Nearly a third of young people preyed on by “text pest” delivery drivers

Surely you should be able to order pizza without being pestered for sex or a date?

So, how come so many young people are claiming that they are being hassled after ordering an online delivery?

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Cumbria Police accidentally publish officers’ names and salaries online

‘Ello ello ello. What’s all this then?

Just days after it was learned that the police had exposed the details of their 10,000 staff in Northern Ireland, another force has admitted to an embarrassing breach of sensitive data.

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Ransomware attacks cost manufacturing sector $46 billion in downtime since 2018, report claims

Newly-released research reveals the eye-watering costs that the manufacturing sector has suffered in recent years at the hands of ransomware.

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Flaw in Ninja Forms WordPress plugin allows hackers to steal submitted data

Critical security vulnerabilities in a WordPress plugin used on around 900,000 websites, allow malicious hackers to steal sensitive information entered on forms.

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Heart monitor manufacturer hit by cyberattack, takes systems offline

CardioComm, a Canadian company which provides heart-monitoring technology to hospitals and consumers, has revealed that it has been forced to take its systems offline following a cyberattack.

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SEC requires firms to report cyberattacks within 4 days, but not everyone may like it

New rules requiring publicly-listed firms to disclose serious cybersecurity incidents within four days have been adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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