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Bitter-Linked Hack-for-Hire Campaign Targets Journalists Across MENA Region 2026-04-09 at 15:44 By An apparent hack-for-hire campaign likely orchestrated by a threat actor with suspected ties to the Indian government targeted journalists, activists, and government officials across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to findings from Access Now, Lookout, and SMEX. Two of the targets included prominent Egyptian journalists […]

Adobe Reader Zero-Day Exploited via Malicious PDFs Since December 2025 2026-04-09 at 15:44 By Threat actors have been exploiting a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader using maliciously crafted PDF documents since at least December 2025. The finding, detailed by EXPMON’s Haifei Li, has been described as a highly-sophisticated PDF exploit. The artifact (“Invoice540.pdf”) first appeared on

Capita’s pension portal exposes civil servants’ private data 2026-04-09 at 14:24 By Paul Kunert As if the backlog, the bugs, and the chatbot fixes weren’t enough Capita has limited the online functionality of its Civil Service Pensions Scheme (CSPS) member portal after confirming an “issue” briefly exposed the personal data of public sector workers.… This

UK.gov’s top tech jobs pay more than prime minister earns 2026-04-09 at 14:24 By SA Mathieson DSIT hiring directors general with packages reaching £260K plus pension The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is recruiting three directors general to lead aspects of the UK government’s digital work, all on pay in excess of the

UK to spend £15M on AI-powered crime mapping in knife violence crackdown 2026-04-09 at 14:24 By SA Mathieson Home Office hopes tech will help cops target hotspots as ministers push to halve offenses The British government is spending £15 million over the next three years to improve crime mapping in England and Wales, partly to

Microsoft software resale appeal catches eye of £3.5B class action 2026-04-09 at 12:01 By Richard Speed Court of Appeal hearing in ValueLicensing dispute may shape parallel proceedings The Microsoft and ValueLicensing legal tussle will enter an appeals phase this month, attracting the attention of a multibillion-pound class action against the Windows giant.… This article is