68% of British MPs have had personal data exposed on the dark web
Over two-thirds of British MPs and almost half of EU MEPs have had their email addresses leaked on the dark web. That’s according to new research from cybersecurity firm Proton.…
Why today’s CTO needs to be a Composable Technology Officer
With Google’s repeated postponements of cookie deprecation, many businesses face the prospect of making significant changes to the way they operate. And it’s the CTO who is mainly responsible for…
Dutch cybercops tracked a crypto theft to one of the world’s worst botnets
After years of hacking servers to swindle millions of dollars, the notorious Ebury malware gang had slipped into the shadows by 2021. Suddenly, they reemerged with a bang. The new…
AWS to launch European ‘sovereign cloud’ in Germany by 2025, earmarks €7.8B
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today confirmed plans to launch its European “sovereign cloud”, aiming to enhance data residency and security across the EU. The city of Bradenburg in Germany will…
Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev gets 5 years prison-time for money laundering
Alexey Pertsev, the developer behind crypto mixer Tornado Cash, has been found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Pertsev, was first imprisoned in the Netherlands, where…
Pussy Riot lawyer launches blockchain-based poll to challenge legitimacy of Russian elections
Russian voters who do not believe the 2024 presidential election was a just affair can now raise their voices via a blockchain-secured and encrypted referendum through the app Russia2024. This…
‘Deadbots’ and the ‘digital afterlife industry’ risk haunting the living, researchers warn
AI ethicists have called for urgent safeguards against an emerging “digital afterlife” industry. The concerns centre on chatbots that mimic the appearances, speech, and personalities of dead people. Known as “deadbots”…
Meet the leader of LockBit, the ‘most active ransomware gang ever’
Cybercrime hunters have unmasked the alleged leader of LockBit, a hacker network dubbed the “most active ransomware group ever.” LockBit gained global notoriety for holding victims’ data to ransom and ransomware-as-a-service,…
Swiss startup unveils post-quantum cryptography library for devs
Terra Quantum has today revealed its TQ42 Cryptography library — an open-source suite of quantum-resistant algorithms designed to help developers and businesses protect data from current and future cybersecurity threats.…
New AI technique detects money laundering via cryptocurrencies
Blockchain is often criticised as a solution in search of a problem. But one group of people has already found immense value in the tech: money launderers. Their crimes cause…
New UK cybersecurity law will make weak passwords a thing of the past
Under the UK’s new cybersecurity law, consumer smart devices can no longer allow the use of weak, easy-to-guess passwords, such as “admin” or “12345.” This is part of a set…
Darktrace agrees £4.3B sale to US investor in blow to UK stock market
British cybersecurity flag bearer Darktrace is set to leave London’s stock market after agreeing a £4.3bn sale to US private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Shareholders will have to approve the…
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