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How to Balance Blockchain's Speed and Privacy Flaws
At Sibos 2026, Hashgraph’s CIO Gregg Bell discusses how to replace risky blockchain bridges to make Web3 settlements faster, safer, and fully private for global finance.
Microsoft blames Chinese state hackers for the ConnectWise supply chain attack
An open-source AI agent called ARTEX was the vehicle for the attacks, which unfolded at lightning speed.
Backdoored robot tries its hand at finger chopping and cat cooking
No actual digits or cats were harmed beyond the number crunching that went into this LLM poisoning experiment
Windows said modem worked fine. That unmistakable scorched electronics smell suggested otherwise
Catching lightning in a tech support bottle
Sainsbury’s boss warns Chancellor against further employment cost hikes in Budget
Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts has urged Chancellor John Healey to avoid increasing employment costs in next week’s Budget, warning that further tax rises could drive up food prices and put pressure on retailers.
Microsoft says ConnectWise breach let Chinese spies loose on 2,250 cloud tenants
AI agents did the dirty work, with hackers gaining privileged access in some environments in under three hours
UK and EU financial regulators seek answers from Google over cloud outage
The European Banking Authority and the UK's Financial Conduct Authority have been in contact with Google over the major cloud outage earlier this week that knocked out several bank websites.
TPR warns pension schemes over hidden AI investment risks
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned pension scheme trustees to assess their exposure to artificial intelligence (AI), amid concerns that apparently diversified investment portfolios could be vulnerable to a downturn in the sector.
PHP2Shell exploit bypasses protections designed to stop remote code execution
“Adversaries are clearly spending time (and tokens) on this bug,” researcher says.
Human receives AI-designed virus for the first time
Not to kill the human, of course – to kill the antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing their infection
eMudhra's certificate blunder leaves enterprises with a lot of cleanup
From FIPS to facepalm; when the chain of trust is compromised, everything that uses certificates for that trust has to be checked and updated – and that means everything.
Aldi and Lidl face tougher rules to stop them blocking rival supermarket openings
Aldi and Lidl will be subject to the same competition rules as Britain’s biggest supermarkets, following a decision by the Competition and Markets Authority to prevent the discounters from blocking rival stores opening nearby.
Max-severity GitLab bug allows remote code execution over 12 years of releases
Vendor 'strongly recommends' upgrading to a fixed version 'as soon as possible'
Disgraced Indian cert issuer leaves the cert issuing business
We didn't want to issue SSL/TLS certs anyway, eMudhra suggests after one private key turns out to be the number 4
PHP2Shell puts dozens of UK government services out of service
Ministers report 32 unavailable and four partly disrupted, but no confirmed compromise
Fireblocks pours cold water on reports of $2.5bn acquisition talks with Visa
Digital asset and stablecoin infrastructure provider Fireblocks says that reports that it is in talks to be acquired by Visa for $2.5 billion are "news to us".
Singapore boffins weave a GUI into fabric, and it's machine washable too
For those who find taking a phone out of their pocket just so last century
Graeme Bold: The risks of leaving pension planning too late
As the clock ticks down toward major inheritance tax (IHT) changes for pensions in April 2027, shifting regulations and evolving saver habits are fundamentally changing how people access their pots.
Coinbase fined €3.25m by Irish central bank
Crypto exchange Coinbase Ireland has been penalised by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) for a series of operational and governance failings over a five-year period.
Runtime: The PHP noise and signal. The Stack Summit: A Chatham House rule sanity check
Plus beware the Shirky Principle, introducing AW-0, and more.
Nvidia's Huang: Don't mention the AI-pocalypse
GPU chief doesn't want to hear about job losses or the end of human civilization
Hackers pile on PHP2Shell as AWS reveals attacks began before disclosure
Cloudflare reports millions of exploit attempts, while Amazon spotted attackers trying their luck four days before patches landed
Veteran ESA probe rolls out welcome mat for Japan's Phobos mission
Mars Express could support MMX's 2027 arrival as another 'last ever' extension keeps old spacecraft in flight
Oddbox: Halloween pumpkin demand rises as heat-hit harvest exposes supply chain strain
Halloween participation is set to rise this year, but the growing seasonal opportunity comes as UK pumpkin growers face a glut of undersized produce that falls outside supermarket specifications.
When the attacker becomes the user: Rethinking account takeover
SPONSORED FEATURE: AI makes phishing easier than ever
Cognitive Credit raises $40m to scale specialist data and AI for credit markets
Corporate credit data, analytics, and AI technology provider Cognitive Credit has closed a $40 million strategic growth investment led by Summit Partners with participation from ETFS Capital.
Only marks London debut at Outlet Shopping at The O2
Outlet Shopping at The O2 has unveiled a series of retail investments across the destination.