October 13, 2025
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters rage-quit the internet (again), promise to return next year
'We will never stop,' say crooks, despite retiring twice in the space of a month The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (SLSH) cybercrime collective - compriseed primarily of teenagers and twenty-somethings - announced it will go dark until 2026 following the FBI's seizure of its clearweb site.…
Microsoft ‘illegally’ tracked students via 365 Education, says data watchdog
Redmond argued schools, education authorities are responsible for GDPR An Austrian digital privacy group has claimed victory over Microsoft after the country's data protection regulator ruled the software giant "illegally" tracked students via its 365 Education platform and used their data.…
China probes Qualcomm’s Autotalks deal amid rising US trade tensions
Beijing insists it's business as usual – Washington might see it differently China's competition regulator has launched an investigation into Qualcomm's purchase of Israeli firm Autotalks, the latest salvo in the escalating tech trade war between Washington and Beijing.…
Ofcom fines 4chan £20K and counting for pretending UK’s Online Safety Act doesn’t exist
Regulator warns penalties will pile up until internet toilet does its paperwork Ofcom, the UK's Online Safety Act regulator, has fined online message board 4chan £20,000 ($26,680) for failing to protect children from harmful content.…
Dutch government puts Nexperia on a short leash over chip security fears
Minister invokes powers to stop firm shifting knowledge to China, citing governance shortcomings The Dutch government has placed Nexperia - a Chinese-owned semiconductor company that previously operated Britain's Newport Wafer Fab — under special administrative measures, citing serious governance failures that threaten European tech security.…