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Hacker ‘IntelBroker’ charged in US for global data theft breaches
A British national known online as “IntelBroker” has been charged by the U.S. for stealing and selling sensitive data from victims worldwide, causing an estimated $25 million in damages. The indictment, revealed today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, accuses Kai West, a 25-year-old British man, of using the handle “IntelBroker” in a years-long campaign…
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Alteryx announces new chief marketing officer amid global expansion
AI and data analytics specialist Alteryx has announced the appointment of former UserTesting executive Michelle Huff as its new chief marketing officer (CMO). A seasoned marketing leader, Huff is tasked with spearheading the company’s marketing strategy as it looks to drive further global growth and market momentum through its unified AI and analytics platform, Alteryx One. In an announcement, Alteryx…
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Global Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Teams and Exchange services – Computerworld
Manish Rawat, analyst, TechInsights, said industry estimates suggest that IT downtime can cost mid- to large-sized enterprises between $100,000 and $500,000 per hour, depending on their sector and the criticality of operations. “For large organizations, even a brief 2–3 hour outage could result in millions in lost productivity, reputational harm, and serious operational setbacks, especially in high-stakes sectors like finance,…
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Global cloud spending might be booming, but AWS is trailing Microsoft and Google
Global cloud infrastructure spending is booming, according to new research from Canalys, reaching $90.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025. The spending surge marks a 21% year-on-year increase, the consultancy found, with widespread AI adoption programs playing a key role in recent growth. “Large-scale investment in both cloud and AI infrastructure remains a defining theme of the market in…
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Police arrests 270 dark web vendors, buyers in global crackdown
Police arrested 270 suspects following an international law enforcement action codenamed ‘Operation RapTor’ that targeted dark web vendors and customers from ten countries. National authorities in Europe, South America, Asia, and the United States have also seized over €184 million ($207M) in cash and cryptocurrency, more than 2 tonnes of drugs (including amphetamines, cocaine, ketamine, opioids, and cannabis), and over…
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Dell Technologies Global Partner Summit 2025 – all the news and updates live from Las Vegas
Dell Technologies World 2025 isn’t the only show in town this week. Today sees the Dell Technologies Global Partner Conference taking place at the Venetian Conference & Expo Center in Las Vegas as well. Expect to hear updates on Dell’s partner program as well as new AI offerings partners can bring to their customers. The keynotes kick off at 1.30pm…
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Government webmail hacked via XSS bugs in global spy campaign
Hackers are running a worldwide cyberespionage campaign dubbed ‘RoundPress,’ leveraging zero-day and n-day flaws in webmail servers to steal email from high-value government organizations. ESET researchers who uncovered the operation attribute it with medium confidence to the Russian state-sponsored hackers APT28 (aka “Fancy Bear” or “Sednit”). The campaign started in 2023 and continued with the adoption of new exploits in…
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Global tablet shipments grew by almost 9% in Q1, Canalys finds
Worldwide tablet shipments saw an 8.5% year-over-year growth during Q1 2025, new research from Canalys has revealed, with the segment reaching 36.8 million. According to the market analyst firm’s data, growth was recorded across all regions, primarily driven by consumer and education-led refresh cycles. Greater China was found to be the fastest-growing major region, with the market seeing a surge…
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‘Our partners asked, and we listened’: Cato Networks unveils revamped global partner program
Cato Networks has announced a refresh of its global partner program in a move the SASE specialist said will help partners capitalize on market growth. Available now, the Cato Networks Channel First Partner Program introduces new specialization tracks and program tiers, as well as zero upfront financial commitment, while Cato’s Managed SASE (MSASE) Partner Platform – introduced in June 2024…
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China’s Alibaba and Baidu step up global competition with new reasoning-focused AI models – Computerworld
“In initial benchmarks, both of these models have been measured as being roughly on par with OpenAI and DeepSeek models and slightly behind Grok 3 beta and Google Gemini 2.5 Pro,” said Hyoun Park, CEO and chief analyst at Amalgam Insights. “Baidu’s Ernie 4.5 Turbo Measures up on par with OpenAI’s newest GPT models while being priced much more competitively…
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