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Hackers reportedly heated supermarket fridges to 50°C in France, spoiling food stocks, while stores in the Netherlands and Belgium faced separate IT outages. Supermarkets in France are dealing with large food losses after a cyberattack reportedly targeted refrigeration-control systems and forced equipment to heat instead of keeping products cold.
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For a growing small business, cybersecurity can often feel like one of those problems that belongs to larger companies with dedicated security teams. But cybercriminals have no interest in company headcount - they are hunting for valuable data, accessible accounts and opportunities to turn a single mistake into a financial
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Canonical’s websites were disrupted last week by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, months after a larger attack hit the Ubuntu maker’s infrastructure. The company confirmed the attack on October 8 in a post on the Ubuntu Discourse forum. “Canonical’s websites are under a sustained distributed denial of
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For decades, the distributor’s role was easy to define. It meant sourcing products from vendors, holding inventory, extending credit and delivering to resellers on schedule. Reach, speed and balance sheet strength determined who prospered. That model served the industry well, but it is nearing the limits of its usefulness.
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Matrix Comsec, a leading provider of integrated, enterprise-grade physical security solutions, has received the CII Award for Best Company for Excellence in R&D – Silver in the Electronics, Space & Defence category. The award was presented at the CII Global Summit on Industrial R&D & Competitiveness 2026,
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This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Companies across the globe are implementing AI across their operations, ranging from deploying agents to adding AI to existing security tools and other internal technology systems. AI adoption typically moves much faster than organizations can set up the
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A Canada-based cybersecurity expert was arrested last week in the United States on suspicion of being involved in ShinyHunters attacks, including the recent hacking of FBI systems. FBI director Kash Patel announced on Friday that agents had arrested another suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator. “This is the latest arrest this FBI has
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After an entirely batshit few weeks, I think it’s time to admit something - AI safety discourse has totally jumped the shark. I mean when you get to tech bros harassing the Pope with claims of consciousness and warning of human extinction at one end, and tales of devilish
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Japan’s government has told ministries, local authorities and companies to step up their cyber defences. A wave of attacks has exposed the data of millions of customers. The National Cybersecurity Office sent the instructions on Friday, the Associated Press reported. “The attacks are getting increasingly sophisticated,” Digital Transformation Minister
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TikTok chief executive Shou Chew expects AI to deliver a major scientific breakthrough within two to three years. He named physics, biotech, chemistry and materials science. Chew spoke on Monday at DBS Bank’s Asia Future Forward Conference in Singapore, CNBC reported. “In the next two to three years, we’
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Starting college or your first job comes with new opportunities, but it also exposes you to new cyber risks. Freshers regularly apply for internships, scholarships, part-time jobs, and training programmes while relying heavily on email, messaging apps, social media, and public Wi-Fi. Cybercriminals exploit this behaviour by disguising scams as
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Brad Smith said the lack of US action gives the UK a unique opening to lead in terms of regulating AI. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Milk can't hack companies and governments like AI definitely can, but it's still subject to more regulation, Microsoft president Brad Smith
