attack on BBC and BA offers glimpse into the future of cybercrime
- Written by Danny Steed, Lecturer in Cyber Security, Cranfield University

British Airways (BA), the BBC, Ofcom and Boots were among a number of organisations that were reportedly victims of a major recent cyber-attack, resulting in the breach of numerous staff details.
The stolen data is said to include staff names, staff ID numbers and national insurance numbers (although, importantly, not banking details)....