UK Train Stations’ Wi-Fi Hacked, Displays Islamophobic Messages

A major cyberattack targeting Wi-Fi networks at UK railway stations, including London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly, has caused…...

LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in U.K. Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office ICO has confirmed that professional social networking platform LinkedIn has suspended processing users' data in the country to train its artificial intelligence AI models. "We are pleased that LinkedIn has reflected on the concerns we raised about its...

Meta to Train AI Models Using Public U.K. Facebook and Instagram Posts

Meta has announced that it will begin training its artificial intelligence AI systems using public content shared by adult users across Facebook and Instagram in the U.K. in the coming months. "This means that our generative AI models will reflect British culture, history, and idiom, and that U.K...

Hacker Claims Breach of UK’s Experience Engine, Data Sold Online

A hacker known as IntelBroker claims to have breached the UK-based company Experience Engine, allegedly exposing sensitive data.…...

A Creative Trick Makes ChatGPT Spit Out Bomb-Making Instructions

Plus: New evidence emerges about who may have helped 9/11 hijackers, UK police arrest a teen in connection with an attack on London’s transit system, and Poland’s spyware scandal enters a new phase...

The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’

A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023. It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that...

New Android SpyAgent Malware Uses OCR to Steal Crypto Wallet Recovery Keys

Android device users in South Korea have emerged as a target of a new mobile malware campaign that delivers a new type of threat dubbed SpyAgent. The malware "targets mnemonic keys by scanning for images on your device that might contain them," McAfee Labs researcher SangRyol Ryu said in an...

WordPress EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.12.14 - CSRF to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

CSRF to Cross Site Scripting XSS vulnerability discovered by Abdi Pranata Patchstack Alliance in WordPress Plugin EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce versions = 2.12.14...

WordPress EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce Plugin <= 2.12.14 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Software EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 2.12.14 Fixed in 3.0.0 OWASP Top 10 A3: Injection Classification Cross Site Scripting XSS CVE CVE-2024-44061 Patch priority Medium CVSS severity Medium 7.1 Developer Claim ownership PSID f85f2397bd5f Credits Abdi Pranata...

Russian Midnight Blizzard Breached UK Home Office via Microsoft

Russian hacking group Midnight Blizzard breached the UK Home Office, stealing sensitive data. Learn how they exploited supply…...

Thousands of Exposed Industrial Control Systems in US, UK Threaten Water Supplies

Thousands of Industrial Control Systems in the US and UK are vulnerable to cyberattacks, putting critical infrastructure like…...

uk.sampsonstore.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3953823

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

UK Shuts Down ‘Russian Coms’ Fraud Platform Defrauding Millions

The UKs National Crime Agency has dismantled Russian Coms, a major fraud platform responsible for global financial losses.…...

17-Year-Old Linked to Scattered Spider Cybercrime Syndicate Arrested in U.K.

Law enforcement officials in the U.K. have arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall who is suspected to be a member of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime syndicate. The arrest was made "in connection with a global cyber online crime group which has been targeting large organizations with...

ukshopfittings.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3937817

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

UK Health Club Chain ‘Total Fitness’ Data Leak Exposes KYC and Card Data

UK-based health and fitness chain Total Fitness suffered a significant data breach leaving member photos, names, and even bank details vulnerable online. Learn how to protect yourself and what went wrong at Total Fitness...

Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers

CCTV cameras and AI are being combined to monitor crowds, detect bike thefts, and spot trespassers...

Meta Pauses AI Training on EU User Data Amid Privacy Concerns

Meta on Friday said it's delaying its efforts to train the company's large language models LLMs using public content shared by adult users on Facebook and Instagram in the European Union following a request from the Irish Data Protection Commission DPC. The company expressed disappointment at...

This Week in Spring - June 4th, 2024

Hi, Spring fans, from London! I'm in this fabulous country doing my level-headed best to refrain from dooing Mr. Bean bits, because, honestly, if I - an avid and prolific fan of Spring and its many beans - can't be "Mr. Bean," then I'm glad Rowan Atkinson is! I'm here for a SpringOne Tour event,...

UK PSTI? You’ll need a Vulnerability Disclosure Program!

If you are distributing or selling smart devices in to the UK market, your products will need to be compliant with the UK Product Security and Telecommunications Act. One of the three mandatory areas is that you have a vulnerability disclosure program VDP In the supporting materials for the Act,...