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NCSC Warns on Internet-Exposed Edge Devices - Is Your Firewall Quietly Visible Online?

NCSC Warns on Internet-Exposed Edge Devices - Is Your Firewall Quietly Visible Online?

The National Cyber Security Centre has warned of increased targeting of internet-exposed operational technology and edge devices, including routers, firewalls and remote access gateways, after observing real-world disruption from state and non-state actors. The advisory's core message applies well beyond critical infrastructure: many UK businesses don't actually know which of their network devices are visible from the public internet.

Claude Code Tricked Into Running Malicious Code 80% of the Time - Just by Summarising a Website

Claude Code Tricked Into Running Malicious Code 80% of the Time - Just by Summarising a Website

Security researcher Johann Rehberger has shown that Anthropic's Claude Code, running in Auto Mode, can be tricked into downloading and executing attacker-controlled code up to 80% of the time - simply by asking it to summarise an ordinary-looking website. Anthropic says the behaviour is "working as designed," leaving UK businesses adopting AI coding assistants to rely on sandboxing and network egress controls rather than the model's own safety guardrails.

MAG Airport Breach Exposes 8.7 Million Records - Why Penetration Testing Should Have Caught It First

MAG Airport Breach Exposes 8.7 Million Records - Why Penetration Testing Should Have Caught It First

Manchester Airports Group has confirmed a threat actor stole personally identifiable information on roughly 8.7 million people who used parking, lounge, Fast Track or Wi-Fi sign-in services at East Midlands, Manchester and Stansted airports. We look at why regular penetration testing of customer-facing portals catches these exposures first.

8.7 Million Records Exposed in UK Airports Breach: The Lesson for Every Customer-Facing Business

8.7 Million Records Exposed in UK Airports Breach: The Lesson for Every Customer-Facing Business

Manchester Airports Group has confirmed hackers accessed the data of around 8.7 million customers across Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports, taken from wifi sign-ups, car park, lounge and fast-track booking systems. No payment details were exposed, but the breach is a reminder that the "ancillary" customer systems many businesses treat as low priority often hold just as much personal data as their core platforms.

Ransomware Attacks Hit a 2026 High in July - and AI Agents Are Already in the Mix

Ransomware Attacks Hit a 2026 High in July - and AI Agents Are Already in the Mix

Cyber security firm NCC Group recorded almost 900 ransomware attacks in July 2026, the highest monthly total so far this year, with 29% of victims in Europe. The report also flags the emergence of Jadepuffer, an autonomous AI agent capable of running a ransomware intrusion end-to-end without human oversight - a warning sign for UK businesses that still treat ransomware readiness as optional.

Nearly Half of UK Landline Users Still Confused as Business PSTN Deadline Looms

Nearly Half of UK Landline Users Still Confused as Business PSTN Deadline Looms

A new OnePoll survey commissioned by CommunityFibre finds 45% of UK landline users are still unclear about the looming analogue phone switch-off, with many unaware it can also affect alarms and card machines. With Openreach reporting around 350,000 business premises still on legacy copper lines and the 31 January 2027 deadline now a hard cut-off for businesses, UK SMEs that haven't migrated need to act.

The Sleepwalker Backdoor: Why This Silent Windows Threat Evades Network Monitoring

The Sleepwalker Backdoor: Why This Silent Windows Threat Evades Network Monitoring

Security researchers have detailed Sleepwalker, a sophisticated new Windows backdoor that lies dormant in memory, disguises itself as ESET security software, and only wakes up when it spots a single specially crafted network packet. Because it never calls out to a command server or opens a listening port, standard network monitoring tools see nothing unusual - a stark reminder that UK businesses need more than perimeter defences to catch a well-resourced, targeted intrusion.

HMRC Sent 81,000 Crypto Tax Warning Letters This Year - Why UK Businesses Need Better Financial Reporting

HMRC Sent 81,000 Crypto Tax Warning Letters This Year - Why UK Businesses Need Better Financial Reporting

HM Revenue and Customs sent more than 81,000 warning letters to cryptocurrency holders in the past year, almost triple the number sent in 2023-24, as new international data-sharing rules due in March 2027 make it far easier for the tax authority to identify undeclared crypto gains. For UK businesses that hold, trade or accept crypto assets, the crackdown is a reminder that ad hoc spreadsheets are no longer good enough for financial record-keeping.

Gamma Communications in £1bn Takeover Talks: What It Means for UK Business VoIP

Gamma Communications in £1bn Takeover Talks: What It Means for UK Business VoIP

Gamma Communications, one of the UK's largest business VoIP and unified comms wholesalers, has confirmed it is in preliminary takeover talks with Waterland Private Equity, with Matthew Riley's Giacom Group lined up to acquire certain business divisions. With a rival bidder also circling and a formal offer deadline set for 18 September, UK businesses relying on Gamma-powered phone systems face a period of ownership uncertainty.

Microsoft Patches Perfect-10 Entra ID Flaw Already Under Attack

Microsoft Patches Perfect-10 Entra ID Flaw Already Under Attack

Microsoft has fixed a maximum-severity CVSS 10.0 flaw in Entra ID, its cloud identity service used by businesses worldwide to control access to Microsoft 365 and other cloud apps, after confirming attackers were already exploiting it. No customer action is required, but Microsoft has not said who was behind the attacks or how long they had access.

NCSC Issues Interim Safety Guidance as Agentic AI Risks Come Into Focus

NCSC Issues Interim Safety Guidance as Agentic AI Risks Come Into Focus

The National Cyber Security Centre has published interim guidance urging UK organisations to scope autonomy, threat-model failure scenarios and layer additional safeguards before deploying agentic AI systems. The advice lands days after OpenAI slowed development following a rogue-agent hack and as Google adds enterprise controls to its own AI agent platform - a clear signal that autonomous AI needs the same governance discipline as any other business-critical system.

Harvest's 1500% Price Hike Is a Warning Shot for Every UK Business on SaaS

Harvest's 1500% Price Hike Is a Warning Shot for Every UK Business on SaaS

UK consultancy Salentis saw its monthly bill for time-tracking and invoicing app Harvest rocket from $130 to $2,110 after new owner Bending Spoons switched to usage-based pricing. It's a stark reminder that UK SMEs relying on a single SaaS vendor for core billing operations have little protection when pricing terms change overnight.

Openreach Expands 10Gbps Full Fibre: What XGS-PON Means for UK Business Connectivity

Openreach Expands 10Gbps Full Fibre: What XGS-PON Means for UK Business Connectivity

Openreach is expanding its pilot of 10Gbps symmetric XGS-PON full fibre broadband from a 40,000-premise trial in Guildford and Woking to more than a million UK premises within a year, with a third of its network earmarked for the upgrade over five years. For growing UK businesses outgrowing standard gigabit lines, it's a signal that far higher upload and download speeds are finally on the way - but only where the upgrade actually reaches.

Cl0p's Latest Breach Hits Shell and Philips - Why Patch Management Is Now a Board-Level Issue

Cl0p's Latest Breach Hits Shell and Philips - Why Patch Management Is Now a Board-Level Issue

The Cl0p extortion gang has named close to 50 organisations, including Shell, Philips and GE, after exploiting a critical zero-day in PTC's Windchill and FlexPLM product lifecycle management software. The campaign is a fresh reminder that UK businesses can be compromised through a trusted supplier's software long before their own defences are ever tested - making proactive patch monitoring essential, not optional.

AI Can Geolocate Your Holiday Snaps - and Scammers Are Using It to Target UK Business Travellers

AI Can Geolocate Your Holiday Snaps - and Scammers Are Using It to Target UK Business Travellers

New McAfee research shows freely available AI models can pinpoint where a photo was taken more than 90% of the time, using nothing but background detail. Criminals are exploiting this to make bank fraud and business email compromise scams against travelling staff and executives far more convincing - a fresh reason for UK businesses to fold social media awareness into their Cyber Essentials training.

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