
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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This new Android attack could let hackers swipe 2FA codes and snoop on private messages
News Pixnapping allows attackers to steal two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, private messages, and even financial information.
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Government urges large enterprises to shore up defenses as NCSC warns UK faces four 'nationally significant' cyber attacks every week
News UK enterprises of all sizes face escalating cybersecurity threats, ministers have warned
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Third time lucky? The FBI just took down BreachForums, again
News The hacking forum is down for now, but the group behind it, Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, isn't going to stop extorting victims of the Salesforce breach
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Microsoft says 71% of workers have used unapproved AI tools at work – and it’s a trend that enterprises need to crack down on
News Shadow AI is by no means a new trend, but it’s creating significant risks for enterprises
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'Payroll Pirates' target US universities, Microsoft warns
News Group uses simple but effective tactics to divert staff salaries to themselves
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The number of ransomware groups rockets as new, smaller players emerge
News The good news is that the number of victims remains steady
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Is an 'AI' bubble about to pop?
news The Bank of England warns of the risk of a market correction if enthusiasm for the technology wanes
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Organizations warned of "significant lag" in deepfake protection investment
news Defenses are failing to keep up with the rapidly growing attack vector, with most organizations being overconfident
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Critical networks face unprecedented threat as DDoS attacks are getting shorter and more intense
news Attackers have stepped up their intrusions into core networks, according to Nokia's 11th annual Threat Intelligence Report
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Teens arrested over nursery chain Kido hack
news The ransom attack caused widespread shock when the hackers published children's personal data
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Deloitte signs up Anthropic in AI enterprise deal
news AI assistant Claude to be rolled out to nearly half a million Deloitte staff
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IT and business pros call for more tech training
news Projects are being abandoned thanks to a lack of tech skills
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UK government to fund regional tech programs up to £20m
news Local and regional partnerships invited to bid for support for established or developing projects
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"There is a pressing need to address 'technostress' head-on" – Knowledge workers stressed and anxious thanks to tech
news Notification overload and platform juggling leave many looking for a new job
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Red Hat reveals unauthorized access to a GitLab instance where internal data was copied
News Crimson Collective has claimed the attack, saying it has accessed more than 28,000 Red Hat repositories
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OpenAI signs series of AI data center deals with Samsung
News As part of its Stargate initiative, the firm plans to ramp up its chip purchases and build new data centers in Korea
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Foreign states ramp up cyberattacks on EU with AI-driven phishing and DDoS campaigns
News ENISA warns of hacktivism, especially through DDoS attacks
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A new 'top-tier' Chinese espionage group is stealing sensitive data
news Phantom Taurus has been operating for two years and uses custom-built malware to maintain long-term access to critical targets
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Organizations around the world are unprepared for the threat from bad bots – and UK businesses are some of the worst performers
News As AI-driven bot traffic booms, legacy defenses are failing fast
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UK and Irish businesses "severely underestimating" the cost of IT outages, with millions lost per hour
News New Relic report suggests 34% of UK and Irish businesses either don't know or aren't tracking the financial impact of outages
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Kido nursery hackers threaten to release more details – along with the personal data of 100 employees
News The attack is the first to be claimed by the new threat group 'Radiant'
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A malicious MCP server is silently stealing user emails
News Koi Security says it's discovered the first malicious MCP server in the wild, exposing a risk to the entire ecosystem
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Cisco ASA vulnerabilities prompt security agency alerts
News Cisco customers are urged to upgrade and secure systems immediately
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Co-op chief executive ‘very proud’ of cyber attack response despite huge financial losses
News The company says operating profits are £80 million down, and that the financial effects may continue into the second half
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