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Clop-linked crims shake down Oracle execs with data theft claims
Criminals with potential links to the notorious Clop ransomware mob are bombarding Oracle execs with extortion emails, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from Big Red's E-Business Suite, according to researchers.…
Windows 10 refuses to go gentle into that good night
With just days remaining until Microsoft discontinues free support, Windows 10 still accounts for 40.5 percent of the Windows desktop market, At the same time, Windows 11 adoption remains at just 48.94 percent.…
EU funds are flowing into spyware companies, and politicians are demanding answers
An arsenal of angry European Parliament members (MEPs) is demanding answers from senior commissioners about why EU subsidies are ending up in the pockets of spyware companies.…
BT promises 5G Standalone for 99% of the UK by 2030
BT wants to have 5G Standalone (5G SA) mobile service available to 99 percent of the local population by the end of the decade, but it isn't the only telco with lofty ambitions.…
Avio bags €40M ESA contract for reusable rocket stage, but don't hold your breath
Italian rocket company Avio has signed a €40 million contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a reusable upper stage, a project already drawing skepticism from industry watchers.…
Cybercrims claim raid on 28,000 Red Hat repos, say they have sensitive customer files
A hacking crew claims to have broken into Red Hat's private GitHub repositories, exfiltrating some 570GB of compressed data, including sensitive documents belonging to customers. …
Ionos customers fume at mid-contract Plesk hike
Exclusive Hosting biz Ionos is hiking the price of its server instances, blaming an increase in Plesk license costs. Customers have a month to accept the increase or else disable Plesk on their account.…
Irony alert: UK.gov Work dept hires IBM to aid AI projects
Updated The UK's pensions and benefits department has awarded IBM a contract that's worth up to £27 million to explore, deploy and support AI technologies to enhance its services.…
Lloyds Banking Group says 'digitization' will power more branch closures
Lloyds Banking Group — the £18.67 billion turnover UK-based bank — has promised that it will continue to use “digitization” to power a program of branch closures.…