A boy of 17 who hacked into Lloyd's of London's website last New Year's Eve has admitted two breaches of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 at Hereford Youth Court.
The teenager was conditionally discharged for a year and ordered to pay £65 costs over the incident, which resulted in Lloyd's launching a thorough review of its site security.
He had also used his PC to hack into the national rail information website. On the Lloyd's website he wrote: “The UK caught the net boom but forgot about security.” He was traced by police to his home in Hereford.
A Lloyd's spokesman said security changes had been made to ensure the problem would not occur again.
The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.
