M&S cyberattacks used a little-known but dangerous technique – and anyone could be vulnerable

Sim-swap fraud is becoming increasingly prevalent.

Hossein Abroshan, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Science, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 14, 2025 • ~6 min

As an ethical hacker, I can’t believe the risks people routinely take when they access the internet in public

If you’re tempted to do a make a couple of cheeky payments while waiting for the band to come on, think again.

Christopher Patrick Hawkins, Lecturer in Cyber Security and Computer Science, University of Staffordshire • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 • ~5 min

AI tools are surprisingly vulnerable to targeted attacks

AI tools, such as those that diagnose medical conditions or drive autonomous vehicles, are vulnerable to targeted attacks, say researchers.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 7, 2023 • ~6 min

Cyber-attacks against the UK Electoral Commission reveal an ongoing threat to democracy

Securing our voting systems to defend against hacks is vital but challenging.

Joe Burton, Professor of International Security (Security and Protection Science), Lancaster University • conversation
Aug. 15, 2023 • ~8 min

Four ways criminals could use AI to target more victims

AI could allow cybercriminals to operate with greater efficiency, targeting more people at once.

Daniel Prince, Professor of Cyber Security, Lancaster University • conversation
June 22, 2023 • ~7 min

Moveit hack: attack on BBC and BA offers glimpse into the future of cybercrime

Cybercriminals are attempting to monetise the hacking techniques used by state actors.

Robert Black, Lecturer in Information Activities, Cranfield University • conversation
June 19, 2023 • ~7 min

Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it

Banning TikTok: What data privacy risk does the app pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?

Doug Jacobson, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
March 23, 2023 • ~8 min

New attack could’ve threatened spaceflight

Researchers have exposed a major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in spacecraft, aircraft, and energy generation systems.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 • ~6 min

New attack could’ve threatened spaceflight

Researchers have exposed a major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in spacecraft, aircraft, and energy generation systems.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 • ~6 min

This crafty tool can eavesdrop on 6G wireless signals

Thanks to new findings, 6G wireless networks could be designed with built-in defenses against "metasurface in the middle" attacks.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
May 18, 2022 • ~7 min

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