Co-op just confirmed a major data breach— but only after the hackers got sick of waiting and contacted the BBC themselves . Yes, really. It turns out customer data wasn’t just mishandled, it was gift-wrapped and forgotten like an expired loyalty card. With Zellis—the same payroll firm linked to the BBC and BA MOVEit fiascos—once again in the mix, this breach isn’t just another blip. It’s part of a growing pattern of retail cybersecurity disasters. And with legal and funeralcare data involved, th
Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar Have Been Taken Hostage – And Yes, This Is Real Life Marks & Spencer has confirmed it’s the latest victim of a cyberattack, but forget dull technical jargon — the internet’s gone wild over rumours that iconic treats Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar are caught in the digital crossfire. With contactless payments down and click-and-collect orders delayed, shoppers have been left confused, furious, and Colin-less. Was it ransomware? A supply chain hit? Or j
Think your breakfast is safe? Think again. WK Kellogg Co.—yes, the cereal giant—just had employee data spilled thanks to a third-party software breach. Hackers from the Clop ransomware gang waltzed in via Cleo’s "secure" file transfer platform and helped themselves to names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. It’s another textbook example of supply chain negligence dressed up as digital transformation. If your business relies on vendors without grilling their security, you might as well sta
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Breach of the Month Club™ , your monthly tour of reputational disaster. March 2025 was a banner month for avoidable breaches, from Lloyds accidentally mailing out million-pound statements, to Jaguar Land Rover getting wrecked by leaked JIRA credentials. Reform UK ignored GDPR completely, Morrisons got battered by a supplier breach, and 23andMe? Well, they lost your DNA and filed for bankruptcy. We break it all down with just the right amount of sarcasm—and a r
