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Would you use a phone with no apps? One of the world’s largest mobile networks believes you will — but I am not totally convinced

I have a lot of apps on my phone. How many is ‘a lot’? A quick tot up reveals the number to be an absolutely ridiculous 288. I only use a fraction of those of course, and I should probably have a clear out, but it’s fair to say, I…

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The world’s most iconic police force has been hit by a cyberattack that took its website offline

The iconic Canadian national police force, also known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), suffered a recent data breach which temporarily knocked its website offline – but its operations, as well as citizens, should not be affected by the incident, it said. CBC says the RCMP sent a breach…

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Microsoft is now letting all federal agencies check their activity logs for free

To help US government agencies defend against foreign state-sponsored adversaries, Microsoft is expanding its free logging features in some products. A Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announcement revealed reported all US federal agencies using Microsoft Pureview Audit will be granted the upgrade, regardless of their license tier.  The move…

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Ransomware is hitting the financial services industry harder than ever before

Ransomware is hitting the financial services industry harder than ever before, a new report from Netskope’s Threat Labs claims. The “Threat Labs Report — FINANCIAL SERVICES 2024” paper, published earlier this week, claims that the financial sector remains “one of the most attacked sectors by ransomware groups,” who mostly use…

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Unsurprisingly, LockBit ransomware crew has returned

Less than a week after the British police and its international partners took down LockBit infrastructure, the infamous threat actor is back and ready to resume its nefarious operations. According to a new BleepingComputer report, the ransomware-as-a-service operator propped up a new .onion address, which not only lists five new…

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MWC 2024 day one — all the latest breaking B2B news and announcements from Mobile World Congress

Refresh 2024-02-26T08:08:29.241Z 2024-02-26T08:08:23.630Z Good morning from Day One of MWC 2024! After battling through Barcelona’s iconically bad traffic, we’re at the Fira, ready for the kick-off. First up on the agenda today is the opening keynote. Hosted by GSMA Director General Mats Granryd, the panel is a seriously star-studded affair,…

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