Child safety or age-gating for all? UK social media ban plan draws fire
Open Rights Group says plans would create serious privacy risks
Public Sector21 Jan 2026 | 45
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Windows 11, not AI, kick-started the PC upgrade cycle
Corporate IT refreshed hardware to stay supported, not chase new features
Personal Tech20 Jan 2026 | 13
For the price of Netflix, crooks can now rent AI to run cybercrime
Group-IB says crims forking out for Dark LLMs, deepfakes, and more at subscription prices
Research20 Jan 2026 | 3
Global economy shrugs off US tariff shock, tech spending does heavy lifting
Wave of American-imposed tariffs failed to derail global growth, according to the IMF
AI + ML20 Jan 2026 | 26
Windows 11 shutdown bug forces Microsoft into out-of-band damage control
Ships emergency update to fix a Patch Tuesday misfire that prevented systems from switching off
OSes19 Jan 2026 | 42
Warwickshire school to reopen after cyberattack crippled IT
Kids return to classrooms after safety infrastructure knocked out
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 | 44
Fast Pair, loose security: Bluetooth accessories open to silent hijack
Sloppy implementation of Google spec leaves 'hundreds of millions' of devices vulnerable
Research17 Jan 2026 | 35
Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug
Patches16 Jan 2026 | 111
RondoDox botnet linked to large-scale exploit of critical HPE OneView bug
Check Point observes 40K+ attack attempts in 4 hours, with government organizations under fire
Cyber-crime16 Jan 2026 | 2
Bankrupt scooter startup left one private key to rule them all
Owner reverse-engineered his ride, revealing authentication was never properly individualized
Security16 Jan 2026 | 70
Apple, Google pulled into Grok controversy as campaigners demand app store takedown
The chatbot's challenges no longer just Elon Musk’s problem, as campaigners call on tech giants to step in
AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 24
US regulator tells GM to hit the brakes on customer tracking
Smart Driver pitched as safety app, but feds claim it's a data-harvesting scheme that jacked up premiums
Security15 Jan 2026 | 37
Microsoft taps UK courts to dismantle cybercrime host RedVDS
Redmond says cheap virtual desktops powered a global wave of phishing and fraud
Cyber-crime15 Jan 2026 | 4
Spanish power giant sparks breach probe amid claims of massive data grab
Endesa says payment info stolen after alleged crook boasted of 1 TB-plus haul
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2026 | 10
Federal agencies told to fix or ditch Gogs as exploited zero-day lands on CISA hit list
Git server flaw that attackers have been abusing for months has now caught the attention of US cyber cops
Security13 Jan 2026 | 2
Court tosses appeal by hacker who opened port to coke smugglers with malware
Dutchman fails to convince judges his trial was unfair because cops read his encrypted chats
Cyber-crime13 Jan 2026 | 31
Claude joins the ward as Anthropic eyes US healthcare data
AI firm promises HIPAA-compliant integrations as chatbot moves into hospital admin
AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 6
Tories vow to boot under-16s off social media and ban phones in schools
Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch pitches age limits and classroom curbs as fixes for behavior and mental health
Personal Tech12 Jan 2026 | 60
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence
Software11 Jan 2026 | 82
QR codes a powerful new phishing weapon in hands of Pyongyang cyberspies
State-backed attackers are using QR codes to slip past enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins, the FBI says
Cyber-crime09 Jan 2026 | 24
China-linked cybercrims abused VMware ESXi zero-days a year before disclosure
Huntress analysis suggests VM escape bugs were already weaponized in the wild
Virtualization09 Jan 2026 |
Grok told to cover up as UK weighs action over AI 'undressing'
Image generation paywalled on X after ministers and regulators start asking awkward questions
AI + ML09 Jan 2026 | 116
Ransomware attacks kept climbing in 2025 as gangs refused to stay dead
Cop wins hit crime infrastructure, not the people behind it
Cyber-crime08 Jan 2026 | 15
CISA flags actively exploited Office relic alongside fresh HPE flaw
Max-severity OneView hole joins a PowerPoint bug that should've been retired years ago
Cyber-crime08 Jan 2026 | 6
Maximum-severity n8n flaw lets randos run your automation server
Unauthenticated RCE means anyone on the network can seize full control
Patches08 Jan 2026 | 12
Fake Windows BSODs check in at Europe's hotels to con staff into running malware
Phishers posing as Booking.com use panic-inducing blue screens to bypass security controls
Research06 Jan 2026 | 15
UK urged to unplug from US tech giants as digital sovereignty fears grow
Campaigners say Britain's dependence on Big Tech leaves critical systems exposed to political pressure
PaaS + IaaS06 Jan 2026 | 77
Students bag extended Christmas break after cyber hit on school IT
Phones, email, and core systems knocked out at Higham Lane in Nuneaton
Cyber-crime06 Jan 2026 | 26
WatchGuard sounds alarm as critical Firebox flaw comes under active attack
Newly disclosed vulnerability already being abused, users urged to lock down exposed firewalls
Networks19 Dec 2025 | 14
Sydney Uni data goes walkabout after criminals raid code repo
Attackers helped themselves to historical personal info on 27K people
Cyber-crime19 Dec 2025 | 17
HPE tells customers to patch fast as OneView RCE bug scores a perfect 10
Maximum-severity vuln lets unauthenticated attackers execute code on trusted infra management platform
Patches19 Dec 2025 | 4
Another bad week for SonicWall as SMA 1000 zero-day under active exploit
Flaw in remote-access appliance lets attackers chain bugs for root-level takeover
Cyber-crime18 Dec 2025 | 6
FBI dismantles alleged $70M crypto laundering operation
Justice Department claims unlicensed exchange funneled ransomware profits
Cyber-crime18 Dec 2025 | 8
React2Shell exploitation spreads as Microsoft counts hundreds of hacked machines
Security boffins warn flaw is now being used for ransomware attacks against live networks
Cyber-crime18 Dec 2025 | 11
Devs say Apple still flouting EU's Digital Markets Act six months on
Coalition for App Fairness warns App Store fees remain unlawful despite non-compliance ruling
Applications16 Dec 2025 | 20
Smartphones face a memory cost crunch – and buyers aren't in the mood
AI-nflation Rising DRAM and NAND prices are squeezing handset makers and threatening a fragile market recovery
Personal Tech16 Dec 2025 | 27
From pr0n to playlists and paperclips, trio of breaches spills data of millions
Adult site, streaming platform, and Japanese retailer expose user info, but not credentials
Cyber-crime16 Dec 2025 | 31
Ofcom comes knocking after BT, Three mobile outages cut 999 access
Watchdog reviews if failures breached availability rules after downtime left millions unable to make calls
Networks16 Dec 2025 | 26
Hyperscalers fuel $112B server spending spree in Q3
IDC's latest tracker numbers were brought to you by the letters A and I
The Future of the Datacenter15 Dec 2025 | 6
JLR: Payroll data stolen in cybercrime that shook UK economy
Automaker admits raid that crippled its factories in August led to the theft of sensitive info
Cyber-crime15 Dec 2025 | 28
Apple, Google forced to issue emergency 0-day patches
Both admit attackers were already exploiting the bugs, with scant detail and hints of spyware-grade abuse
Patches15 Dec 2025 | 31
British Airways fears a future where AI agents pick flights and brands get ghosted
CEO warns airlines that don’t learn to sell themselves to machines could soon be flying under the radar
AI + ML13 Dec 2025 | 96
UK watchdog urged to probe GDPR failures in Home Office eVisa rollout
Rights groups say digital-only record is leaking data and courting trouble
Public Sector12 Dec 2025 | 29
Half of exposed React servers remain unpatched amid active exploitation
Wiz says React2Shell attacks accelerating, ranging from cryptominers to state-linked crews
Cyber-crime12 Dec 2025 | 14
10K Docker images spray live cloud creds across the internet
Flare warns devs are unwittingly publishing production-level secrets
Research11 Dec 2025 | 12
IBM drops $11B on Confluent to feed next-gen AI ambitions
Big Blue’s latest mega-buy hands it a real-time data-streaming powerhouse built on Kafka
AI + ML08 Dec 2025 | 18
Barts Health seeks High Court block after Clop pillages NHS trust data
Body confirms patient and staff details siphoned via Oracle EBS flaw as gang threatens to leak haul
Cyber-crime08 Dec 2025 | 23
Asus supplier hit by ransomware attack as gang flaunts alleged 1 TB haul
Laptop maker says a vendor breach exposed some phone camera code, but not its own systems
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2025 | 3
Beijing-linked hackers are hammering max-severity React bug, AWS warns
State-backed attackers started poking flaw as soon as it dropped – anyone still unpatched is on borrowed time
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2025 | 4
UK pushes ahead with facial recognition expansion despite civil liberties backlash
Plan would create statutory powers for police use of biometrics, prompting warnings of mass surveillance
Security05 Dec 2025 | 49
Microsoft quietly shuts down Windows shortcut flaw after years of espionage abuse
Silent Patch Tuesday mitigation ends ability to hide malicious commands in .lnk files
Patches04 Dec 2025 | 17
Aisuru botnet turns Q3 into a terabit-scale stress test for the entire internet
Cloudflare data shows 29.7 Tbps record-breaker landed amid 87% surge in network-layer attacks
Cyber-crime04 Dec 2025 | 21
University of Pennsylvania joins list of victims from Clop's Oracle EBS raid
Ivy League school warns more than 1,400 people after attackers siphon data via zero-day
Cyber-crime02 Dec 2025 | 1
Kensington and Chelsea confirms IT outage was a data breach after all
Borough says attackers copied 'historical' info as three-council cyber woes drag on
Cyber-crime02 Dec 2025 | 6
FTC schools edtech outfit after intruder walked off with 10M student records
Regulator says Illuminate ignored years of warnings, stored kids' data in plain text, and kept districts in the dark
Cyber-crime02 Dec 2025 | 13
Defra admits Windows 10 refresh letter to MPs was wrong – machines were already on Windows 11
Corrected document clears up rollout timeline and confirms switch well ahead of deadline
Public Sector02 Dec 2025 | 12
South Korea's answer to Amazon admits breach exposed 33.7M customers
Coupang confirms internationally routed intrusion compromised more than half of the country's population
Cyber-crime01 Dec 2025 |
French Football Federation faces own-goal after club software data breach
Zut alors! Cybercrooks scored names, numbers, and license IDs
Cyber-crime01 Dec 2025 | 2
PostHog admits Shai-Hulud 2.0 was its biggest ever security bungle
Automation flaw in CI/CD workflow let a bad pull request unleash worm into npm
Devops28 Nov 2025 | 8
SK hynix wants you to bond with HBM, so it coated corn in banana chocolate
Pushes semiconductor familiarity via chip-shaped edible squares
Systems28 Nov 2025 | 16
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