UK

  • T-Mobile UK employees sold customer data 18/11/2009 06:49:00

    Its competitors bought the information to entice customers whose contracts were nearly expired
    Workers at T-Mobile UK have been selling customer data to brokers who work for the competition, T-Mobile and the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said on Tuesday.
  • UK hails first cybercrime cooperation with banks 17/11/2009 07:44:00

    Four people have been sentenced to jail in a sophisticated banking fraud scheme to steal thousands of pounds
    U.K. police are hailing the sentencing of four people who used a sophisticated Trojan horse program to siphon money out of online bank accounts and send it to Eastern European countries and Russia.
  • UK to push for law to retain all communications data 10/11/2009 07:51:00

    ISPs would be required to retains data for online services they don't directly provide
    The U.K. government said Monday it plans to push for a law requiring service providers such as ISPs to retain data about instant messages, e-mail and other electronic communications.
  • U.K. government looks to smart ticketing for transport 21/08/2009 21:10:00

    But London's smart card, the Oyster, won't be used due to the use of proprietary technology
    The U.K. aims to have a plan by the end of this year that lets people use their mobile phones or smart cards to pay for travel across England's public transport system.
  • UK brothers sentenced for making fake credit, debit cards 16/07/2009 04:45:00

    The trio's sentences come after the UK hit a five-year high for counterfeit card fraud last year
    Three brothers were sentenced to prison on Tuesday in a London court for creating counterfeit credit and debit cards, defrauding victims of more than £600,000 (US$978,000), according to the Metropolitan Police.
  • UK, not North Korea, source of DDOS attacks, researcher says 14/07/2009 15:02:00

    Analysis contradicts assertions made by some governments of North Korean involvement
    The U.K. was the likely source of a series of attacks last week that took down popular Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea, according to an analysis performed by a Vietnamese computer security analyst.
  • MoBank app takes shopping to the iPhone in the UK 06/07/2009 04:54:00

    The app works with the iPod Touch as well and gives users the advantage of convenience, MoBank says
    iPhone and iPod Touch owners in the U.K. will be able to use their devices to buy and pay for goods using a new application from MoBank.
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