Romance scam suspects extradited from Ghana, charged with more than $100 million in thefts Summary Three Ghanaian nationals were extradited to the United States after the Department of Justice unsealed…
Ransomware gang claims attack on St. Paul city government Summary The Interlock ransomware gang has added the City of St. Paul to its leak site, claiming it stole 43GB of…
Second ransomware attack in two months disrupts South Korean ticketing giant Summary South Korea’s largest ticketing and online book retailer, Yes24, said it restored services after a ransomware attack knocked…
DEF CON volunteers step up to help water sector after China, Iran attack utilities Summary DEF CON Franklin, a volunteer-driven cybersecurity programme co-founded by Jake Braun, completed a nine-month pilot…
Summary Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has identified a new ransomware strain called Charon that has been used in targeted attacks against public-sector organisations and aviation firms in the Middle East.…
AI coding tools crash on launch, could reboot better in future Summary Rupert Goodwins argues that current AI coding tools are underwhelming: despite bold claims (notably from the GitHub CEO)…
The UK’s cartographer maps mission to help people and business Summary Britain’s Ordnance Survey (OS), founded in 1791, is evolving from paper maps into a data-first national mapping organisation. CTO…
Snotty astronauts should skip spacewalks, suggests study Summary A recent analysis led by Dr Masayoshi Takashima examined 754 medical events from 71 astronauts who visited the International Space Station between…
Torvalds blasts tardy kernel dev: Your ‘garbage’ RISC-V patches are ‘making the world worse’ Summary Linux maintainer Linus Torvalds publicly reprimanded long-time contributor Palmer Dabbelt for submitting a set of…
UK retail giant M&S restores Click & Collect months after cyber attack, some services still down Summary British retailer Marks & Spencer has restored its Click & Collect service after…
