Zero-day in Android phone chips under active attack
A zero-day vulnerability in the Qualcomm chipsets used by many Android mobile devices is being actively exploited in the wild, according to Google, and system…
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Iranian hacktivists muster their forces but state APTs lay low
As the spreading war in the Middle East spills into a fifth day, the threat intelligence community has observed signs of an uptick in cyber…
Delivery comms, intelligent fulfilment, and AI’s growing influence
Nine in ten retailers globally are planning to raise their spending on artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise their e-commerce operations over the next 12 to…
Scandal victim gets leave to appeal decision to split case against Post Office and Fujitsu
Former subpostmaster Lee Castleton has received leave to appeal a High Court decision to split his multimillion-pound legal claim against Fujitsu and the Post Office.…
Huge grid and heat challenges ahead as Nvidia set for 1MW rack
The impending growth of datacentre rack power draw to 1MW within two years will bring a step change in energy use and potential to waste…
Capita secures decade-long government contract amid failure in public sight
Capita has been chosen to provide four government departments with IT-enabled services, while it continues to face criticism for its botched civil service pension contract.…
Spyware suppliers exploit more zero-days than nation states
Suppliers of commercial spyware have edged ahead of nation-state threat actors when it comes to the exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities at scale, according to data…
House of Lords urges UK government to protect IP against AI misuse
The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has urged the UK government to give serious consideration to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on…
Nordics ally with Baltics to accelerate digital wallet roll-out
The far-reaching and collaborative Nordic-Baltic digital wallet project is on course to begin its initial testing phase in April. The project has launched in the…
Norway braced for foreign AI cyber attacks on vital petroleum computing
Norway is braced for cyber attacks on its vital petroleum industry, after reports by its three national intelligence agencies identified “persistent and serious” threats from…
Regulate AWS and Microsoft, says UK cloud provider survey
Most cloud providers believe urgent regulatory intervention into the UK market is required because it’s at risk of two hyperscale cloud giants – Microsoft and…
Stephen Lawrence detective calls for better checks after child’s Instagram account ‘memorialised’
A former detective who secured convictions for the murder of Stephen Lawrence has called for greater checks after social media company Instagram “memorialised” the account…