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Over half a million UK businesses struggle with insufficient bandwidth
One-in-ten UK businesses are being held back by insufficient bandwidth, a new report from Beaming has revealed. This equates to over half a million (560,000) firms nationwide, including 370,000 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) on standard broadband services and 122,000 using fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) connectivity. Medium-sized and large organizations are being affected as well, with around 35,000 of these larger firms…
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Microsoft invests $700 million to ramp up cybersecurity, infrastructure in Poland
Microsoft is planning to invest $700 million in Poland to expand its hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure and help improve national cybersecurity. The company said it will partner with Polish National Defense to establish a new cybersecurity framework, including joint work on AI and the use of technologies such as quantum computing. It said it also hopes to accelerate the…
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CyberArk eyes identity security gains with $175 million startup acquisition
CyberArk has announced the acquisition of identity governance and administration (IGA) startup Zilla Security for a fee of up to $175 million. The move will expand CyberArk’s Identity Security Platform with Zilla’s AI-powered IGA capabilities, which are designed to equip organizations with scalable automation of identity compliance and provisioning across digital environments. CyberArk said the aim is to create a…
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Zacks Investment breach could leave 12 million customer accounts exposed
Zacks Investment, a leading investment research company, has allegedly suffered a data breach that could see roughly 15 million customer records exposed. A threat actor under the name Jurak posted on the dark web hacking forum BreachForums on 24 January 2025, claiming to have breached Zacks Investment in June last year. Zacks is a major financial analysis provider best known…
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Hacker leaks account data of 12 million Zacks Investment users
Zacks Investment Research (Zacks) last year reportedly suffered another data breach that exposed sensitive information related to roughly 12 million accounts. Zacks is an American investment research company that provides its customers data-driven insights through a proprietary stock performance assessment tool called ‘Zacks Rank’, to help with making informed financial decisions. In late January, a threat actor published data samples…
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Igloo recalls over 1 million coolers due to fingertip amputation hazards
Over a million Igloo 90-quart Flip & Tow rolling coolers have been recalled due to potential fingertip amputation and crushing hazards. The recall put out by Igloo and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission notes that the recall specifically cites coolers that were manufactured between 2019 and 2023. Anything made after 2024 is not affected by this recall. In the…
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QuEra Computing just raised $230 million to pioneer “fault-tolerant” quantum computing – and it even got Google’s seal of approval
Quantum startup QuEra Computing has raised $230 million in funding in one of the industry’s biggest investment rounds to date. The funding round saw QuEra secure pledges from a host of major backers, including Google through its Google Quantum AI business unit, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Valor Equity Partners, and more. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, QuEra Computing specializes in the…
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Inside OpenAI’s $14 million Super Bowl debut
OpenAI just made its Super Bowl debut with a 60-second spot that positions AI alongside humanity’s greatest innovations. The commercial traces humanity’s technological evolution through a distinctive pointillism-inspired animation style, transforming abstract dots into iconic images of progress – from early tools like fire and the wheel to modern breakthroughs like DNA sequencing and space exploration. It culminates with modern…
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Massive brute force attack uses 2.8 million IPs to target VPN devices
A large-scale brute force password attack using almost 2.8 million IP addresses is underway, attempting to guess the credentials for a wide range of networking devices, including those from Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti, and SonicWall. A brute force attack is when threat actors attempt to repeatedly log into an account or device using many usernames and passwords until the correct combination…
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Sophos Acquires Secureworks for $859 Million
Sophos has completed its $859 million acquisition of managed cyber security services provider Secureworks in an all-cash transaction. It now claims to be the “leading pure-play” provider of Managed Detection and Response Services, supporting more than 28,000 global organisations. Secureworks is an Atlanta, U.S.-based cybersecurity company that focuses on threat detection, response, and managed security services. Its acquisition will build…
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