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| Nov 14 | Impotence in the face of online crime. Lost iPhone threat. AI and suicides. Samsung spyware breach. And a collapsing Russian robot. |
| Nov 7 | Compromised accounts and our addiction to bad passwords. WhatsApp screen sharing scam. 2026; the year of AI crime. US extends photo checks. Meta earns big from scam adverts. |
| Oct 31 | Spyware and the age of "technofascism." LastPass users under attack again. Security risks of AI browsers. Another outage; this time at Microsoft. And why your spelling might be getting worse. |
| Oct 24 | Heads in the sand. Exploiting that AWS outage. OpenAI launches a Chat GPT-powered browser. US surveillance prompts lawsuit. Technology trends, per Gartner. And Boy Scouts embrace cybersecurity. |
| Oct 17 | Security company faces security nightmare. Stolen credentials fuel surge in data breaches. AI unpreparedness. Meta responds to US government "outreach." Satellites transmitting in the clear. And how the US nuclear watchdog ended up with a porn collection. |
| Oct 10 | Security failure at scale. AI data loss. WhatsApp risks. Abusing surveillance technology. Data protection in California. And social media use declines - except in North America. |
| Oct 3 | AI at work. Fake Teams installers. Meta to start using AI interactions to target adverts. TikTok's importance in US news consumption. More high-profile security incidents. And the internet as cargo cult. |
| Sep 26 | Defending against social engineering. The ubiquitous threat from deepfakes. The viral app that pays you to record your phone calls. Scumbags post nursery children's details online. And are houseplants messing with your WiFi? |
| Sep 19 | AI and disinformation...and the risk to personal data. Dangerous VPNs. The scale of cybercrime. The threat a cheap USB cable (with more memory than the moon landing computer) . |
| Sep 12 | Microsoft accused of "gross cybersecurity negligence." Executives in the cross hairs. Anthropic copyright settlement blocked. US withdraws from anti-disinformation agreements. And lessons from Jaguar Land Rover. |
| Sep 5 | Exploiting us for profit. Browsing risks. Hype and cybersecurity. And Apple declares more MacBooks obsolete. |
| Aug 29 | Why identity is the new key to security. Free gifts. AI gets new skills - and introduces new risks. Testing internet legislation. The menace of stalkerware. And the huge market in illegal gambling. |
| Aug 22 | Security failures blamed on distraction and lack of training. Hacking password managers. Face morphing. Defeating security protections. And device checks at US border hit all time high. |
| Aug 15 | Technology failures and fiascos. Defrauding the elderly. Meta's permissive AI rules. Breaking MacBook screens with a greeting card. And researchers conclude social media can't be fixed. |
| Aug 8 | Ransomware gets physical. QR codes in the mail. ChatGPT axes oversharing feature. Gen Z targeted. And Meta found guilty of using menstruation data to sell adverts. |
| Aug 1 | A week of disastrous security breaches. OpenAI on defeating voice verification. Russia uses ISPs to target diplomats in Moscow. And Dark Web travel agencies. |
| Jul 25 | The growing problem of SMS blasters. Exploiting insecure cellphone protocols. AI in the workplace. Social media and the US border. Russia considers restrictions on WhatsApp. |
| Jul 18 | Identifying the risky ones. Bypassing passkeys. YouTube scam adverts. Misleading AI search results. Chinese hacks. And North American railways at risk. |
| Jul 11 | Your identity under attack. Strava strikes again. Nosy neighbours. Google extends AI tentacles. Teens arrested in UK retail cyber probe. |
| Jul 4 | Critical infrastructure; a disaster waiting to happen. Fake everything. AI errors create fertile ground for crooks. FBI told to improve smartphone security advice. The deadly risks of a compromised phone. And China's miniature spy drone. |
| Jun 27 | A ceasefire between Iran and Israel, but not in cyberspace. Hijacking search for support. AI and employment. Privacy and personal safety. And the risks of public WiFi. |
| Jun 20 | Cyber warfare. A Russian attack method to be aware of. AI use at work. Trump's mobile scheme. A false alarm. Washington Post hacked. And WhatsApp introduces adverts. |
| Jun 13 | The scale of the cyber threat faced by journalists and media organisations. AI and privacy. Russia bars users with wiped phones. And the horrifying impact of sextortion. |
| Jun 6 | The risks of reusing passwords. A favourite attack technique. AI consciousness. Gutting US cybersecurity capabilities. Using OneDrive safely. And age-verification in the EU. |
| May 30 | A family's life, as recorded by Alexa. Why we should avoid browser extensions. Unsettling stories from AI researchers. UK worries about US tech dominance. When to use VPNs. And the scale of mobile fraud. |
| May 23 | The brave new world of AI. More details on the M&S data breach. Signal blocks Microsoft's AI feature. Tracking a stolen iPhone to Shenzhen. And Chinese espionage in academia. |
| May 16 | M&S users face prospect of perfect phishing attacks. Booby-trapped invoices. Failing to secure AI use. US steps up border surveillance. And a cryptocurrency exchange's epic fail. |
| May 9 | A £64 billion threat but businesses remain unprepared. SMS scams. Zuckerberg's vision for the future of AI. Another security lesson from Mr Waltz. Microsoft tells Authenticator users to export their passwords...or else. Spyware maker fined $167 million. And the world of "kidfluencers." |
| May 2 | Microsoft goes passwordless. France calls out Russian attacks. The real-time deepfake threat. Misusing AI. Hegseth's hopeless operational security. And iPhone spyware warnings. |
| Apr 25 | The security report that's worth reading. Phone theft. Shadow AI. Advice for travel to the US. Not for profit web search. And the global spread of transnational cyber crime. |
| Apr 18 | The risks of Google's ad dominance. Fake subpoenas. Location identification goes viral. AI phones home. US telecommunication vulnerabilities. Spyware customers named. A scammer scammed. And GoDaddy does for Zoom. |
| Apr 11 | Tariffs; fraudsters rejoice. WhatsApp desktop risk. AI used to surveil US government workers. Signalgate blamed on iPhone contacts. UK SMEs bear the cost of poor cybersecurity controls. |
| Apr 4 | Insider espionage. Messaging threats. AI re-imagining reality. The Trump administration goes large on Gmail and Signal. Taking care when leaving XTwitter. And fake electronics with positive reviews. |
| Mar 28 | Lessons from Signalgate. A security veteran snared by phishing lure. Deepfake porn. Y2K but worse. The problem with 23andMe. And the hack that breaks (most) paywalls. |
| Mar 21 | Technology failure. Targeting Macs. Web browsers face AI-powered attacks. US deports French researcher over phone messages. Crap passwords. And an advertising giant with data on 91% on adult internet users. |
| Mar 14 | Another bumper year for cyber fraud. The risks of illegal streaming sites...and file conversion tools. Voice cloning apps condemned for lack of controls. A tool for US online surveillance. French parliamentarians reject encryption law. And a disgruntled developer and his kill switch. |
| Mar 7 | Apple appeals against encryption order. The surge in AI-generated fakes. An AI voice model so realistic some users freaked out. US proposes access to social media of would-be immigrants. And new reports on the scale of Russian disinformation in Europe. |
| Feb 28 | The fight over data privacy. Information theft on a vast scale. XTwitter's AI on the most dangerous men in America. Trusting the cloud. More spyware antics. And Telegram groups harassing women. |
| Feb 21 | An uphill struggle against sophisticated spyware. Protecting mobile phones from theft. Using AI to research people. The future of the the US according to ChatGPT. YouTube takes over TV. And failing to con self-checkouts. |
| Feb 14 | "The most consequential security breach" in US history. Targeting search terms. Artificial General Intelligence hoves into view. Phishing tests don't work. And the EU axes e-privacy plans. |
| Feb 7 | Attacking with WhatsApp. Hacking XTwitter accounts. ChatGPT Search opened to all. UK orders Apple backdoor. Trump's cybersecurity chaos. Ransomware payments down, number of attacks up. And cutting off the power to scam centres. |
| Jan 31 | Anatomy of a phishing scam. Ransomware on the up and up. Deepseek leak. Ubiquitous surveillance. Backdooring critical routers. And the deepfake website with billions of views. |
| Jan 24 | Making multi-factor authentication safer. Mocking a victim of romance fraud. The short road to AI supremacy. Trump's first week. Surveillance pricing. And government sites and hardcore porn. Making multi-factor authentication safer. Mocking a victim of romance fraud. The short road to AI supremacy. Trump's first week. Surveillance pricing. And government sites and hardcore porn. |
| Jan 17 | A data broker and the "nightmare scenario." Another Strava cock-up, this time it's the French navy. SIM fraud in the UK. ChatGPT gets personal. The risks of Sign in with Google. And security failures at companies that should know better. |
| Jan 10 | The insider threat. Securing credentials. Personal agents. Fact-free. Cryptocurrency risks. And wild ideas, some of which may even be realistic. |
