…
While many of the UK’s local authorities are adopting a wide range of new communications options from video calls to chat messenger systems, email is…
In 2020, UK councils notified the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of over 700 data breaches, with one particular council reporting 29 different breaches in a…
Phishing messages might seem like pointless spam that is easy to spot, but they are often the first phase of a far more serious attack.…
Like many not-for-profit enterprises and organisations within the healthcare sector, local councils are often responsible for storing data on vulnerable individuals. From addresses and dates…
Local council systems and data stores contain a vast amount of confidential information on data subjects who live within a borough or county. This presents…
While enterprises and world governments have long been targets of cybercriminals, local authorities are fast becoming a sought-after victim for attacks. Often lacking the same…
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales has made a statement of acknowledging the very real threat of cybercrime by becoming the first local authority…
When the private information retained by an organisation or government office is disclosed to the public or accessed without authorisation, the result is a data…
An investigation of London’s Hackney Council has uncovered a data breach that involved members of the local community’s personal information being exposed online.