Cyber incidents are the Achilles heel for major UK CEOs, report finds Tech Most UK CEOs experienced some sort of crisis that has hindered businesses, as cyber security incidents and social issues are becoming a headache
Royal Mail’s export service hit with major cyber incident and is experiencing ‘severe disruption’ Royal Fail Royal Mail is experiencing “severe service disruption” to its international export services following a cyber incident, the company has announced. A statement said it was temporarily unable to despatch export items including letters and parcels to overseas destinations. Royal Mail said: “We have asked customers temporarily to stop submitting any export items into the network while we work hard [...]
Cyber attacks top risks for UK firms in 2024 but spectre of natural disasters looms large Business Risks The Allianz Risk Barometer has ranked cyber incidents as the biggest risk for businesses, both globally and in the UK, by companies of all sizes and over a range of sectors.
Former cyber security boss ‘believes a Russian group’ is behind the NHS ‘major IT incident’ June 5, 2024 Asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme if it is known who attacked Synnovis, Ciaran Martin said: “Yes. We believe it is a Russian group of cyber criminals who call themselves Qilin.
NHS cyber attack causes cancellations as London hospitals hit by ‘major IT incident’ June 4, 2024 A number of NHS procedures have been cancelled or redirected, with blood transfusions said to have been especially impacted.
Veterinary group CVS gears up for Australia expansion July 25, 2024 Veterinary group CVS announced 10 per cent revenue growth but weaker sales amid soft demand and the effect of a cyber security attack, while it separately announced a shift in strategy to focus on growth in Australia. Like-for-like sales only increased by 2.9 per cent year on year at the London-listed company, after a rise [...]
Capita appears to be turning a corner after a year of debt, cyber attacks, job cuts and sell-offs December 14, 2023 It said there revenue growth of 2.1 per cent this year, and a boost in its total contract value to £2.89bn, an increase of 47 per cent on last year. It attributed this to a “significant improvement in win rate”.
Capita shares plummet 11 per cent as contractor reveals cyber attack cost £25m August 4, 2023 Capita shares slumped 11.4 per cent on Friday morning after it said a recent data breach could cost it up to £25m. The government contractor, which provides data and IT outsourcing processes, said this morning it expects a major cyber attack in March could cost it £20-25m, as an investigation nears its close. This figure is [...]
London-listed veterinary services firm CVS hit by cyber attack. Here’s everything we know so far April 8, 2024 It said after realising it was under attack CVS "took immediate steps to isolate the issue and, to prevent wider unauthorised access", taking its IT systems offline.
Capita hits back as pension holders look to sue over Russian-linked cyber attack January 14, 2024 Capita is facing legal action over last year's cyber attack, but denies there is any valid basis for a claim.