Insights for the United Kingdom, including the Crown Dependencies.
UK telecoms provider TalkTalk revealed a cyber attack that exposed personal data of nearly 157,000 customers, including around 15,600 bank account numbers and sort codes.
New consumer rights for digital content take effect, including liability for damage caused by defective digital content.
New Computer Misuse Act offences, including attacks causing serious damage, take effect.
From today, suppliers bidding for certain UK central government contracts must hold Cyber Essentials certification.
The UK Government has launched Cyber Essentials, a new certification scheme setting out five basic technical controls to protect against common cyber-attacks.
Google agreed to buy London-based DeepMind Technologies in a deal reported to be worth between 400 and 500 million US dollars.
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden showed that GCHQ was tapping fibre-optic cables and sharing the intercepted data with the NSA.
The UK government published plans to extend retention of communications data to web, social media, and internet calls; critics called it a ‘snooper’s charter’.
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust received a record ICO fine after patient data was found on hard drives sold on eBay.
US prosecutors charged alleged LulzSec and Anonymous members, revealing that leader Hector Monsegur had pleaded guilty and was cooperating.
The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime enters into force for the United Kingdom, following ratification in May 2011.
Revelations that the News of the World hacked a murdered schoolgirl’s voicemail caused national outrage and led to the paper’s closure.