National Cyber Security Centre News

UK’s Tesco Bank Slapped with $21.4M Fine for ‘Foreseeable’ Cyber Attack in 2016

Britain’s markets watchdog has fined Tesco 16.4 million pounds ($21.4 million) for failing to protect account holders at its bank from a “foreseeable” cyber attack two years ago. The Financial Conduct Authority said that in November 2016 cyber attackers exploited …

Tesco Bank Hack Still a Mystery – to Frustration of Other UK Lenders

British banking executives and security experts are growing frustrated at the dearth of information available more than three months after 2.5 million pounds ($3.09 million) was stolen from Tesco Bank in the UK’s biggest financial cyber heist. Security officers normally …

Tesco Reveals $3M Was Stolen from 9,000 Customers in Recent Cyber Bank Theft

Retailer Tesco Plc’s banking arm said on Tuesday that 2.5 million pounds ($3 million) had been stolen from 9,000 customers over the weekend in what cyber experts said was the first mass hacking of accounts at a western bank. Tesco …

Tesco Bank’s Cyber Attack Investigated by UK’s National Crime Agency

Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is leading a criminal inquiry into the theft of money from thousands of Tesco Bank accounts that the UK financial watchdog said was unprecedented. New cyber crime agency National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a government …