A major security flaw with Companies House has exposed the private details of directors at millions of businesses in the UK. Companies House, which serves as the UK’s official corporate register, was ...

On Friday 13 March, Companies House discovered a security issue within its WebFiling service. This vulnerability allowed logged-in users to potentially access and modify certain details of another ...

Confidential information that could reportedly be viewed included directors’ home addresses, email addresses, and dates of ...

Companies House, the UK’s business registrar, has successfully rebooted its online WebFiling service after it emerged that a previously unknown cyber security issue exposed various data on companies ...

The deadline is fast approaching for businesses using a Companies House WebFiling log in to switch over to the GOV.UK One platform. From 13th October, owners of limited companies will need to use the ...

Companies House said a glitch on its online filing service allowing people to view and edit data for other businesses and their directors may have gone undetected for five months. The UK’s official ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firms registered with Companies House include AstraZeneca, Shell and Tesco (Getty Images) A major security flaw with Companies ...

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