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Why it’s time for the UK’s fintech stars to list in London
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (774+ words) Is 2026 the time for UK challenger banks to list on the London Stock Exchange? Yes, really! I want to defend the idea of shiny fintechs listing in the UK and not the US. Us dour Brits have made a national…...
Foreign Office hacked in ‘hushed-up breach’ linked to Chinese state
1+ week, 1+ day ago (358+ words) Chinese state-linked hackers appear to have attacked the Foreign Office, attempting to gain access to tens of thousands of sensitive files in a breach that was later concealed by officials, The Times understands. Initial investigations point to a group known…...
Hacker hijacks Amazon accounts via Kindle ebook
1+ week, 6+ day ago (621+ words) A researcher who hijacked an Amazon account by hacking into a Kindle has warned people about the dangers of downloading ebooks. Valentino Ricotta, an engineering analyst for Thales, the defence and security group, created a "malicious" ebook that enabled him…...
Online Safety Act already playing catch-up with a moving target
3+ week, 5+ day ago (694+ words) Excellent bedding for my pet hamster" was the verdict of US lawyer Preston Byrne on a stern letter from Ofcom, the British internet and media regulator. It followed the failure of his client, 4chan, to comply with two information requests around…...
Fintech’s ambitions deflated with sale to Lloyds for £120m
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (548+ words) A London-based payments technology company whose founder once publicly targeted a valuation above $50 billion has completed a sale to Lloyds Banking Group for just "120 million. Lloyds has purchased Curve, whose app and card combines multiple bank accounts into a single…...
Warnings put in MoD cars after fears that China is eavesdropping
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) British troops have been warned not to discuss sensitive military matters inside official vehicles amid mounting fears that China is eavesdropping on conversations conducted on the move. Dashboard stickers have been placed in hundreds of Ministry of Defence cars and…...
Watch out for ‘email bombing’ — the new cyber ruse
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) One year in charge of Darktrace, the Cambridge-based cybersecurity business, has turned Jill Popelka into the ideal advocate for her company's technology. As the chief executive of a high-profile company, Popelka's security team say she is sent 300 "malicious emails" a…...
Quantum computers may open horizons but unlock our worst secrets
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (480+ words) Are you excited by the new US Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 203? Did you inhale sharply when, last year, the US government announced a switch to the Crystals-Kyber algorithm? No? Weird. Well, what if I said that this planned change…...
Darktrace chief’s deepfake scam experience — as it happened
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1735+ words) Sir Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister and former president of global affairs of Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has said that some of the valuations in the AI business "do seem pretty crackers. He told The Times Tech…...
Darktrace boss: I was deepfaked and I couldn’t tell difference
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (314+ words) The chief executive of Darktrace has revealed she was the victim of a deepfake scam during a company board meeting held shortly after the group's "4.4 billion takeover by a US private equity firm. Jill Popelka told The Times Tech Summit…...