Ofgem slaps down Capita's £130M smart meter splurge
12 hours ago · UK energy regulator Ofgem is set to disallow current and projected costs of nearly £130 million ($165 million) accrued by Data Communications Company (DCC), the Capita-owned monopoly responsible for the UK's smart meter platform. Ofgem regulates DCC in an attempt to ensure it offers higher quality ...
Embargo ransomware claims breach of US pharmacy network
2 days ago · What isn't a classic move is Embargo's tendency to assign blame to specific individuals after deciding to leak a victim's data. In a number of cases where victims have let the countdown timer run down, Embargo has listed the names, email addresses, and phone numbers of key figures in the organization that it believes hindered the payment and negotiation process.
Apple's iCloud hit with £3 billion overcharging claim
1 day ago · UK consumer group Which? has filed a £3 billion action against Apple over alleged competition law breaches related to its iCloud service. The claim alleges that the iPhone maker locked customers into iCloud and charged them handsomely for the privilege. Which? claims that around 40 million Apple customers in the UK who have obtained iCloud services in the last nine years could be affected ...
WP Engine revs Automattic lawsuit with antitrust claim
22 hours ago · The initial complaint [PDF] was filed on October 2, 2024, following WP Engine's refusal to pay a licensing fee sought by Automattic – a for-profit rival – to use the WordPress trademark. The trademark has since 2010 been owned by the WordPress Foundation (in which Mullenweg, co-creator of WordPress, participates as a board member) and licensed back for commercial purposes to Automattic ...
Google says Europe's political ad rules too hard do right
18 hours ago · Google has decided the European Union's Regulation on Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising will be so hard to comply with it's better off not trying. The search and ads giant on Thursday announced that it will stop serving political advertising in the EU sometime before October 2025 ...
Fujitsu does not trust Post Office use of Horizon data
3 days ago · Fujitsu's Europe boss has told a public inquiry into the Post Office scandal — one of the widest miscarriages of justice in UK history — that the company does not trust the UK public body in its use of Horizon system data to support future police prosecutions.
Scientists tune into the wild origins of fast radio bursts
Nov 7, 2024 · Scientists have discovered more clues about the birth of fast radio bursts (FRBs) emitted from distant galaxies whose origins remain a mystery. FRBs are millisecond-duration events detected from within and beyond the Milky Way. Within our own galaxy, evidence suggests FRBs come from a rare type of ...
UK regulator hints Voda-Three merger will get thumbs up
Nov 5, 2024 · Previous findings from the CMA warned that the merger of Vodafone and Three, Britain's third and fourth largest cellular operators, might lead to higher prices for users and less choice for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) - including Sky Mobile and Lebara - which rely on the physical infrastructure to provide their own services.. The CMA will publish its Remedies Working Paper later ...
Identity: the new security perimeter • The Register
Jul 12, 2024 · Webinar Threat actors are always looking for that easy way in by testing weak spots, and user identities are one of their favourite targets.. Multi factor authentication (MFA), that stalwart defender of the login, is attacked mercilessly for example. And while additional security layers can ward off these attacks, what's the cost to the end user experience?
Cyber criminals quickly exploit CrowdStrike chaos - Techregister
Jul 19, 2024 · Other phony domains posing as fixing sites surfaced on social media, with security researchers warning users not to pay for a fix — there's free support from the real CrowdStrike — as some of the fraudulent websites asked for bitcoin and PayPal "donations.". Additionally, while CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, in a statement on X, assured customers "this …