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• September 19, 2023 19 Sep'23

  Post Office employee changed story for witness statement used to destroy subpostmaster

  Post Office inquiry hears how an auditor changed her story about a subpostmaster to help win court battle

• September 19, 2023 19 Sep'23

  Okta confirms link to cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos

  Okta CISO David Bradbury confirms widespread speculation about the high-profile cyber attacks on two Las Vegas casino operators, revealing that the threat actors responsible had indeed abused its services as they earlier claimed

• September 19, 2023 19 Sep'23

  Government pumps £10m into faster patient access to medtech

  The funding aims to give developers support to rapidly develop innovative technologies that can address unmet clinical needs

• September 19, 2023 19 Sep'23

  UK wants international collaboration on AI for development

  Foreign secretary James Cleverly uses speech at United Nations General Assembly to set out vision for potential of AI technology to speed up development in the world’s poorest nations

• September 19, 2023 19 Sep'23

  Nominet and European counterparts link up on intelligence sharing

  The new European TLD ISAC, a collaborative project between top-level domain providers across Europe, aims to enhance their collective security posture to better protect internet users

• September 18, 2023 18 Sep'23

  Government offers £600,000 to subpostmasters with overturned convictions

  Subpostmasters wrongfully convicted of financial crimes based on evidence from faulty Horizon software will be offered £600,000 compensation by government

• September 18, 2023 18 Sep'23

  Unregulated DeFi services abused in latest pig butchering twist

  Pig butchering scammers are taking advantage of the unregulated nature of DeFi crypto trading apps to siphon off even more money from their victims, according to the latest findings of an ongoing investigation

• September 18, 2023 18 Sep'23

  Government seeks industry views on cyber threat to UK CNI

  The Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee is seeking evidence from the cyber sector as it launches an inquiry into the resilience of the UK's critical national infrastructure

• September 15, 2023 15 Sep'23

  TikTok fined €345m under GDPR for failing to protect children’s privacy

  Data protection regulators warn social media companies to take all necessary measures to protect children’s privacy

• September 15, 2023 15 Sep'23

  Las Vegas mainstay Caesars Palace likely paid off ransomware crew

  Caesars Entertainment, owner of the lavish Roman Empire-themed Caesars Palace casino in Las Vegas, has revealed it also suffered a ransomware attack, and appears to have paid off its hackers

• September 15, 2023 15 Sep'23

  Number of UK contactless payments rose by 30% last year

  UK consumers are increasingly making contactless payments, with the number of payments using the technology up 30% last year

• September 15, 2023 15 Sep'23

  UK space sector needs more people with AI skills, according to survey

  Space sector survey shows machine learning and artificial intelligence skills are highly sought after, as the industry struggles to recruit and retain people with the necessary talent

• September 15, 2023 15 Sep'23

  Manchester police data breach a classic supply chain incident

  The developing data breach at Greater Manchester Police follows a cyber attack on the systems of a key supplier of ID services to the force

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Data on over 3,000 Airbus suppliers leaked after breach

  An emergent threat actor has leaked details of multiple sensitive Airbus suppliers after claiming to have accessed the firm’s systems having hacked customer Turkish Airlines

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  BlackCat on the hook for cyber attack that crippled Vegas casinos

  The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation claimed responsibility for an attack that forced MGM Resorts to shut down systems at some of Las Vegas’ most popular gambling venues

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Bristol Uni to host one of Europe’s most power supercomputer clusters

  A high-performance computer system being built at the University of Bristol will run thousands of GPUs to support research in artificial intelligence and scientific discovery

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Government appoints Dave Smith as UK national tech adviser

  The former Rolls-Royce technology director will take over the role of UK national technology adviser, following government recruitment campaign for the role in the wake of former tech adviser Patrick Vallance’s departure

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  As vehicle safety regulations loom, carmakers fret over cyber risks

  Global, UN-backed car safety and security regulations come into force next year, and automotive bosses say they are not only unprepared, but “swamped” by a tide of compliance and security risks

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  GCHQ breached privacy rights of IT professional and security researcher, human rights court rules

  The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg finds UK intelligence services breached the privacy rights of two overseas nationals – an IT professional and a security researcher

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  BianLian ransomware gang holds Save the Children hostage

  The dangerous and prolific BianLian ransomware gang claims to have stolen almost 7TB of data from NGO Save the Children, but thankfully the charity’s vital work on the ground appears to be unaffected

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  Banks less focused on metaverse technology than last year

  Senior banking executives have reduced their focus on investigating metaverse technology in the past 12 months

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes zero-days in Word and Streaming Service

  September 2023 brings a light Patch Tuesday, with two zero-days and five critical vulnerabilities listed in the latest release

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Ancient MoD IT systems could cause supply issues for frontline troops

  Deliveries of inventory to the front line are being put at risk due to legacy IT systems and poor data, according to the National Audit Office

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Whitehall only capable of ‘piecemeal’ digital transformation, says PAC

  The Public Accounts Committee is unconvinced government will achieve its digital transformation ambitions as progress is thwarted by staff shortages and a lack of senior leadership engagement

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  US casino giant MGM Resorts battles 36-hour outage after cyber attack

  Multiple systems at US hotel and casino operator MGM went down in the wake of the incident on 10 September, crippling several of Las Vegas’ most prominent casinos

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Oxford’s Mini iFactory runs on S/4Hana

  The factory, which is part of BMW Group’s digitised automotive production blueprint, iFactory, uses S/4Hana and SAP supply chain software

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  European enterprises to spend more on generative IT to close gap on US

  European organisations are upping their spending on generative AI innovation, but face challenges recruiting the right people to support this

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  European fintech investment plummets, but more sustainable future lies ahead

  Investment in European fintechs has seen a dramatic drop, but a more sustainable sector will result from investment discipline

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  Huawei launches OceanStor Pacific 9920 entry-level NAS

  Huawei adds to its OceanStor Pacific NAS family, offering entry-level 9920 with up to 92TB per node which can be combined into clusters and also used as a SAN device

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  University of Glasgow launches Centre for data science and AI

  Scottish university will apply artificial intelligence and data science to help solve some of the world's biggest challenges

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  Polish election questioned after Pegasus spyware used to smear opposition, investigation finds

  Senate committee alerts prosecutors over potential crimes by public officials involved in purchasing Pegasus spyware used to monitor and smear political opponents

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  IR35: HMRC reportedly working to April 2024 start date for settlement offsets fix

  HMRC is reportedly planning to roll out its fix for the double-taxation issue affecting IR35 compliance cases by April 2024

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  HSBC collaborates on hybrid quantum optimisation

  The bank, which wants to be at the forefront of quantum computing, is looking at how it can manage collateral assets more efficiently

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Deputy PM urges UK plc not to lose focus on cyber

  In a speech at TechUK, deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden urges the cyber security community not to lose focus, and to do more to further collaboration across sectors

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  North Koreans using new zero-day to target security researchers

  A threat actor linked to the North Korean government is continuing a long-running campaign targeting legitimate security researchers, using an as-yet undisclosed zero-day vulnerability to gain access to their victims

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Sensitive NatWest customer files set to be returned after High Court agreement

  Sensitive NatWest customer files set to be secured by bank after years in the home of a data breach whistleblower

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  HGS to provide contact centre support for One Login

  The partnership between the Government Digital Service and Hinduja Global Solutions will see the supplier provide contact centre services for the digital identity platform

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  UK minister fails to reassure tech companies over encryption risk

  Technology companies say reassurances by government ministers that they have no intention of weakening end-to-end encrypted communication services do not go far enough

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Kent Digital tackles digital divide with refurbished laptops

  The council has begun working with Circular Computing to support people who do not have access to laptop devices

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Honeywell goes quantum to protect utilities from future threats

  Honeywell and quantum computing specialist Quantinuum will integrate quantum-hardened encryption keys into future smart meters

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  GPs in Slough help control patients’ blood pressure through tech

  The GP practices use digital technology to identify, diagnose and manage patients with hypertension

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Government AI taskforce appoints new advisory board members

  An initial progress report published by the Taskforce provides detail on new appointments to its external advisory board as well as rebrand to focus on “frontier” artificial intelligence

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Duplicate waypoints root cause of Nats subsystem failover

  Processing of waypoints that determine when a flight enters and leaves UK airspace caused the air traffic system to report a critical error

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Hyundai to launch in-car payments in US

  Hyundai will launch an in-car payments service in the US when the company’s latest car model is launched next year

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  French supreme court dismisses legal challenge to EncroChat cryptophone evidence

  Defence lawyers plan to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights after the French supreme court disallowed an appeal over the legality of EncroChat evidence

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Saudi Arabian fintech gets Mastercard boost

  Saudi-based fintechs could soon benefit from Mastercard's extensive payments network

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  German court unclear whether intercepted EncroChat cryptophone messages are legally admissible

  Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court is waiting to hear five complaints that could decide whether data from the hacked EncroChat phone network can be lawfully used in German courts, but situation remains unclear for now

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  CIO interview: Cynthia Stoddard, Adobe

  Adobe's IT chief is looking to build on its cloud migration with widespread adoption of AI, machine learning and robotic process automation – as well as low-code/no-code software development tools

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Researchers find flaw in Mend.io security platform

  WithSecure’s research team uncovered an authentication flaw in an application security platform developed by Mend.io, which has now been fixed

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Hacked Electoral Commission failed Cyber Essentials audit

  The Electoral Commission failed an NCSC Cyber Essentials audit on multiple counts at about the same time as cyber criminals breached its systems in 2021, it has emerged