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Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.

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Workers are covering up cyber attacks for fear of reprisal – here’s why that’s a huge problem

News More than one-third of office workers say they wouldn’t tell their cybersecurity team if they thought they had been the victim of a cyber attack.

26 million CVs were exposed when a recruiting software firm left a misconfigured Azure container open

News TalentHook left a misconfigured Azure Blob storage container open, researchers said, leaving jobseekers open to phishing attempts

By Emma Woollacott Published 9 July 25

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Developers face a torrent of malware threats as malicious open source packages surge 188%

News Researchers have identified more than 16,000 malicious open source packages across popular ecosystems

By Emma Woollacott Published 8 July 25

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Pressure mounts on MSPs as enterprises flock to managed cybersecurity services

News Expected to handle security for clients as well as themselves, MSPs feel they're battling on the front line

By Emma Woollacott Published 8 July 25

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Hybrid cloud has hit the mainstream – but firms are still confused about costs

News How do you know if it's a good investment if you don't have full spending visibility?

By Emma Woollacott Published 7 July 25

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Everything we know about the Ingram Micro cyber attack so far

News A cyber attack on Ingram Micro severely disrupted operations and has been claimed by the SafePay ransomware group.

By Emma Woollacott Published 7 July 25

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Cisco warns of critical flaw in Unified Communications Manager – so you better patch now

News While the bug doesn't appear to have been exploited in the wild, Cisco customers are advised to move fast to apply a patch

By Emma Woollacott Published 4 July 25

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A prolific ransomware group says it’s shutting down and giving out free decryption keys to victims

News The Hunters International ransomware group is rebranding and switching tactics

By Emma Woollacott Published 4 July 25

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A major ransomware hosting provider just got hit US with sanctions

News Aeza Group's services were being used for ransomware, infostealers, and disinformation

By Emma Woollacott Published 3 July 25

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Hackers are using PDFs to impersonate big brands like Microsoft and PayPal in a new threat campaign

News Hackers are increasingly using PDF attachments to impersonate major brands in phishing campaigns, according to new research from Cisco Talos.

By Emma Woollacott Published 3 July 25

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Trustwave acquisition positions LevelBlue as 'largest pure-play MSSP'

News LevelBlue's acquisition of Trustwave will create the world's largest managed security services provider.

By Emma Woollacott Published 2 July 25

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Everything we know about the Qantas cyber attack so far

News While details remain murky, cyber experts told ITPro the Qantas incident bears all the hallmarks of the Scattered Spider ransomware group.

By Emma Woollacott Published 2 July 25

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Engineering firms see little productivity benefit from use of AI

News While engineering firms are keen on ramping up the use of AI, many aren't fully unlocking value due to botched adoption strategies and legacy technology.

By Emma Woollacott Published 2 July 25

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Swiss government data published following supply chain attack – here’s what we know about the culprits

News Radix, a non-profit organization in the health promotion sector, supplies a number of federal offices, whose data has apparently been accessed.

By Emma Woollacott Published 1 July 25

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British IT worker jailed for revenge attack on employer that caused a “ripple effect of disruption” for colleagues and customers

News West Yorkshire man Mohammed Umar Taj was suspended from his job in Huddersfield in July 2022, and began taking revenge within hours.

By Emma Woollacott Published 1 July 25

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The Scattered Spider hacker group has a new industry in its crosshairs

News The notorious Scattered Spider threat group is now turning its attention to the airline industry, with attacks on operators intensifying.

By Emma Woollacott Published 30 June 25

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The FBI thinks it's nailed the notorious 'IntelBroker' threat actor

News A British man believed to be the notorious ‘IntelBroker’ hacker has been charged in the US following their arrest in France earlier this year.

By Emma Woollacott Published 30 June 25

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Forget about AI unless you’ve got the right hardware

News Research from Microsoft shows enterprises ramping up AI adoption are neglecting hardware upgrades - and it's holding them back.

By Emma Woollacott Published 30 June 25

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Hackers are using this Microsoft 365 feature to bombard enterprises with phishing emails

News A new phishing campaign uncovered by researchers at Varonis shows threat actors are abusing Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature to launch phishing attacks.

By Emma Woollacott Published 27 June 25

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The NCSC wants you to start using password managers and passkeys

News New guidance from the NCSC recommends using passkeys and password managers – but how can you choose the best option? ITPro has you covered.

By Emma Woollacott Published 26 June 25

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MCP servers used by developers and 'vibe coders' are riddled with vulnerabilities

News Security researchers have issued a warning over rampant vulnerabilities found in MCP servers used by developers and 'vibe coders'.

By Emma Woollacott Published 26 June 25

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Ransomware victims are getting better at haggling with hackers

News While nearly half of companies paid a ransom to get their data back last year, victims are taking an increasingly hard line with hackers to strike fair deals.

By Emma Woollacott Published 25 June 25

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US issues cyber threat warning amid Middle East tensions

News The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of an increased cyber risk following the US' intervention in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

By Emma Woollacott Published 25 June 25

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Cyber professionals call for a 'strategic pause' on AI adoption as teams left scrambling to secure tools

News Security professionals are scrambling to secure generative AI tools

By Emma Woollacott Published 24 June 25

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743,000 patients had their data compromised in the McLaren Health Care breach

News The breach at McLaren Health Care marks the second incident at the nonprofit in recent years.

By Emma Woollacott Published 24 June 25

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