Cyber News

UK government security experts have encouraged UK businesses to embed best practice security in their supply chains using what is known as ‘playbook’. So far Cyber Essentials has a whole has not been warmly received and the take up figures are disappointing. The study claimed just 3% of UK businesses are accredited, rising to 21% […]

DXS International, a Surrey based technology company that provides healthcare workflow solutions to NHS England has confirmed it was hit by a cyber-attack. In a filing to the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on 18th December, DXS International said the incident was discovered on 14th December and affected its office servers. Fortunately, the attack caused “minimal

One third of adults in the UK are using artificial intelligence for emotional support or social interaction, according to research published by the AI Security Institute (AISI) in its first study. The survey of 2,000 UK adults is based on two years of testing the abilities of more than 30 unnamed chatbots. It found that

Have Labour gone too far according to Google, yes they have. They heavily criticised the Labour Government, claiming Britain risks suppressing free expression through the Online Safety Act. Google criticism targets Ofcom’s plans requiring platforms to identify and limit the spread of “potentially illegal” material, including hate speech and incitement to violence. Google are not

Young Brits are turning away from the internet, with increasing numbers seeing it as damaging to society and their mental health, according to recent research published by Ofcom. The questions were part of annual research carried out in the summer by YouGov with 7,340 adults of all ages for Ofcom’s Annual Online Nation report, with these

HMRC has warned UK taxpayers working on their Self Assessment filings that it has already received tens of thousands of reports related to suspected scams. The UK tax office revealed that it received more than 135,500 reports since February 2025, including 4800 related to the Self Assessment system it uses to collect income tax from the

Spear phishing is when fraudsters use any information they already attained about you – such as your date of birth or place of work – to make scams targeting you much more effective. Phishing is one level of threat but this on a whole different level. This year in England, we’ve seen large-scale data breaches at

Deepfake videos will use AI to digitally alter footage, they sometimes blend real visuals with fake audio to make it appear as if the person in the video is saying something they never said. This is regularly seen on on social media using famous fake people. However, this is increasingly being used to create completely

Social media is still the primary source of scams for Gen Z consumers. In 2025, six in 10 (58%) reports from Gen Z customers involved social media, compared with 45% across all age groups according to Barclays. The widespread use of AI has made scams harder to spot. Three in four (75%) consumers believe AI

Barclays customers are at risk of having their bank accounts emptied by fraudsters. The scams data shows investment scams accounted for 47p in every £1 claimed by victims this year. They have stated that half of UK adults have been targeted by a scam in 2025, rising to two thirds of Gen Z (64 per