Month: July 2025
Threats to leak stolen Ingram Micro data
The company suffered a ransomware attack in July 2025 which forced it to shut down parts of its infrastructure. As a result, its business operations were disrupted, and some of its employees were sent to work from home.Ingram Micro has been added to SafePay’s data leak site, meaning the countdown is on before terabytes of
Afghan data leak Email scam
Some Afghan data leak victims are being offered £86,000 in compensation, in what appears to be scam mail. The phishing email claims to come from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), offering a “compensation via a cheque”, but the MoD has categorically denied any involvement.It raises questions about just who now has access to the leaked
Microsoft’s annual cloud revenue
The Azure cloud business is a centerpiece of Microsoft’s efforts to shift its focus to artificial intelligence, but until Wednesday the company hadn’t disclosed how much money it makes.Microsoft said Wednesday that annual revenue for its flagship Azure cloud computing platform has surpassed $75 billion, up 34% from a year earlier.Microsoft launched Azure more than
AI fraud Crisis
Every week, AI-generated fraud is siphoning millions from public benefit systems, disaster relief funds, and unemployment programs. Criminal networks are already using deepfakes, synthetic identities, and large language models to outpace outdated fraud defenses, including easily spoofed, single-layer tools like facial recognition, and they’re winning. Just as Moore’s Law predicted that computing power would double
Enhancing ERP with AI
Migrating enterprise resource planning (ERP) can pose significant challenges for organisations. As well as cost and resource pressures, there is also the possibility of unexpected outcomes. Modern ERP-leading business applications, such as SAP, can dramatically improve productivity and decision making across an organisation by integrating various business functions like finance, human resources, procurement, and sales.
Bitdefender launches Cybersecurity Advisory Services
Bitdefender has announced Bitdefender Cybersecurity Advisory Services, a new offering to enhance cybersecurity operations for businesses by providing high-level security consulting and on-demand access to specialized expertise. The services are designed to optimize existing security teams, assess and close security gaps, create tailored strategies, reduce risk, and comply with data regulations across all environments including
Russia blocks Ookla’s online Speedtest service
Foreign tech companies, including the likes of Alphabet, Meta and Apple, have been under pressure in Russia for several years over the content they distribute and where they store their data.Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Wednesday it had blocked the internet performance tool Speedtest, run by U.S. company Ookla, due to what it described
The launch of Echelon for maritime environments
As maritime environments become increasingly contested and operationally complex, both defense and commercial users require intuitive solutions to deploy, manage, and dynamically task autonomous systems at scale. Success in these domains hinges on advanced mission planning, scalable C2, and the ability to operate reliably with or without continuous connectivity.Saronic Technologies today unveiled Echelon, a unified
Samsung boosts Investors confidence after Tesla deal
Samsung develops its own memory chips and semiconductor materials for clients. The company struggled to fill market demand from customers like Apple Inc., which eventually left, rendering its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) off the market. On Monday, Samsung Electronics announced a $16.5 billion deal with Tesla to supply semiconductor chips for the EV maker. The agreement
Trump’s cybersecurity cuts
During the first few months of the new Trump administration, the White House slashed cybersecurity budgets, staff, and initiatives. And some, including cybersecurity experts and legislators, are not happy about it. Trump’s cybersecurity cuts have been wide-ranging and far-reaching. Since taking office, the Trump administration has fired over a hundred employees at CISA, some of