Slow government response to Post Office scandal compensation forces new legislation
Government’s slow progress compensating subpostmasters who had their lives ruined by one of its organisations, the Post Office, has forced it to legislate to allow…
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Paula Vennells’ email fuelled Post Office Horizon cult, inquiry told
Disgraced former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells sent out a company-wide email to counteract a Computer Weekly investigation that revealed the problems subpostmasters were experiencing…
Law enforcement dismembers major ransomware operation in Ukraine
In a joint operation undertaken with law enforcement agencies from across Europe and the US, the Ukrainian authorities have taken five major players in the…
Waste not, want not: How datacentre heat reuse projects can power ahead
Excess heat extracted from hot air returned from server air cooling at Verne Global Finland’s The Air datacentre in Helsinki is transferred to water via…
Scope of Okta helpdesk breach widens to impact all users
Identity and access management (IAM) specialist Okta has warned customers to keep their guard up, after its ongoing investigation into a compromise of the Okta…
Re:Invent 2023: Selipsky cues Q to project future shape of work
Amazon Web Services (AWS) chief executive Adam Selipsky added his voice to the chorus of IT company leaders who have promoted a revolutionary vision of…
Meta faces GDPR complaint over processing personal data without ‘free consent’
The social media company Meta is facing a complaint for breaching European data protection law after offering customers the choice of accepting targeted advertisements based…
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Circular economy concept picks up speed in 2023
The climate crisis became an increasingly urgent reality with an ever-growing impact on our lives and planet during 2023. As a result, the focus on…
CCRC refers two posthumous subpostmaster appeals to Crown Court
Posthumous appeals against the convictions of two former subpostmasters have been referred to the Crown Court by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), after family…
UK retailer The Very Group embarks on gen-AI push with AWS
The Very Group is reinforcing its commitment to using Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud technologies by digging deep into its portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI)…
Volume of unique malware samples threatens to overwhelm defenders
The cyber criminal underground continues to evolve its tactics in search of the quickest path to a payday, with greater volumes of attacks employing a…
Scope of British Library data breach widens
The British Library has confirmed that user data was exfiltrated and leaked by the ransomware cartel behind the October cyber attack on its systems, which…