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From fridges to nuclear power plants, hackers are gaining control
In the year 2000, on the sleepy banks of the Maroochy River on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, a new water treatment facility was experiencing technical difficulties. Radio communications to wastewater pumps were not working, and the alarms designed…
Rebuilding the Internet: Insights from Alex Stamos on AI Risks
The Atlantic ‘s Charlie Warzel interviews AI-cybersecurity professional Alex Stamos, who argues, “ The Internet Might Need to Be Rebuilt From Scratch.” The digital infrastructure that powers our entire on- and offline lives is…
MSPs launch AI and cyber group as expert warns Scotland lacks stolen data laws
The SNP MSPs Zen Ghani and Calum Kerr were elected as co-conveners. Other members include Reform's David Kirkwood, Scottish Tory Stephen Kerr and Patrick Harvie from the Scottish Greens. The group will be supported by Cyber and Fraud Centre…
Information Regulator CIO scoops IT personality of the year award
Tando Luyaba, CIO at the Information Regulator, scooped the IITPSA President's Award for IT Personality. (Photgraph by Lesley Moyo) Tando Luyaba, chief information officer (CIO) at the Information Regulator, was announced the winner of the 2026…
Anthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering - sweeping new restrictions also hit legitimate developers and basic troubleshooting tasks
Reverse-engineering games for converting them between systems is currently a hot topic, and it's getting messier by the day. According to multiple user claims, Anthropic's Claude Code and/or Opus 5.5 model are blocking attempts at innocuous…
Binance's $6.3 billion hack raises questions about crypto wallet safety
Some $6.3 billion of assets were affected by a security incident on Binance on Thursday, representing the largest crypto theft in history. Should traders be worried about leaving their funds on crypto exchanges after the incident? Experts…
Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run
A Syrian man tied to the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has received a 42-month prison sentence in the US, more than 12 years after he was first charged. Ahmad Umar Agha, who used the online handle Th3Pr0, was sentenced on Thursday by a federal court…
Millions warned over fake £100 payment texts after Budget announcement
Millions warned over fake £100 payment texts after Budget announcement Millions of households are being warned to watch out for scam texts and emails following the Government's announcement of a new £100 energy payment. Consumer group…
Alphabet's record plunge, Intel's 30% collapse: tech's brutal week of reckoning (GOOGL:NASDAQ)
A broad selloff in technology stocks gathered pace this week, with chipmakers, cloud computing groups, cybersecurity companies and software providers all sharply lower. Several of the sector's biggest names lost billions of dollars in market value…
Regulate the Deployment, Not Just the Model - LessWrong
A who-does-what plan for AI safety, built around Trusted Deployers: certified hosts that keep dangerous models guarded without ending open access. AI has reached a new level of public interest. That may seem like a silly thing to say, as it's been…
Top 5 High-Paying Engineering Careers in 2026
Top Earning Engineering Roles: Have you ever considered why some engineers earn significantly more than their peers, despite having similar educational backgrounds? The disparity often lies in the skills they possess and how they apply them. With…
Tenable Stock: AI Is Fueling Growth, But Valuation Is Catching Up (NASDAQ:TENB)
Tenable Holdings has leveraged AI-driven cybersecurity demand, with Hexa AI and Tenable One fueling growth and market leadership. Q3 revenue growth reversed its prior slowdown, rising 9.5% year-over-year, and operating leverage continues to drive…
Fortinet: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
On its third-quarter 2026 earnings call, held on Oct. 28, 2026, Fortinet (FTNT -2.17%) announced an increase to its full-year billings guidance. The move reflects growing demand for integrated security platforms as corporate customers adapt to…
Warning issued to Royal Mail customers - 'unexpected text'
People shopping online for Christmas should be aware More Brits might be vulnerable to text message scams coming up to Christmas, as many households stock up on festive gifts and supplies by shopping online. An iPhone expert has warned Brits to be…
Data of 40,000 Swiss students and teachers stolen
Names, surnames, school email addresses and the content of IT support requests were copied, according to a cantonal press releaseExternal link published on Saturday. Passwords are not stored on the platform, officials said. While support requests…
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