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Seized ransomware network LockBit rewired to expose hackers to world

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Four arrested and LockBit victims will get help to recover data after joint operation in UK, US and Europe The entire “command and control” apparatus for the ransomware group LockBit is now in possession of law enforcement, the UK’s National Crime Agency has revealed, after it emerged that …

TechScape: How the world is turning against social media

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France has banned not only TikTok from government phones, but Facebook and Twitter, too. Could this be a tipping point for big tech? Plus, AI-generated pictures of the pope signal a new type of viral image Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full …

UK to overhaul privacy rules in post-Brexit departure from GDPR

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Culture secretary says move could lead to an end to irritating cookie popups and consent requests online Britain will attempt to move away from European data protection regulations as it overhauls its privacy rules after Brexit, the government has announced. The freedom to chart its own course could lead …