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Iran-Linked Hackers Knocked a UK Power Plant Offline for Four Days
A cyberattack tied to Iran shut down a British power station for nearly a working week, raising hard questions about how well the country's energy grid can withstand a determined digital assault.
Pokémon Center warns UK and German shoppers after shipping partner is hacked
A cyberattack on logistics giant CEVA has spilled names, addresses and order details of Pokémon Center customers, and left some fans with cancelled orders and no clear timeline.
Marcus Hutchins: The Accidental Hero Who Once Wrote the Code He Later Helped Stop
The man who halted one of history's most damaging cyberattacks spent years on the wrong side of the line first. His story is worth understanding.
Ransomware group Orion claims attack on Morris Group International
A criminal gang has listed the British professional-services firm on its dark-web pressure site. The company has not confirmed anything, and the claim is unverified.
Fake RingGo Texts Are Tricking Drivers Into Handing Over Bank Details
Scammers are sending fraudulent parking-fee demands that impersonate the RingGo app, banking on the fact that most drivers genuinely can't remember every parking session they've paid for.
Bank of America Is Buying British Cybersecurity Firm MDSec
The US banking giant is acquiring a 65-person UK security consultancy, deepening its foothold in northern England and adding offensive security expertise to its in-house defences.
Two Scattered Spider hackers get 5.5 years each for crippling London's transport network
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers pleaded guilty to the August 2024 attack on Transport for London, which cost the agency £29 million and briefly threatened chaos for 8.4 million passengers.
EU, UK and France Sanction Russia Over Coordinated Hacking and Sabotage Campaign Across Europe
France summoned Russia's ambassador on Monday after European governments accused the FSB, Russia's main intelligence service, of running a campaign to spy on and disrupt critical infrastructure across more than a dozen countries.
Banning Kids From Social Media Sounds Simple. Actually Doing It Is Not.
Countries across four continents are passing age limits for social media. The hard part, it turns out, is proving how old anyone actually is.
European Workers Trust Their Collaboration Tools. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
A new survey finds that most IT leaders in the UK, France, and Germany feel confident about how securely their teams share information at work. But the same survey shows files staying open too long, consumer apps slipping in through the back door, and fewer than a third of organisations using a secure channel for outside partners.