Robots
Mayor Sadiq Khan looks to unleash crime-fighting robot police dog in London
Quadruped robots that sparked a "fierce backlash" in New York City could be coming to the capital and other UK cities.
Crime
Crime
Dark web cybercriminals vow to fight on after FBI seizure of Ramp forum
"This event has destroyed years of my work creating the freest forum in the world," Ramp's alleged operator wrote after the seizure.
Security
"Truman Show" scammers are snaring victims in AI-powered simulated realities
"This fraud succeeds because it carefully shapes how people think, feel, and make decisions over time."
Security
Operation Endgame: Europol takes down cybercrime network behind global malware outbreak
"Disrupting the front end of the ransomware kill chain has a ripple effect throughout the eCrime ecosystem."
Critical Infrastructure
"It's not a losing battle": CrowdStrike's optimistic view of a worsening threat landscape
"We can stop these threat actors - we just need the right tools, technology, and people behind the scenes to do it."
Critical Infrastructure
Superbugs in medical software are driving a healthcare security crisis
"81% of codebases contained high or critical-risk vulnerabilities - an unacceptable risk when patient safety and data integrity are paramount."
Crime
Dark web dealers halt US shipments as Trump scraps "catastrophic" border loophole
Abolition of "de minimis" rule that exempted low-value packages from import duties prompts panic in the underworld.
Security
Dark web Initial Access Brokers are selling hacked network access for as little as $500, study reveals
Investigators find that crooks offer consumer-style hack'n'mix bundles that package access with privilege or other treats.
Crime
UK public bodies to be banned from making payments to ransomware gangs
"These new measures help undermine the criminal ecosystem that is causing harm across our economy."
Crime
Europol leads global takedown of pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16)
Cops smash Moscow-linked group blamed for a number of DDoS attacks and believed to wield a huge botnet.
Security
Four people arrested over M&S, Co-op and Harrods cyberattacks
National Crime Agency seizes three male suspects as well as a 20-year-old woman during operations in London and the West Midlands.
Crime
AntiDarkNet vigilante "annihilated" amid dark web drug user doxxing drama
Shadowy "United States of Dread" group seizes website of activist who claimed to have published the names of illegal marketplace customers.