Report Fraud says hacking-related losses rose sharply during 2025/26 nationally. Reported stolen sums reached £6.3m as police and the NCSC encouraged wider use of phishing-resistant passkeys for important accounts.

Britain’s cyber workforce is growing, but skills shortages are widening. Government research finds stronger graduate numbers alongside persistent technical gaps, slower workforce growth, and much wider workplace use of AI.

Beazley has expanded cyber cover to address emerging AI failures. The insurer is making AI-related regulatory and operational losses more explicit as businesses deploy automated systems across increasingly important processes.

Beacon’s CRM breach has widened concerns over supplier cyber risk. RNLI supporters are among those being notified after compromised credentials gave an attacker access to databases used by charities across the UK.

Revolut has confirmed customer data was disclosed to unauthorised parties. Fraudulent requests sent through a legitimate government email domain exposed sensitive information, putting verification controls and social-engineering risk under scrutiny.

Revolut has confirmed customer data was disclosed through fraudulent requests. The fintech says its systems and customer funds were unaffected, but personal information and identity documents were exposed after requests arrived through a legitimate government-agency email domain.

EU cyber reporting duties now apply to digital product manufacturers. Companies face 24-hour early-warning deadlines for actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents as ENISA’s new Single Reporting Platform becomes operational.

Distology is entering a new growth phase with Foresight backing. The Stockport cybersecurity distributor has changed institutional investor after NorthEdge’s exit, with European acquisitions, channel expansion, and AI-related services among the priorities for its next stage.