The weekly
8 August 2026
3 stories. Each headline opens the story page; the source line links to the original.
Protect my money and accounts
- ICO reprimands Met Police after stalking victim's new address leaked to her abuser
A stalking victim's new address and phone number were sent, unredacted, to the man she was being protected from - a stark reminder to ask any organisation (police, school, GP) how they handle sensitive details, especially in abuse or safeguarding situations.
Keep the kids and the household safe
- ICO reprimands Met Police after stalking victim's new address leaked to her abuser
A stalking victim's new address and phone number were sent, unredacted, to the man she was being protected from - a stark reminder to ask any organisation (police, school, GP) how they handle sensitive details, especially in abuse or safeguarding situations.
Keep my shop trading
- Guilty plea in Snowflake cloud extortions underscores MFA gap
A hacker's guilty plea confirms 165+ organisations were extorted after criminals used stolen cloud logins that lacked MFA - a concrete reminder for any shop using cloud/SaaS accounts to turn on MFA everywhere, not just on the accounts that feel important.
- N-able warns hackers are exploiting an auth-bypass flaw in its N-central IT management tool
Small businesses whose IT is run by an outside provider (MSP) are often managed through tools like N-central - if that provider hasn't patched, criminals can hijack every business it manages at once. Worth an email to your IT provider asking if they're patched.