All articles by Refna Tharayil
Refna Tharayil
Port of Seattle reveals details of cyberattack
The authority confirmed that the ransomware attack was carried out by the criminal group Rhysida and that it refused to pay the ransom demanded.
UK to host multinational cybersecurity summit at Wilton Park
The gathering, to be held over the next three days, follows several high-profile cyberattacks against public institutions like the NHS and TfL.
Mastercard to acquire Recorded Future for $2.65bn
Mastercard claims the cybersecurity firm’s takeover will augment its existing fraud prevention capabilities.
OpenAI unveils o1 model series
OpenAI claims o1 demonstrates more advanced reasoning capabilities compared to its predecessors – even pausing to consider the solutions to knotty problems.
Samsung plans to slash overseas workforce by up to 30% in certain units
The chaebol has directed its global subsidiaries to reduce their sales and marketing workforce by around 15% and cut administrative staff by up to 30%.
UK designates data centres as critical national infrastructure to boost cybersecurity
The new classification, argues the UK government, will see data centres better protected from cyberattacks and outages.
TfL cyberattack enters second week, disrupting certain online services
A new statement from the London transport provider has updated its inital claim that no customer data was compromised.
AWS to invest £8bn in UK data centres over five years
AWS claims its investment will support the creation of over 14,000 full-time equivalent jobs each year at local businesses across the country.
Slim CD reports data breach affecting 1.7 million credit card holders
After detecting suspicious activity in mid-June, Slim CD launched an investigation, involving third-party cybersecurity experts to assess the breach’s scope and impact.
Oracle shares surge on 21% net income growth to $2.9bn in Q1 FY25
The tech giant’s cloud services and licence support revenue grew by 10% to $10.52bn, while the revenue of the cloud licence and on-premise licence segment increased by 7% to $870m.