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Amazon security boss blames Russia's GRU for years-long energy-sector hacks

15 December 2025 at 18:34

'Sustained focus on Western critical infrastructure'

Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) is behind a years-long campaign targeting energy, telecommunications, and tech providers, stealing credentials and compromising misconfigured devices hosted on AWS to give the Kremlin's snoops persistent access to sensitive networks, according to Amazon's security boss.…

ServiceNow mulls buying Armis to gain full visibility into the IT stack

15 December 2025 at 17:10

If the buy happens, the big question is will they integrate the codebase or keep it separate?

ServiceNow is reportedly nearing a deal to buy security software company Armis for $7.1 billion to give its customers full stack visibility of their IT estate and eliminate security blindspots, according to Bloomberg.…

US gov't launches 'Tech Force' to replace IT staff DOGE fired

15 December 2025 at 16:39

Washington rediscovers that modern IT doesn’t run itself

After dissolving several federal tech modernization units and shedding large numbers of technologists, the Trump administration has launched a new talent recruitment initiative, suggesting it still needs people to help drag the government's IT into the present.…

Apple blocks dev from all accounts after he tries to redeem bad gift card

15 December 2025 at 12:51

Paris Buttfield-Addison literally wrote books on Swift

Apple has blocked a long-time developer from his Apple ID after he failed to redeem what support suggested was a dodgy $500 gift card, leaving him unable to work, cut off from personal files, and barred from what he calls his "core digital identity." …

Hyperscalers fuel $112B server spending spree in Q3

15 December 2025 at 10:02

IDC's latest tracker numbers were brought to you by the letters A and I

The global server market went into overdrive in the third quarter of 2025, racking up a record $112.4 billion in revenue as AI demand pushed vendor sales up 61 percent year-on-year, according to the latest figures from IDC.…

Delay to European Central Bank messaging project cost the Bank of England Β£23M

15 December 2025 at 07:50

Watchdog links schedule change to replanning of UK payments system overhaul

The European Central Bank's (ECB) decision to delay its move to a new messaging standard in 2022 ended up costing the Bank of England Β£23 million as it was forced to adjust migration to a new settlement system to avoid compounding risks.…

JLR: Payroll data stolen in cybercrime that shook UK economy

15 December 2025 at 07:08

Automaker admits raid that crippled its factories in August led to the theft of sensitive info

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reportedly told staff the cyber raid that crippled its operations in August didn't just bring production to a screeching halt – it also walked off with the personal payroll data of thousands of employees.…

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