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UK to launch cyber fraud squad in April
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (537+ words) The UK government has announced the formation of a new Online Crime Centre " which will commence operations in April " to form a nexus in the fight against cyber fraud and disrupt the gangs behind the nation's most pervasive crime. "Fraudsters…...
Trump looks to power up post-quantum, AI security
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (601+ words) Bill Chizek - stock.adobe.com The Trump administration has set out its long-awaited cyber strategy at the weekend, pledging to "sustain superiority" in emerging areas of security such as post-quantum cryptography and artificial intelligence. The White House said that securing…...
APT36 unleashes AI-generated ‘vibeware’ to flood targets
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (577+ words) Bitdefender researchers have uncovered an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted malware propagation campaign, allegedly by a Pakistani threat group, that has been industrialising cyber attacks in South Asia. Leveraging an emerging malware category known as "vibeware, the campaign has been linked,…...
Lloyds Bank to sell more customer data and cut costs by 35% | Computer Weekly
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (423+ words) Lloyds Banking Group plans to slash technology costs by hundreds of millions of points by 2028, and sell more anonymised customer data to third parties. According to a Financial Times report, the bank's chief technology officer, Vic Weigler, outlined its plans....
Norway braced for foreign AI cyber attacks on vital petroleum computing
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1193+ words) Michael Rosskothen - Fotolia Norway is braced for cyber attacks on its vital petroleum industry, after reports by its three national intelligence agencies identified "persistent and serious" threats from attackers working for Russia, China, Iran and other adversaries, made more formidable…...
Spyware suppliers exploit more zero-days than nation states
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (887+ words) Suppliers of commercial spyware have edged ahead of nation-state threat actors when it comes to the exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities at scale, according to data released by the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). In a report titled Look what you…...
Tycoon2FA phishing platform dismantled in major operation
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (632+ words) The sting was the result of a long-term collaborative exercise against Tycoon2FA, which has been active since the summer of 2023. Over the past three-and-a-half years, Tycoon2FA users have leveraged more than 24,000 domains with campaigns primarily targeting Microsoft 365 and Google services, particularly Gmail....
Zero-day in Android phone chips under active attack
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (611+ words) A zero-day vulnerability in the Qualcomm chipsets used by many Android mobile devices is being actively exploited in the wild, according to Google, and system users should apply the relevant updates as soon as possible. Tracked as CVE-2026-21385, the flaw…...
GTDC: Distribution key to expanding vendor reach
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (529+ words) Each time a technology or trend emerged that threatened distribution, the naysayers declared that tier of the channel faced an existential crisis " however, each time the channel evolved and emerged stronger. That sense of ongoing transformation is at the heart…...
Agent wars sound exciting? The reality is more complex
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (648+ words) Debate and discussion around data management, analytics, BI and information governance. This is a guest blogpost by John Bates CEO, Doxis. In it he expresses concern about the naivety of allowing AI free rein over business information and processes. Remember…...