All articles by Refna Tharayil

Refna Tharayil

French hospital hit by massive data breach, over 750,000 patients impacted

Following the cyberattack, the hacker allegedly started offering access to the MediBoard platform, which is used by multiple French hospitals.

Nvidia surpasses earnings expectations, but stock dips on slower Q4 revenue growth forecast

The California-based chipmaker expects revenue of $37.5bn for the ongoing quarter, reflecting a slowdown in growth to around 69.5%.

Apple addresses two zero-day exploits with emergency security updates

The Cupertino-based technology giant attributed the discovery of both vulnerabilities to Clément Lecigne and Benoît Sevens of Google’s Threat Analysis Group but withheld details on how the exploits were used in real-world attacks.

CMA dismisses investigation into Alphabet’s deal with AI firm Anthropic

The British competition watchdog determined that Anthropic’s UK turnover fell short of the £70m threshold, which eliminates the possibility of a merger under the turnover criteria.

Palo Alto Networks issues security updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities

The zero-days impact Palo Alto Networks’ next-generation firewalls.

US DoJ reportedly wants Google to divest Chrome amid antitrust measures

A Google official slammed the DOJ’s approach, calling it a “radical agenda” that oversteps the case’s legal boundaries, while warning that it could have detrimental effects on consumers.

T-Mobile faces cybersecurity breach as Chinese hackers target telecom networks

The exact details of the compromised information remain uncertain, and there has been no confirmation regarding the theft of customer call records or communication data.

Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chip rollout hits snag with overheating server racks

The server racks, built to house up to 72 chips, are reportedly facing heat management issues that could affect the schedule for deploying these systems in customer data centres.

Thales eyes 7% annual growth, led by cybersecurity expansion

The firm’s cybersecurity division is forecast to deliver organic sales growth of 6% to 7% per year through 2028, aiming for an EBIT margin of between 16% and 17%.

US FTC likely to probe Microsoft’s cloud business amid competition concerns

If it proceeds, the FTC investigation will follow similar probes from a host of European regulators into alleged market abuses by hyperscalers.