Hackers target Dixons Carphone
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Twelve blocks are expected to turn green in a show of solidarity across the west London skyline, while Downing Street is also to be illuminated. PRIME MINISTER’S Questions was plunged into chaos after the SNP’s Westminster leader was kicked out for repeatedly challenging Speaker John Bercow.
Ian Blackford dismissed suggestions the move was a stunt and insisted he had a right to highlight the “outrageous” actions of Theresa May’s Government over Brexit.
The Speaker acted after the SNP MP defied numerous demands to retake his seat after claiming Scotland was being sidelined in Brexit debates.
Mr Bercow ordered him to leave the chamber and said he DIXONS CARPHONE has become the latest British firm to fall victim to a cyber attack after revealing 5.9 million customer bank card details and 1.2 million personal data records were hacked.
The retailer behind Currys said that while 5.8 million of the payment cards targeted were protected by chip and pin, around 105,000 non-EU cards without chip and pin protection were compromised.
Dixons Carphone said relevant card companies had been notified, but added that there was no evidence of fraud on the cards as a result of the incident.
It added that its investigation had also found that hackers accessed non-financial personal data – such as name, address or email details – for 1.2 million customer records.
The group is contacting all those affected, but sought to assure customers it had no evidence that this had resulted in fraud at this stage.
It said it had called in cyber experts and added extra security to its systems following the breach, while also since calling in the police and relevant authorities.
Dixons Carphone chief executive Alex could not return for the rest of the day.
SNP MPs stormed out in solidarity with their leader and shouted at the Speaker.
Tempers flared after time ran out for debate on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill on Tuesday night as MPs were set to consider what the SNP has termed a “power grab” by Baldock admitted the group had “fallen short” of its responsibility to protect customer data.
The National Crime Agency said that it is working with the National Cyber Security Centre, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to “understand what’s happened”.
A spokesman for the ICO said: “An incident involving Dixons Carphone has been reported to us and we are liaising with the National Cyber Security Centre, the Financial Conduct Authority and other relevant agencies to ascertain the details and impact on customers.
“Anyone concerned about lost data and Westminster over responsibilities returning to the UK from Brussels.
Mr Blackford suggested the row could make the case for independence stronger.
He said: “Not one single Scottish MP was able to speak in a debate that lasted less than 20 minutes,” he said. “That’s undemocratic.” how it may be used should follow the advice of Action Fraud.”
Dixons Carphone was fined £400,000 by the ICO in January after a 2015 cyber attack exposed the personal data of more than three million customers.
The latest data breach began in July last year, well before May 25, when new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules came into force.
It means that Dixons Carphone will likely escape hefty fines under the new regime, which can be up to 20 million euro.
However, the ICO said that it is still determining whether the case is dealt with under the 1998 or 2018 Data Protection Act.
Dixons Carphone shares fell as much as 4% soon after the London market opened.
Dixons said the hack occurred in one of the processing systems of Currys PC World and Dixons Travel stores.
It said the data accessed did not contain Pin codes, card verification values (CVV) or any authentication data allowing cardholder identification or a purchase to be made. The group added it did not believe the personal data accessed had left the group’s systems.