A new industry review warns the UK's digital skills shortage could cost the economy more than £10B without structural reform to attract and retain women in technology roles.

The UK's cyber defense agency is warning businesses with Middle East ties to heighten vigilance amid escalating tensions following US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

European lawmakers advanced a proposal that would bar children under 16 from accessing social media without parental consent.

The European Commission warned TikTok it could face a fine after concluding the platform's design likely breaches EU rules on addictive online services.

A UK construction firm's compromised Windows Server highlighted how a long-running Russian-linked botnet still exploits basic security lapses.

High-profile government officials, military members, diplomats, and investigative journalists were targeted by a potential state-backed phishing campaign.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland will provide workers affected by a major data breach three years ago with a universal compensation offer of £7,500.

Italian national security agencies foiled a series of Russian cyberattacks aimed at Foreign Ministry offices, according to Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

NatWest Bank and the UK's National Crime Agency have launched a joint awareness campaign to combat the rising threat of invoice and business email compromise fraud.

The European Union's cybersecurity chief warns that the bloc is falling behind in its defense against state-sponsored and criminal cyberattacks.

UK multinational professional services network KPMG has repudiated claims made by the Nova ransomware gang that it breached KPMG Netherlands.

The UK's National Health Service has announced a proactive initiative to work directly with technology suppliers to bolster cybersecurity resilience.

New research from IT services firm Advania reveals a significant shift among UK mid-market organizations, with 65% now managing cybersecurity internally.

A significant data security breach has impacted Eurail's Interrail systems, potentially exposing sensitive personal information of customers across Europe.

The G7 Cyber Expert Group has released a new roadmap mandating the financial sector to complete post-quantum cryptography implementation by 2034.

Multiple iterations of the Apache Struts 2 open-source web application framework could be at risk from an XML external entity injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-68493.

An Amsterdam appeals court has sentenced a 44-year-old hacker to seven years in prison for orchestrating a sophisticated cyberattack on a Belgian port company to facilitate a major cocaine smuggling operation.

UK media regulator Ofcom has launched a formal, high-priority investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X under the Online Safety Act.

A significant cyberattack has forced a major British secondary school to remain closed after the Christmas break.

Geopolitical tensions between the European Union and the United States over technology regulation are set to intensify in 2026.