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The UK telco said it temporarily took some systems offline as a "protective" measure in its investigation.

UK-based telecommunications company Colt Technology Services is dealing with a cyberattack that has caused a multi-day outage of some of the company's operations, including hosting and porting services, Colt Online and Voice API platforms. [...]

A RUSI report warned that money mules are exploiting inadequate security controls in smaller payment service providers to move fraudulent transactions about

As £9 billion MoU sparks debate about value for money, it's time to have your say Register debate series It's a lot of money, £9 billion ($12 billion). Especially for a government which finds itself — for whatever reason — in a fiscal dead end.…

Intruders accessed important systems but tells customers their data is safe A UK-based multinational that provides tech stock availability tools is telling customers that its website outage is due to a cyber attack.…

The UK government has announced 10 new live facial recognition police vans to be deployed around the country

Are UK taxpayers getting real value from SPA24 — or just high cost convenience? Register debate series The UK government's five-year Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA24) with Microsoft is set to see public sector bodies spend around £1.9 billion each year—nearly £9 billion in total over half a decade. It's a vast sum for software and services, and one that deserves close scrutiny.…

Seven additional regions across England will now have access to the controversial tech A fresh expansion of UK crimefighters' access to live facial recognition (LFR) technology is being described by officials as "an excellent opportunity for policing." Privacy campaigners diagree.…

Shock news: billionaire techpreneur is not a fan Geek-turned-venture-capitalist Marc Andreessen has weighed in on the arguments surrounding the UK's Online Safety Act, accusing the UK government of leaking his input.…

For now at least - even though government buying can improve, open-source is not all its cracked up to be Debate Not for the first time, Microsoft is in the spotlight for the UK government's money it voraciously consumes – apparently £1.9 billion a year in software licensing, and roughly £9 billion over five years. Not surprisingly, there are plenty of voices challenging whether this is good use of public money. After all, aren't there plenty of open source alternatives?…

The sophisticated campaign aims to steal credentials of sponsor license holders to facilitate immigration fraud, extortion and other monetization schemes

Automaker's answer to spate of car thefts is to charge customers for extra Hyundai is charging UK customers £49 ($66) for a security upgrade to prevent thieves from bypassing its car locks.…

Home Office officials reportedly concede Brit government on back foot as Trump moves to protect US Big Tech players Analysis The Home Office's war on encryption – its most technically complex and controversial aspect of modern policymaking yet – is starting to look like battlefield failure after more than ten years of skirmishes.…

But it can contest if it lands up in 'Category 1,' and the move hurts operations, says judge Wikipedia today lost a legal battle against the UK's tech secretary to tighten the criteria around the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), as it seeks to exclude itself from the strictest regulations.…

Many core offerings now back in action, says retailer British retailer Marks and Spencer updated its website today, confirming its Click & Collect service is once again available to customers.…

Commercial red team experts believe AI’s current impact on cyber is overstated