All articles by Aninda Chakraborty

Aninda Chakraborty

Australia’s ASIC files suit against FIIG Securities for cybersecurity lapses

The lapses reportedly led to the exposure of approximately 385GB of sensitive customer data.

CISA issues advisory on Medusa ransomware as over 300 entities suffer attacks

Medusa, which operates as a RaaS variant, has targeted entities across multiple sectors.

UK DSIT seeks industry input on AI research expansion

DSIT seeks to gather insights on existing market capabilities and how new collaborations could support the broader UK AI research ecosystem.

CMA sets new course for tech regulation, focused on UK market impact

The CMA will also implement new consumer protection powers granted by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) designed to drive economic growth by promoting consumer trust.

IBM secures legal victory in UK against LzLabs over mainframe tech misuse

Despite LzLabs and Moores’ claim that they had independently developed their software, the judgment ultimately favoured IBM.

NHS investigates potential patient data leak at Medefer

A whistleblower software engineer, who unearthed the vulnerability, claimed that the issue may be at least six years old.

Microsoft neutralises malvertising scheme that affected one million devices

The attackers embedded harmful advertisements within the video content of unauthorised streaming platforms, leading viewers to GitHub repositories under their control.

UK CMA clears Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership of merger concerns

While the CMA said Microsoft had made substantial investments in OpenAI since 2019, the partnership did not qualify as a merger under UK regulations.

Malaysia enters $250m partnership with Arm to boost chip production

The Malaysian government plans to accelerate the involvement of local firms in chip production and boost associated exports to $270bn by 2030.

Taiwanese chip firm TSMC to expand US presence with additional $100bn investment

The expansion will include the construction of three additional fabrication plants, two advanced packaging facilities and a major R&D centre.