Cybersecurity Cybersecurity As the nation waits for the impending appearance of former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells at the public inquiry, a former colleague reveals her certainty that there were no miscarriages of justice By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 17 May 2024 14:16 During her time as Post Office CEO,...
Cybersecurity Cybersecurity The Post Office CIO was tasked by directors with sizing up Computer Weekly for the task of reviewing a forensic investigation into Horizon By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 17 May 2024 10:48 The Post Office’s most senior IT executive was given the task of researching whether Computer Weekly...
Ohio Dmitry Nikolaev – stock.adobe.co Ohio Former Post Office CIO Lesley Sewell failed to raise concern over Post Office’s false stance on Horizon integrity By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 16 May 2024 17:00 A former Post Office IT boss had the opportunity to stop it misleading the public over software...
Cincinnati Cincinnati The Scottish parliament will introduce its own legislation to exonerate subpostmasters with convictions based on evidence from Post Office Horizon system By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 14 May 2024 17:26 The Scottish Parliament is introducing legislation to exonerate all subpostmasters convicted based on evidence from the controversial Post...
Ohio Ohio Simon Clarke told public inquiry he believes he was misled by Post Office internal lawyers over Horizon prosecutions By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 09 May 2024 16:45 Post Office lawyers misled a barrister acting for them in subpostmaster prosecution cases, the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry has...
Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Barrister Simon Clarke was representing the Post Office when he discovered an expert witness had misled courts in subpostmaster trials By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 09 May 2024 15:00 A Fujitsu IT expert’s admission that bugs existed in the Post Office Horizon system in 2013 was a “bombshell...
Cybersecurity Cybersecurity The Post Office’s top lawyer held back vital information when requested by the criminal cases review commission, preventing wrongful convictions from being reviewed By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 03 May 2024 10:30 The Post Office general counsel failed to give the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) evidence that...
Ohio Ohio Post Office investigators were only focused on getting money from subpostmasters blamed for accounting shortfalls, according to a 2013 report commissioned by organisation’s legal boss By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 02 May 2024 13:26 Post Office employees investigating subpostmasters over unexplained account shortfalls didn’t look into claims that...
Ohio Labelled a “bluffer” and an agitator, a former subpostmaster was proved right when he alerted Post Office boss Paula Vennells to a major software bug and warned that inaction would eventually see her face a judicial review. The Post Office underestimated an ultimatum sent by Tim McCormack, who was described as a “bluffer” by...
Cincinnati Security researchers analyzing phishing campaigns that target United States Postal Service (USPS) saw that the traffic to the fake domains is typically similar to what the legitimate site records and it is even higher during holidays. Phishing operations typically target people’s sensitive information (account credentials, card details) or try to trick users into making...