Data possibly stolen and council services offline after Glasgow cyber attack

Glasgow City Council has warned that personal data may have been stolen in a cyber attack affecting its services. The local authority was alerted to malicious activity on servers managed by a third-party supplier on June 19. Due to affected Read More …

Internet collapses across Iran, say web-monitoring firms

Internet connectivity in Iran almost completely disappeared on Wednesday, according to web-monitoring firms, as war with Israel enters its sixth day. NetBlocks, a firm that tracks internet access across the world, wrote on X that Iran is “now in the Read More …

M&S shares rise as online orders resume after £300m cyberattack

M&S shares climbed on Tuesday (10 June) after the retailer reopened its website more than six weeks following a cyberattack that forced a near two-month halt to online sales. The group has resumed home delivery of a selection of its Read More …

Major US grocery distributor warns of disruption after cyberattack

United Natural Foods (UNFI), a major distributor of groceries to Whole Foods and other retailers, said on Monday that it was hit by a cyberattack, warning of disruptions to its ability to fulfill and distribute customer orders. UNFI said in Read More …

Victoria’s Secret pulls down website amid security incident

Clothing and lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret suspended most of the functionality of its website and some in-store services to “address a security incident,” according to a statement posted to the company’s website on Wednesday. “We identified and are taking steps Read More …

Major supermarket distributor to Tesco and Sainsbury’s ‘held to ransom’

A major distributor to Britain’s biggest supermarkets, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi, is being held to ransom by cyber hackers following a string of assaults on UK retail in the last month. Peter Green Chilled said clients were “receiving regular Read More …

Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. The Hague-based court’s American staffers have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. Some non-governmental organizations Read More …

Steelmaker Nucor halts some production after cyber security incident

Steelmaker Nucor said on Wednesday it had halted certain production at various locations after identifying a cyber security incident that involved unauthorized third-party access to certain information technology systems it used. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said it is in Read More …