Reply to: Unified Payroll: Payment £6.5k withheld (Hacking apparently!!!)

[Fred Bloggs]

Slightly offtopic - and I would love DaveB 's comment but one thing I would be checking is how integrated an umbrella's systems are.

I've discussed this a number of times recently and personally attaching an open banking transaction interface to your accountancy software is a risk too far - better to keep payments as a separate process (download batch file from accountancy software, and run the batch file in the bank software / website manually).

A thousand million times this in bold. I would never, ever allow a potential backdoor to anything like accounting software. It's just asking for trouble. Even worse, you might well be accused of compromising your account security if there's an insurance claim involved.

[Pavanski]

A sad update.

https://forums.contractoruk.com/umbr...iquidator.html

Oh no! Thank you for sharing this. I have been chasing them and so on. Does this mean I don't get my money back? Grateful for Any ideas or help regarding this? Thank you in advance!

[cojak]

A sad update.

https://forums.contractoruk.com/umbr...iquidator.html

[eek]

Doesn't work for me.

Yep - easiest way to get past a Javascript enforced paywall is via the Bypass Paywalls browser extension.

bypass-paywalls-chrome/README.md at master · iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome · GitHub

And given that they are using browser side Javascript to restrict access I have zero qualms in using it to bypass stupidity.

[northernladuk]

As a complete aside, you can often bypass this kind of thing by adding a period/full stop after the domain name part of the URL, i.e. after "com" in this case:
https://www.computerweekly.com./news...ed-data-breach

Something to do with not blocking search engines or summat, it works on quite a lot of sites.

Doesn't work for me.

[Snooky]

Story in Computer Weekly (Junk email required to reach the full article)

As a complete aside, you can often bypass this kind of thing by adding a period/full stop after the domain name part of the URL, i.e. after "com" in this case:
https://www.computerweekly.com./news...ed-data-breach

Something to do with not blocking search engines or summat, it works on quite a lot of sites.

[css_jay99]

I would have thought any company handling such large sums on money would have insurance in place for these things. Since this has just happened, clearly it will take a few days ( if not weeks) for them to come up with a plan to reimburse their employees.

[eek]

I went to the Employment Tribunal website and it says I have to go first to ACAS. I guess I'll start there, unless you have any other insights? Thanks again

Speak to a solicitor - the first call should be free.

[Pavanski]

Given a limited pot of money - getting in early would be a very sensible idea...

I went to the Employment Tribunal website and it says I have to go first to ACAS. I guess I'll start there, unless you have any other insights? Thanks again

[Pavanski]

Given a limited pot of money - getting in early would be a very sensible idea...

Thank you. Really appreciate the tip. I actually went to look at gov.uk. I'd best get started then.

Thanks

[eek]

I know it might sound a bit premature...but is it worth lodging something with the employment Tribunal fairly quickly? Just as a precaution at least?

Given a limited pot of money - getting in early would be a very sensible idea...

[Pavanski]

Employment tribunal is where you need to head - whether they've got the money to pay the amount owed is a very different question...

I know it might sound a bit premature...but is it worth lodging something with the employment Tribunal fairly quickly? Just as a precaution at least?

[eek]

But to have that kind of firebrake means manual intervention, and that means money needs to be spent on the 'manual' bit.

Better a penny saved now than a pound lost later, obviously...

5 minutes work to protect an account that may have £100,000+ flowing through it on a Friday. That to me would be worth the very slight hassle.

[cojak]

Slightly offtopic - and I would love DaveB 's comment but one thing I would be checking is how integrated an umbrella's systems are.

I've discussed this a number of times recently and personally attaching an open banking transaction interface to your accountancy software is a risk too far - better to keep payments as a separate process (download batch file from accountancy software, and run the batch file in the bank software / website manually).

But to have that kind of firebrake means manual intervention, and that means money needs to be spent on the 'manual' bit.

Better a penny saved now than a pound lost later, obviously...

[eek]

Slightly offtopic - and I would love DaveB 's comment but one thing I would be checking is how integrated an umbrella's systems are.

I've discussed this a number of times recently and personally attaching an open banking transaction interface to your accountancy software is a risk too far - better to keep payments as a separate process (download batch file from accountancy software, and run the batch file in the bank software / website manually).