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Ofcom targets scam calls faking UK mobile numbers

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July 21, 2025
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We’re all facing a barrage of scam calls, and now UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is stepping up the fight against them. If you’ve ever hesitated to answer a call from an unknown UK mobile number, you’re not alone. Ofcom’s new plan targets one of the most …

UK and France unite against increasing cyber threats

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July 10, 2025
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The UK and France are uniting to counter digital warfare and protect vital modern technology from increasing cyber threats. In a world where your smartphone’s map app can guide you to the nearest coffee shop and freight ships navigate vast oceans…

Airport Security Myths Busted: What You Really Can’t Take On A Plane

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July 8, 2025
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Some things are surprisingly banned from aircraft, while passengers may be surprised by other things permitted through airport security.

Let’s Encrypt begins issuing IP address certificates

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July 3, 2025
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Let’s Encrypt, the non-profit certificate authority, is now issuing certificates for IP addresses following years of requests for the feature. The certificate authority previously only issued certificates for domain names, forcing users requiring…

Let’s Encrypt begins issuing IP address certificates

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July 3, 2025
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Qantas Hit By Cyber Attack: Are You Affected?

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July 2, 2025
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The Australian flag carrier expects that a ‘significant’ proportion of the impacted data will have been stolen.

Iran conflict: Security experts warn of increasing cyberattacks

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June 26, 2025
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As military conflict tensions rise between Iran, Israel, and the US, security experts warn of increasing cyberattacks targeting your devices. The bombs might be falling in the Middle East, but the digital fallout could land in your office. That’s…

Salt Typhoon: Chinese hackers compromise Canadian networks

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June 25, 2025
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Chinese state-sponsored hackers Salt Typhoon have been caught targeting telecoms companies across Canada as part of an ongoing global espionage operation. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) sounded the alarm this week. Working alongs…

Cloudflare neutralises largest DDoS onslaught in history

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June 20, 2025
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Cloudflare thwarted the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever recorded, a colossal 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps) torrent of malicious data aimed at one of its customers. The event, which took place in mid-May, was 12 percent larger …

Russian ‘PathWiper’ malware targets Ukraine’s critical infrastructure

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June 7, 2025
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Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered yet another destructive attack on critical infrastructure in Ukraine. This time, it involves a previously unknown data-wiping malware they’ve dubbed “PathWiper” – and it’s got all the hallm…