Global Stories

UK online shopping scams soar 416% amid ad fraud surge

Online shopping scams in the UK jumped 416% in late 2025 as malvertising, social media fake shops and deepfake frauds surged, Gen warns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026

Physical Security

Deepfake boom fuels relentless wave of celebrity scams

A deepfake surge is driving relentless AI-powered celebrity scams, with persona kits and adaptive fraud campaigns eroding online trust.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026

Biometrics

BioCatch warns AI agents will supercharge online fraud

BioCatch warns AI shopping agents will turbocharge online fraud, urging banks and retailers to distinguish helpful bots from criminal misuse.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026

Gaming

Microsoft tops global phishing brand rankings again

Microsoft again tops global phishing brand list as attackers increasingly mimic big tech services to steal cloud and consumer credentials.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026

Malware

Brazilian banking trojan hijacks WhatsApp for spread

A new Astaroth banking trojan variant hijacks WhatsApp Web to self-spread via chats while silently stealing Brazilian banking credentials.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026

Data Protection

Instagram denies breach after 17m user records leak

Instagram denies a data breach after a dataset on 17m users appears on hacking forums, blaming old leak scraps and a fixed reset bug.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026

Privileged Access Management

Kyowon, Instagram cases expose APAC identity flaws

Kyowon outage and an Instagram bug expose entrenched identity security gaps across APAC, from credential hygiene to privileged access.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026

Wearables

Siemens deepens Nvidia AI pact & unveils digital twin tools

Siemens deepens Nvidia AI alliance and debuts digital twin tools, targeting an industrial metaverse and copilots across factory floors.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026

Smart Cities

Microsoft leads on nature in Europe's data centres

Microsoft tops rivals for weaving nature restoration into European data centres, but report warns sector lags as AI power demand surges.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Fintech

Fraud expert warns FCA Firm Checker will not stop scams

A leading fraud expert says the FCA's new Firm Checker will boost transparency but leave sophisticated social engineering scams largely untouched.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026

Unified Communications

Simwood links WhatsApp voice with global carrier tools

Simwood launches WhatsApp Business voice integration, linking Teams, SIP and UCaaS tools to more than three billion WhatsApp users.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Digital Transformation

AI to reshape bank payments as fraud pressure mounts

Banks are set to embed AI deep into payment systems by 2026, slashing costs as fraud surges and pressure mounts on platforms and regulators.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Edge Computing

Gen & Intel unveil on-device deepfake scam defence

Gen and Intel debut an on-device deepfake detector at CES, targeting AI-driven scam videos by analysing audio and visuals in real time.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Firewalls

Craig Newmark backs Global Signal Exchange anti-fraud push

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is funding Global Signal Exchange to expand its shared threat data network against rising online fraud.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Jan 2026

Data Analytics

Meta buys Manus to boost general-purpose AI agents

Meta has bought Singapore AI start-up Manus, aiming to embed its autonomous general-purpose agent across consumer and business products.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Dec 2025

Data Protection

Strong AI governance drives faster secure adoption

Organisations with robust AI governance are deploying advanced systems faster and more securely, widening the gap with less prepared peers.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 25th Dec 2025

Network Infrastructure

Explainer: Undersea cables quietly powering the AI revolution

Undersea fibre-optic cables, carrying 95% of international internet traffic, are expanding rapidly to support soaring AI and cloud computing data demands.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Software-as-a-Service

Harvey to open Paris office & hire EMEA sales chief

AI platform Harvey will open a Paris office in Q2 and has hired former Canva executive Jorge Bestard as Vice President of EMEA Sales.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026

Private Cloud

Vespertec warns AI growth will hit hard data centre limits

Vespertec says AI growth will slam into hard data centre limits by 2026, as chip, memory and cooling bottlenecks reshape infrastructure plans.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026

Marketing Technologies

SHAREit unveils AI ad platform for emerging markets

SHAREit launches AI-powered ad platform to tap emerging-market growth, handling 180 billion daily requests and 150 million impressions.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026