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Oct 7 2025

Government urged to scrutinise datacentre developers’ environmental claims

3 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech / By Comkex

The government is being urged to “properly scrutinise” the environmental impact of the nation’s growing datacentre footprint by non-profit Foxglove, which is currently overseeing the first legal challenge of its kind against a hyperscale build in the UK. The organisation, which campaigns for fairness in technology and the protection of local communities, has published research…

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Oct 6 2025

Oracle patches E-Business suite targeted by Cl0p ransomware

3 minutes of reading / Cloud, Computer, Google, Google Cloud, Oracle, Tech / By Comkex

Oracle has issued a fix for a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its E-Business Suite (EBS) as the well-used ERP software package emerges as the latest vector for mass Cl0p (aka Clop) ransomware attacks. The Oracle EBS ecosystem is deeply embedded in enterprise financial and operational systems, which offers hackers access to a…

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Oct 4 2025

Co-op declares cyber attack damage cost £206m

4 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech / By Comkex

The Co-op has disclosed for the first time the scale of the financial damage it suffered due to April’s cyber attack. The retail, insurance, legal and funeral care Co-op Group estimates total costs of £206m as a direct consequence of the attack. In its half-year financial statement, it said: “When Co-op was targeted by a…

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Oct 3 2025

Government might support Jaguar Land Rover supply chain to mitigate cyber attack impact

3 minutes of reading / agile, Computer, risk management, Tech / By Comkex

The government is looking at ways to lessen the impact of the August 2025 cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR’s) supply chain, amid claims of workers having to sign on for Universal Credit for lack of wages. Demands that JLR should itself support its supply chain more are also being heard from the public,…

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Sep 30 2025

AI infrastructure provider Nscale secures $1.1bn in series B funding

3 minutes of reading / AI, Computer, Microsoft, Nokia, Tech, Technology / By Comkex

Artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure provider Nscale has secured $1.1bn in series B funding, a week after it was announced the firm would be working with the UK government to deploy the UK’s largest graphics processing unit (GPU) cluster. The company claims it is the largest Series B funding round ever secured in the UK and…

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Sep 28 2025

Microsoft hides key data flow information in plain sight

14 minutes of reading / Azure, Cloud, compliance, Computer, IT strategy, Microsoft, Tech / By Comkex

Policing data hosted in Microsoft’s hyperscale cloud infrastructure could be processed in more than 100 countries, but the tech giant is obfuscating this information from its customers, Computer Weekly can reveal. According to documents released by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) under freedom of information (FoI) rules, Microsoft refused to hand over crucial information about…

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Sep 27 2025

Hamas lawyer challenges police after they seized legal files from phone in Schedule 7 stop

6 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech / By Comkex

A lawyer representing Hamas in a legal case in the UK is seeking a judicial review to challenge North Wales Police after he was stopped and questioned, and his mobile phone seized. The solicitor, Fahad Ansari, an Irish citizen, was detained for nearly three hours after being stopped under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act…

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Sep 25 2025

Teen hackers charged over Scattered Spider attack on TfL

4 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech / By Comkex

Two men, named as Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, have today appeared before Westminster Magistrate’s Court in connection with a 2024 cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL), after being arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of London Police on 16 September 2025. Flowers, of Walsall in the West Midlands, was arrested…

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Sep 23 2025

French court ruling may lead to legal challenges over state Sky ECC and EncroChat phone hack

5 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech / By Comkex

The French supreme court has turned to the European Court of Justice to decide whether EU citizens have the right to challenge the legality of evidence obtained by French law enforcement by hacking the Sky ECC cryptophone network. The Cour de Cassation has asked the European Court of Justice to rule whether French law is…

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Sep 20 2025

Government meets with car parts suppliers amid JLR cyber crisis

3 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech / By Comkex

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is conducting high-level engagement with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and the wider British automotive industry as car production remains suspended at JLR’s facilities following a cyber attack. DBT representatives today (Friday 19 September) held an extraordinary meeting with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Automotive Components…

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