Nova Scotia Power Confirms Ransomware Attack, 280,000 Customers Notified of Data Breach

Nova Scotia Power has confirmed that it was targeted in a sophisticated ransomware attack, resulting in the theft of sensitive customer information. The breach, first detected on April 25, 2025, led to unauthorized access to parts of the company’s Canadian network and business application servers. While the company has not disclosed the specific ransomware group […]

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DanaBot Botnet Dismantled in Global Cyber Operation; 16 Suspects Charged

WASHINGTON / THE HAGUE — May 26, 2025 — In a major international cybercrime takedown, law enforcement agencies from the United States, Europe, and other global partners have disrupted the infamous DanaBot botnet, dismantling its vast infrastructure and unsealing indictments against 16 individuals allegedly involved in its operations. The coordinated action, part of the broader […]

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Nvidia CEO Backs Trump’s Move to Ease AI Chip Export Curbs on China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised President Donald Trump’s decision to roll back key Biden-era restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports to China, calling the previous policy a “failure” that cost U.S. companies billions in lost sales. Speaking Wednesday at the Computex technology conference in Taipei, Huang said the export controls introduced […]

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OpenAI and Nvidia Join Forces to Build $500 billion Stargate AI Cluster Infrastructure in the UAE

Leading technology companies OpenAI, Nvidia, SoftBank, Oracle, Cisco, and UAE-based firm G42 have announced the creation of Stargate UAE, a major artificial intelligence infrastructure cluster in Abu Dhabi. This initiative is a sister project to the recently unveiled Stargate USA, aimed at expanding global AI capabilities. The project was first revealed in January, when OpenAI, […]

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President Trump’s proposed Golden Dome missile defence system – an expert explains the technical challenges involved

The Trump administration’s recent announcement of a “Golden Dome” strategic missile defence shield to protect the US is the most ambitious such project since President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) of the 1980s. The SDI programme – better known by its somewhat mocking nickname of “Star Wars” – sparked a heated debate over its […]

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Alabama Man Sentenced for Hacking SEC X Account in Scheme to Manipulate Bitcoin Value

Washington, D.C. – Federal Investigation Leads to Conviction A 26-year-old Alabama man has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to hack into the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and publish fraudulent posts designed to manipulate the value of Bitcoin (BTC). The sentencing […]

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U.S. Student to Plead Guilty in PowerSchool and Telecom Extortion Hack

A 19-year-old Massachusetts student, Matthew D. Lane, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges related to the hacking and extortion of two U.S.-based companies, one of which is believed to be education software provider PowerSchool. The plea agreement follows a federal investigation into a series of cyber intrusions and ransom demands that compromised sensitive […]

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After 50 successful years, the European Space Agency has some big challenges ahead

Rosetta at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. ESA/ATG medialab; Comet image: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the European Space Agency (Esa). It has launched spectacularly successful missions, but is different to other space agencies which generally represent one country. Esa is funded by 23 member states and also has cooperation agreements with […]

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Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was recently hit with three fines totalling more than US$290 million in Nigeria. The fines were imposed by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Nigerian Data Protection Commission and the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria. Meta was accused of invasive practices against data subjects and […]

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Navigating growth: researchers use blockchain and AI to reclaim Europe’s inland waterways

The Douro River is one of Portugal’s best-known waterways. It flows through the region that produces the famous port wines, and attracts a growing number of tourists each year. That brings economic benefits, but also problems. “Passenger ships are becoming more popular as tourists discover the area,” said Filipe Martins from APDL, the organisation that […]

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