UK police arrest four people, a 20-year-old woman and three men aged 17 to 19, in connection to the M&S and Co-op hacks that began in mid-April and caused havoc
Dunno, not making a particular point, other than that I've been around for ages. Don't cause havoc kids, at least not in these kinds of ways. [embedded post] Eric Geller / @ericjgeller.com : British...
UK retailer M&S says hackers stole customer data during a cyberattack reported on April 22; UK retailers Harrods and Co-op also reported hacks in recent weeks
U.K. retailers Harrods and Co-op also reported cyber intrusions in the past weeks — Marks and Spencer said hackers …
The US and the UK accuse Russia's FSB of orchestrating a global hacking campaign since 2015 to interfere in UK elections and target US energy networks and spies
The cyberattacks also allegedly took aim at U.S. energy networks and American spies — LONDON—The U.S. and U.K. governments …
The FBI led an effort to dismantle the Qakbot botnet, which ransomware gangs used as an infection vector for years, on August 25 after infiltrating its network
It was live on 700k endpoints (!) which should give you an idea of the scale of cybersecurity woes at many orgs (it's still really, really bad out there). X: Nick Carr / @itsreallynick : payments.txt ...
Meta details influence operations from Russia, impersonating news outlets to spread anti-Ukraine content in Europe, and from China, targeting the US and Czechia
complete with real reporters' bylines and photos — and promoted them using fake accounts to smear Ukraine, according to a new report by Meta https://www.protocol.com/... Donie O'Sullivan / @donie : NE...
Filing: News Corp discovered a hack on January 20 that accessed emails and documents of some staff; an expert says the attack is likely linked to China
The attack, discovered on Jan. 20, affected publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and the company's U.K. news operation
A look at the relationship between Frances Haugen and anti-tech lobbying group Reset, which has guided her EU tour
As soon as Frances Haugen landed in Europe, she was given the VIP treatment. She met senior officials in Paris, Berlin and London. She testified to lawmakers in Brussels. Tweets: @markscott82 , @web...
Facebook's research on teens and mental health is not as conclusive as it appears, relying on teens' self-reported views and a small sample size
With each Facebook crisis, we become savvier … Jean Twenge / The Conversation : Facebook's own internal documents offer a blueprint for making social media safer for teens Maxwell Strachan / VICE : Fa...
Profile of Foxglove, a tech-activism group famous for pushing UK into reassessing its use of algorithms, that's challenging Facebook and Uber on worker rights
Parmy Olson / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @catkins989 , @avilarenata , @rikefranke , @seyiakiwowo , @leonieclaude , @foxglovelegal , and @timcohn Tweets: Catkins / @catkins989 : “Uber has said it w...
Marketing agencies are snapping up British real estate to replicate the success of US-based TikTok creator houses, with at least three appearing since March
Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg : Tweets: @michaeljosem , @justineannsand , and @quicktake Tweets: Michael Josem / @michaeljosem : Imagine trying to explain this headline to someone living in 2005. htt...