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Microsoft & Europol disrupt global Tycoon 2FA scam

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Microsoft and Europol have seized over 300 domains to disrupt Tycoon 2FA, a vast phishing-for-hire service bypassing MFA worldwide.
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How to navigate a career change into tech. As a woman. In your 40s

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Women in their 40s are reclaiming tech careers, proving life experience, grit and curiosity can trump age bias and fast-track reinvention.
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Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in EU crackdown

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European authorities and tech firms have disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts.
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Stop framing deepfake harassment of women as a social problem - It's a cybersecurity problem

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Non-consensual deepfake abuse of women is not just online harassment but cybercrime, demanding full threat intelligence and security action.
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Kerala crackdown targets online child abuse networks

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Kerala Police stage 660-plus raids in major P-Hunt drive against online child abuse, seizing 431 devices and making 26 arrests.
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Ripjar appoints Matt Mills as Chief Executive Officer

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Ripjar names Matt Mills Chief Executive to spearhead global expansion as regulatory pressure fuels demand for smarter crime screening tech.
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Public safety LTE & 5G spend to top USD $6.3 billion

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Global public safety LTE and 5G spending will climb from USD $5bn in 2025 to over USD $6.3bn annually by 2028, SNS Telecom & IT says.
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Dark web sells UK ID packs to bypass bank biometrics

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Dark web vendors sell UK ID packs for about USD $30, helping criminals bypass biometric checks at banks and fintechs, AMLTRIX warns.
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Siren adopts ISO GQL to boost graph search for investigators

Thu, 26th Jun 2025
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Siren has adopted the ISO-standard GQL to enhance graph search, boosting efficiency and depth in investigations for law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
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UK Government to cut jobs, save GBP £2bn with AI use

Wed, 26th Mar 2025
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The UK Government's plan to cut civil service jobs and utilise AI aims to save over GBP £2 billion a year, sparking industry discussions on efficiency.
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AbuSearch team wins award at SAS hackathon for AI project

Tue, 14th Jan 2025
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A UK team, AbuSearch, has won a global hackathon's 'Data for Good' award for developing AI-driven solutions to combat online child sexual abuse.