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  • January 19, 2023 19 Jan'23

    KFC, Pizza Hut parent shuts UK restaurants after cyber attack

    A ransomware attack on Yum! Brands, the parent organisation of restaurants including KFC and Pizza Hut, was forced to shut approximately 300 outlets in the UK following a ransomware attack by an unspecified group

  • January 19, 2023 19 Jan'23

    Mailchimp suffers third breach in 12 months

    Email marketing service Mailchimp has suffered its third data breach in a year, but has been praised for being open about its latest attack

  • January 19, 2023 19 Jan'23

    UK seeks to ban sharing ‘positive’ Channel crossing videos online

    Under UK government amendments to the Online Safety Bill, video footage that shows people crossing the Channel in a ‘positive light’ could be added to a list of illegal content that all tech platforms must proactively prevent from reaching users, ...

  • January 19, 2023 19 Jan'23

    Newham Council rejects use of live facial-recognition tech by police

    Live facial-recognition technology should not be used by police in Newham until biometric and anti-discrimination safeguards are in place, according to a motion passed unanimously by the council, but the Met Police and the Home Office have indicated...