A controversial US and Israeli-backed group - the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) - was also established as a private aid distribution system. It uses US security contractors and bypasses the UN, which said it was unworkable and unethical.
"Ian Stuart is definitely right to highlight cyber-security as a major concern for the banking sector, but recent events within retail have been a stark reminder that it can impact every sector," he added."It goes beyond just protecting customer data, it's about maintaining trust in the entire financial system. A breach doesn't just risk individual accounts; it can ripple through markets, reputations, public confidence and beyond."
Barclays, Lloyds, Nationwide, Santander, NatWest, Danske Bank, Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank have also provided information to the committee.Between January 2023 and February this year, they experienced 158 IT failures between them.Vim Maru, CEO of Barclays UK, addressed MPs about the
Serious IT problems affected online banking for several days, left some people unable to move home - and could result in the bank facing compensation payments ofMr Maru apologised to customers, saying he was "deeply sorry for the disruption". He said there was no evidence it was caused by a cyber-attack or a malicious act.
Following the Barclays incident in January, about 1.2m people in the UK were then affected by further banking outages in February.
Those problems occurred at Lloyds, TSB, Nationwide and HSBC.She said: "I have a lot of mixed feelings, but the most important ones are that I am grateful and happy to seize an opportunity like this.
"On the other hand, I carry a sense of guilt for being here while my colleagues are still facing challenges without similar opportunities."Prof Shameq Sayeed, Leicester Medical School's Director of International Teaching Partnerships, said: "Though their displacement – with family and friends still under constant threat in Gaza – constitutes an ongoing and unimaginable challenge, this funding removes at least one of the barriers to the students' ability to complete their studies and return to Gaza as doctors."
First Lady Melania Trump has joined her husband President Donald Trump as he signed a bill into law that makes posting so-called "revenge porn" and deepfake explicit content illegal.The Take It Down Act criminalises posting "intimate images" - real or AI-generated - online without an individual's consent and requires technology companies to remove the content within 48 hours.