
Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
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Kids hacking for kicks are causing security headaches at schools
News More than half of cyber incidents at schools are caused by students, with some tech-savvy pupils attempting to bypass security and network controls.
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Mobile app security is a huge blind spot for developer teams
News Organizations are overconfident about their mobile app security practices, according to new research, and it’s putting enterprises and consumers alike at risk.
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LNER warns customers to remain vigilant after personal data exposed in cyber attack
News LNER has warned customers to remain vigilant for social engineering attacks after a cyber attack on the rail operator exposed personal data.
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Everything we know about the Plex data breach so far
News Plex advised users to sign out of any connected devices that are currently logged in and enable two-factor authentication if they haven’t already.
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Prolific ransomware operator added to Europe’s Most Wanted list as US dangles $10 million reward
News The US Department of Justice is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of Volodymyr Viktorovych Tymoshchuk, an alleged ransomware criminal.
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FBI warns 'indiscriminate' Salt Typhoon hacking campaign has hit organizations in more than 80 countries
News The Salt Typhoon hacker group has waged several major campaigns against US telecoms companies and critical infrastructure operators – now it's ramping up attacks globally.
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Salesloft Drift hackers had access to company GitHub account for months before attacks
News Hackers behind the Salesloft Drift breach had access to the company’s GitHub account for several months before waging a flurry of attacks, the company has revealed.
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Europe's first exascale supercomputer, Jupiter, is now live
News Planned uses for Jupiter include climate research, medical research and the development of multi-language LLMs
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Microsoft warns of slow Azure traffic
News Suspected Houthi attack on Red Sea cables likely to affect Europe-Asia connections for weeks
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Lack of visibility creates "cascade" of security risk, says Kiteworks
News Organizations that don't keep track of data breaches, shadow AI, and third-party counts face dramatically worse outcomes across every metric
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Cisco promises AI training for a million Americans
News The company joins Amazon, Google, and Microsoft in support of the government's Pledge to America's Youth – Investing in AI Education
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Gen Z has a cyber hygiene problem
News A new survey shows Gen Z is far less concerned about cybersecurity than older generations
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Cybersecurity experts issue urgent warning amid surge in Stealerium malware attacks
News Proofpoint said Stealerium has flown under the radar for some time now, but researchers have observed a huge spike in activity between May and August this year.
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Rampant skills gaps should be a ‘wake-up call for every leader’ as AI, tech talent shortages hamper growth
News AI and broader tech skills are two of the three biggest headaches for tech leaders
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Jaguar Land Rover “did the right thing” shutting down systems to thwart cyber attack
News The attack on Jaguar Land Rover highlights the growing attractiveness of the automotive sector
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Zscaler is the latest company hit in the expanding Salesloft Drift victims list
News The company has warned customers that their data may have been accessed, saying it's implemented extra safeguards in response
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Google hits back at 'entirely false' reports of major Gmail security breach
News Reports of a massive Gmail hack affecting billions of users have been denied by Google
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Enterprises need to patch these Citrix flaws now
News Organizations should move quickly to install patches, according to Citrix
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Ransomware attack on IT supplier disrupts hundreds of Swedish municipalities
News The attack on IT systems supplier Miljödata has impacted public sector services across the country
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IBM and AMD are teaming up to champion 'quantum-centric supercomputing' – but what is it?
News The plan is to integrate the two technologies to create scalable, open source platforms
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4.5 million people just had their data exposed in the TransUnion breach
News The credit reporting agency is believed to be the latest victim of a Salesforce-based attack
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Warning issued to Salesforce customers after hackers stole Salesloft Drift data
News Customers were targeted through compromised OAuth access tokens from Salesloft Drift integrations
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A notorious hacker group is ramping up cloud-based ransomware attacks
News The Storm-0501 threat group is refining its tactics, according to Microsoft, shifting away from traditional endpoint-based attacks and toward cloud-based ransomware.
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Hackers are abusing ConnectWise ScreenConnect, again
News A new spear phishing campaign has targeted more than 900 organizations with fake invitations from platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
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