Fiber optic cables feed into switches inside a communications room at an office in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A small power plant in the U.K. was shut down for four days in July following a cyberattack carried out by hackers...Read More
Hackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down. The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the UK government and at no point was there there risk to the wider energy system. However, it marks an apparent escalation in the threat...Read More
With the 2026-27 season kicking off this weekend, Premier League football teams are facing a new set of rules. But these ones aren’t enforced on the pitch, they’re being enforced by the Premier League board. As the Premier League has adapted to a new era of fan engagement and interaction, teams are holding huge amounts...Read More
Cloud security firm Sysdig has released details on what it claims to be the world’s first ransomware campaign completely driven by a large language model (LLM). Dubbed JadePuffer, the campaign targeted an internet-facing Langflow instance by exploiting CVE-2025-3248. It then ran “an adaptive and fully automated campaign” which resulted in “a destructive database-extortion playbook against the victim’s production database...Read More
UK Power Plant Disabled for Four Days by Iran-Linked Hackers, Concurrent with US Water Attacks Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2026 Iran-linked hackers shut down a UK power plant for four days in the first confirmed attack of its kind, concurrent with water infrastructure attacks across 12 US states. Iran-linked hackers shut down a British power...Read More
The mastermind behind the hacking ring that stole 38 billion won (P1.7 billion) from BTS‘ Jungkook and other business tycoons has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Seoul Central District Court found a Chinese national with the surname Jeon guilty of fraud and violations of the Information and Communications Act. “They targeted wealthy...Read More
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong stated that the government will continue to strengthen artificial intelligence policies and promote the application of AI to build a solid cybersecurity defense system against the risks brought by the technology. Speaking at the finals of the AI x Cybersecurity Challenge, Sun noted that while the technology...Read More
The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), India, in collaboration with Tashkent State University of Law (TSUL), Uzbekistan, has invited applications for a dual-degree LL.M. programme in Cyber Crime Law and Digital Forensics for the 2026-27 academic year, offering students interdisciplinary training across law, technology and forensic sciences in both countries. The programme has been designed...Read More
The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), India, in collaboration with Tashkent State University of Law (TSUL), Uzbekistan, has invited applications for a dual-degree LL.M. programme in Cyber Crime Law and Digital Forensics for the 2026-27 academic year, offering students interdisciplinary training across law, technology and forensic sciences in both countries. The programme has been designed...Read More
Iranian hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack, according to British newspaper The Telegraph. This is for the first time that Iranian hackers have succeeded in closing down such a facility in the UK, the newspaper reported. The attack, believed to be the most successful cyber attack...Read More
