Insurance companies are warned to be on their guard against a spreading campaign of network intrusions orchestrated by the Scattered Spider cyber crime collective after evidence emerged that the teenage hacking gang has hit multiple insurance companies in the US amid a months-long resurgence in its activity, according to the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).…
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Reports of various Nvidia GPU scams keep surfacing, and scammers find new ways to trick shoppersSome buyers claim to have received old GPUs or a bag of rice instead of the card they expected to getShopping and selling second-hand is riddled with tricky situations, too — my friend got scammed out of $1,900It’s definitely not…
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Among the questions a head of technology may ponder are, what does it mean to be innovative, and perhaps, what technology can be used to drive an innovation strategy? Given the main way people tend to place bets with Bet365 is via its mobile app, Alan Reed, head of platform innovation at Bet365’s Hillside Technology…
An independent investigation into the integrity of the current version of the controversial Post Office Horizon system and its ability to identify discrepancies will be completed in the autumn. The controversial system, which is at the centre of the Post Office scandal, could be used in branches for another eight years while an off-the-shelf alternative…
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The UK’s Data Use and Access Bill has become law, with the government claiming it will “save working people money and time” while injecting £10bn into the British economy over the next decade. The bill attainted royal assent to become an act on 19 July 2025, and will now amend the country’s implementation of both…
The Scattered Spider/Dragonforce cyber attacks that struck Marks & Spencer and Co-op during the spring have been classed as a Category 2 cyber event on the UK Cyber Monitoring Centre’s (CMC’s) recently launched ‘hurricane scale’, with total costs likely to end up somewhere between £270m and £440m. The CMC – an arm’s-length body set up…
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The number of Cyber Essentials badges issued via the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) backed security certification scheme continues to increase but at a slower pace than is really needed to secure the resilience of Britain’s business community. This is according to new statistics – covering the January to March 2025 quarter – published on…
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West Brom Building Society is embarking on a three-stage project to build the digital capabilities its customers want. The organisation, which offers mortgages and savings products to about 500,000 people, will retain its 34 branches, but said customers are showing a preference for more choice in how they engage with it. The five-year project will…
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The government is using national security as a “smokescreen” to refuse to disclose how many technical capability notices (TCNs) it has issued to telecoms and internet companies to secretly gain access to users’ encrypted communications and data, and make other modifications to their networks, it was claimed last night. Senior Conservative MP David Davis told…
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Encrypted messaging service WhatsApp is seeking to intervene to support Apple in its legal fight to challenge a secret Home Office order that critics say would undermine the privacy and security of its users. WhatsApp’s CEO Will Cathcart has submitted evidence to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal today, raising concerns that the move by the UK…
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