Crime
UK critical national infrastructure ransomware payment ban risks creating an "underground economy"
Westminster wants to make CNI and public sector bodies "unattractive" to criminals - a plan that could have an unexpected effect.
Security
Security
"The AI experimentation era is ending - now it's time for action"
Security professionals from SoftwareOne set out guidelines for staying safe as both businesses and threat actors step up AI deployment.
Security
Machine identities are "the next big target for cyberattack", security leaders warn
"The volume, variety and velocity of identities are becoming an attacker’s dream."
Crime
Extortion for Xmas: The 35th anniversary of ransomware
Toasting the unlikely birth of an illicit industry that now turns over more than $1 billion each year.
Security
Security in 2025: From aggressive regulators to full-blown cyberwar
Predictions about the security issues that will matter over the next year.
Security
Five advanced email attacks to fear in 2025
"As the front door of an enterprise and the gateway employees rely upon to do their jobs, the inbox represents an ideal access point for attackers."
Cyberwar
Iran "attacks US critical infrastructure with new cyberweapon"
Gas stations and water supplies hit by IOCONTROL, a nation-state digital weapon designed to disrupt critical systems.
Security
FBI: How to stop HiatusRAT nibbling at your China-branded web cameras
Does scanning campaign launched against vulnerable cameras have the fingerprints of the Chinese state?
Cyberwar
China's secret surveillance tool has a strange limitation
Sinister spy software lets cops collect "extensive sensitive data" from people's phones and snap pictures from their camera
AI
OpenAI outage: ChatGPT went down and people lost their sh*t
Students grappled with the grim reality of having to write essays and do exam revision the old-school way after an OpenAI horror outage.
Security
Krispy Kreme gets Kracked: Doughnut giant has a cybersecurity hole
Cake fans left glazed and confused as mystery incident causes major operational disruption.
Security
Apple iPhone vulnerability lets attackers secretly access private data
"This bug shows that mobile devices should not be considered 'safe' or low-risk endpoints."