VanHelsingRaaS ransomware vampires bite their first victims

It's named after Dracula's nemesis - but the new ransomware-as-a-service program is just as much of a bloodsucker as the famous count.

Cyberwarfare

Weapons of mass deception: Russia and China's "digital arsenals" exposed

EU investigation uncovers "foreign information manipulation and interference" campaigns conducted globally.

Quantum

Open source quantum computer operating system launches on GitHub

"Our OS will facilitate the standardization of software and systems while driving the creation of innovative quantum applications."

AI

Inside Kaleyra AI: Tata Communications on its new customer service platform

"Customers no longer tolerate friction and expect instant, context-aware responses on their preferred channels."

US

US Navy creates school shooter "incapacitation system"

Defence tech knocks out marauding gunmen with electric shocks or tranquiliser darts, giving police a chance to race to the scene.

Agentic AI

"The future of work is here": Oracle unveils build-an-AI-agent studio

"We’re entering a period that will fundamentally change how we work across functions and industries."

Opinion

Unmasking money-laundering gangs with AI and graph databases

"Criminals have become adept at creating intricate networks of identities, shell companies, and banking accounts to obscure their activities."

Cybercrime

Shadow alliances and violence-as-a-service: Europol warns cybercrime is "destabilising" society

"Hybrid threat actors engage in ongoing, seemingly minor actions that collectively erode stability, security, and trust in institutions."

p(doom)

Elon Musk makes frightening AI p(doom) apocalypse prediction

The doomer-in-chief is not at all confident that our species will survive the rise of the machines.

Microsoft

Microsoft gets into kitchenware, cooks up new "metasurface" tech

Redmond takes on the scourge of undercooked food and bursting eggs, empowering the world to make better microwave dinners.

Q&A

The big threat facing small businesses: How SMEs should respond to a growing cybersecurity risk

"Profit-hungry cyber gangs know they can easily hit a dozen vulnerable operations for the effort of a single larger strike."

Open Banking

The planet-sized problem with Open Banking (and how to solve it)

"Fragmentation is increasing rather than reducing," says Huw Davis, CEO of Ozone API.