SuperBlack ransomware may have ties to LockBit
admin An emergent ransomware gang that has been exploiting two vulnerabilities in Fortinet firewall appliances may have links to current or former members of the notorious LockBit operation, according to…
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Driving licence data could be used for police facial recognition
Human rights group Liberty has said the UK government’s proposed Crime and Policing Bill will transform the country’s driving licence database into a de-facto facial recognition database, enabling police…
Government announces inevitable end to Payments Services Regulator
The government has canned the Payments Services Regulator (PSR) to reduce red tape as part of its Plan for Change. PSR activities will be transitioned to the Financial Conduct…
IR35 reforms: HMRC’s assessment of private sector impacts called into question
The news that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has collected £1bn more in tax than expected from the 2021 private sector roll-out of the IR35 reforms should not be…
Orange and Telesat team for LEO satellite connectivity and terrestrial infrastructure
The space-based communications industry seems to be gaining the momentum to achieve higher orbits almost by the day, and the latest move by a global operator to expand its…
WBBA: AI, Net5.5G pivotal to achieving next-generation broadband networks
Artificial intelligence (AI) has established its role in the world of networking and can improve broadband infrastructure investment and contribute to enhanced profits and time-to-market, so long as it’s…
Salesforce execs at TDX 25: Agentforce a whole system AI play
At the TDX 2025 developer conference in San Francisco, Salesforce executives presented its Agentforce agentic AI technology as a “whole system” approach, where large language models (LLMs) are less…
Apple slated in CMA mobile browser investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) final report into the mobile browser market has found innovation is being held back by a lack of competition, which could be limiting…
iPhone, iPad update fixes critical WebKit flaw
Apple has released updated versions of its iOS and iPadOS mobile operating system (OS) that address a potentially dangerous vulnerability that appears to have been exploited in the wild.…
Our data, our decisions, our AI future: why we need an AI Regulation Bill
There were many consequences of the extraordinary timing of last July’s General Election. One was that my AI Regulation Bill, which had made its way through all stages in…