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Meta removes nearly 6m scam ads after DSA reports
Marketing Technologies

Meta removes nearly 6m scam ads after DSA reports

Meta took down nearly 6m scam ads in 2025 after alerts from Lithuanian watchdog Debunk.org under the EU's Digital Services Act system.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest
Malware

Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest

Global ransomware attacks jump 50% to 7,874 in 2025, with industrial firms bearing the brunt as criminal groups reshuffle their tactics.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
If women do not build it, it will be built without us
Data Analytics

If women do not build it, it will be built without us

A 24-year-old founder argues women must build the AI shaping power, or watch systems encode the blind spots that once shut them out.

By Leah Garrett • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Microsoft & Europol disrupt global Tycoon 2FA scam
Ransomware

Microsoft & Europol disrupt global Tycoon 2FA scam

Microsoft and Europol have seized over 300 domains to disrupt Tycoon 2FA, a vast phishing-for-hire service bypassing MFA worldwide.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s
DevOps

How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s

Women in their 40s are reclaiming tech careers, proving life experience, grit and curiosity can trump age bias and fast-track reinvention.

By Mandy Bath • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in EU crackdown
Ransomware

Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in EU crackdown

European authorities and tech firms have disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The weight women carry
Data Privacy

The weight women carry

Women are exhausted not by ambition, but by a system that demands 120% just to exist safely while still denying them equal power.

By Liza Tullidge • 8 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Stop framing deepfake harassment of women as a social problem - It's a cybersecurity problem
Ransomware

Stop framing deepfake harassment of women as a social problem - It's a cybersecurity problem

Non-consensual deepfake abuse of women is not just online harassment but cybercrime, demanding full threat intelligence and security action.

By Dr Megan Squire • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Generative AI fuels alarming surge in intimate image abuse
Data Protection

Generative AI fuels alarming surge in intimate image abuse

Generative AI is fuelling a sharp rise in intimate image abuse, outpacing weak platform responses and patchy global legal protections.

By Theodora Skeadas • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Milestone Systems names Mike Metcalfe South Pacific lead
EduTech

Milestone Systems names Mike Metcalfe South Pacific lead

Milestone Systems has rehired Mike Metcalfe to lead key South Pacific accounts, driving video intelligence growth in New Zealand and Australia.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
xReality hits profit as Operator XR drives global push
Software-as-a-Service

xReality hits profit as Operator XR drives global push

xReality swings to operational profit as Operator XR powers record half-year, with revenue up 41% to AUD $10.4 million and EBITDA surging 190%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
GenAI misuse & ransomware drive surge in cyber attacks
Malware

GenAI misuse & ransomware drive surge in cyber attacks

Global cyber attacks hit 2,090 a week in January as ransomware surges and risky GenAI use exposes fresh data-leak and intrusion paths.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Security expert links NZ retail crime spike to inflation
Surveillance

Security expert links NZ retail crime spike to inflation

A security expert says NZ's retail crime 'wave' is overstated, blaming inflation and new reporting systems rather than a crime explosion.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
NZ spy agency warns of realistic terror attack risk
Artificial Intelligence

NZ spy agency warns of realistic terror attack risk

NZ spy chief warns terror attack remains a 'realistic possibility' amid rising antisemitic and Islamophobic extremist narratives.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
One in four US women face rising tide of online abuse
Data Protection

One in four US women face rising tide of online abuse

More than one in four US women report online abuse, with LGBTQ+ and non-white women hardest hit amid rising fears over data-fuelled harassment.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Cyacomb tool spots altered child abuse images faster
Data Protection

Cyacomb tool spots altered child abuse images faster

Edinburgh-based Cyacomb adds Similarity Matching to Examiner Plus, helping police spot altered child abuse images on phones in minutes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Ghost broking scams increasingly target vulnerable SMEs
Risk & Compliance

Ghost broking scams increasingly target vulnerable SMEs

Ghost broking scams are shifting from motorists to SMEs, with cases up 22% and average losses topping GBP £2,000 per affected business.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026