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Scattered Spider pair jailed over TfL hack

July 16, 2026
Two members of the Scattered Spider hacking collective have each been jailed for five and a half years at Woolwich Crown Court on 16 July over a 2024 cyber attack on Transport for London that compromised the personal data of millions of customers and cost the transport authority £39 million.

Government introduces mandatory data breach reporting protocol

July 15, 2026
The Cabinet Office has published a Model Action Plan setting out a single cross-government framework that all departments and arms-length bodies must follow when responding to significant personal data breaches, introducing mandatory central reporting of such incidents for the first time.

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A different kind of target

September 18, 2025
David Gourlay explains why public sector cybersecurity needs a tailored legal approach.

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