A sexual predator who deliberately infected vulnerable men with HIV is due to be sentenced. Adam Hall, 43, from Donvale Road, Washington, Tyne and Wear, was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and rape following a three-and-a-half month trial at Newcastle Crown Court. He became just the second person in the UK to...Read More
COMPANY NEWS: Award highlights joint leadership in modernising and extending identity controls into real-time AI-driven environments Ping Identity, a leader in securing digital identities for the world’s largest enterprises, announced today that it has received the 2026 Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year Award for Identity & Access Management. Ping Identity is being recognised...Read More
There was a time when criminals were easy to recognise. They carried weapons, operated in plain sight and targeted physical possessions. Today, that image is outdated. Crime has evolved and now operates in a far more sophisticated and invisible space, the digital world. As technology continues to transform how we live and work, financial transactions,...Read More
UK Warns 100 Nations Have Hacking Tools as Anthropic’s Restricted AI Faces Unauthorized Access The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned Wednesday that around 100 nations have procured commercial cyber intrusion software capable of targeting British infrastructure, citizens, and companies, up from 80 countries in 2023. The agency said nation-state actors now account for...Read More
(TNND) — California lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that could effectively ban social media accounts for kids under 16 in the nation’s most populous state. The bill, AB-1709, is specifically designed to keep children off platforms featuring “addictive features,” such as notifications, endless scrolls and autoplay that are core parts of popular social...Read More
Swift action by Fox Security’s reaction unit led to the successful apprehension of three suspects following a reported break-in at a residential property in Bassonia. According to Francois Jansen, director of Fox Security, the company’s control room received an urgent call from a client alerting them to a break-in in progress at their home. Reaction...Read More
Lee Ho-joon (left), executive vice president and head of the Cloud Service Division at Samsung SDS and Ruth Sun, Managing Director for Google Cloud Korea, pose for a photo after signing strategic partnership at Google Cloud Next 2026, Thursday, Las Vegas. (Samsung SDS) Samsung SDS said Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership with Google...Read More
Cybersecurity Saurabh Prasad|Published 1 hour ago EVEN in a world defined by rapid digital transformation, one persistent and underestimated threat continues to undermine cybersecurity resilience: legacy software vulnerabilities. Many organisations, particularly those with long-established IT environments, still rely on outdated systems or applications due to operational convenience, compatibility requirements, or financial constraints. However, what often...Read More
What happened Sophos researchers have documented two active campaigns in which attackers deploy the open-source QEMU emulator to run hidden virtual machines on compromised hosts, using them to conceal malicious activity from endpoint security tools and maintain covert access. The first campaign, tracked as STAC4713 and active since November 2025, has been linked to the...Read More
The eSafety regulator said it had issued legally enforceable transparency notices to Roblox, Minecraft, Epic Games’ Fortnite and Valve’s Steam covering systems, staffing and safety aligned with cyber security protocols. Companies must respond to the notices, with non-compliance exposing them to penalties and potential civil action. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said gaming-adjacent services, including...Read More
