Apple iOS update fixes new iPhone zero-day flaw
Apple has pushed another update to its mobile operating systems, iOS and iPadOS, to address a newly-discovered zero-day that is already being exploited by threat…
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Moscow exploiting seven-year-old Cisco flaw, says FBI
Threat actors linked to the Russian government are falling back on a seven-year-old vulnerability in Cisco equipment that was first uncovered in 2018, according to…
Scale of MoD Afghan data breaches widens dramatically
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted there have been more than 12 times as many data breaches linked to its Afghan Relocations and Assistance…
ICO investigates lawfulness of algorithms used in immigration enforcement
The Home Office could be banned from unlawfully using computer algorithms to recommend whether migrants should be deported. Privacy International has filed a complaint to…
European digital sovereignty: Storage, surveillance concerns to overcome
In mid-June 2025, Microsoft made an announcement about a suite of “Sovereign Cloud solutions” designed to ensure that data belonging to European customers remains stored…
Police investigation into Post Office scandal to cost more than £50m
The national police investigation into the Post Office Horizon scandal is expected to cost taxpayers more than £50m. Scandal victims accept the cost, but demand…
Subpostmaster federation accepted money from Fujitsu in run-up to High Court Post Office trial
Fujitsu sponsored an annual event held by the National Federation of Subpostmasters (NFSP) just months before a High Court trial examined claims that its system…
UK equality watchdog: Met Police facial recognition unlawful
The Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial-recognition (LFR) technology is unlawful, according to UK equality watchdog, citing the need for deployments of the technology to…
Judge throws out NHS whistleblower’s challenge to ruling on deletion of 90,000 emails
An NHS doctor has lost his appeal to challenge a court decision that cleared a hospital trust over allegations of deliberately concealing evidence. The Employment…
Number of girls taking GCSE computer science drops amid fall in overall candidates
The number of girls choosing to take a GCSE in computer science fell this year, breaking a consistent growth streak. In 2025, the number of…
Interview: Simon Goodyear, chief information and technology officer, Redwood Bank
As a youngster, Simon Goodyear believed there was nothing that couldn’t be solved with technology, and he is now applying this belief to his role…
Warlock claims more victims as cyber attacks hit Colt and Orange
Warlock, the emergent cyber crime gang that claims it is holding UK network and telecoms services provider Colt’s data to ransom, appears to have hit…