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Digital·from Oct 6·upd. 3d ago
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ASOS says hackers posing as a trusted contact stole customer names and contact details

Hackers impersonated a trusted contact to get into an ASOS employee account, then reached third-party platforms holding customer names and contact details. ASOS says no payment card data or passwords were accessed.

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Denmark reports national registry breach exposing records of 8.8 million people

Unauthorised actors compromised personal records belonging to 8.8 million people in Denmark by abusing credentials assigned to a private company. Digitalisation Minister Christina Egelund announced the breach of the Central Person Register on 5 October 2026.

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Digital·from Oct 6·upd. 5d ago
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Finland halts site work on two Google data centres over environmental rules

Finland's Supervisory Agency has ordered Google's local affiliate to halt ground clearance at two data centre sites in Muhos and Kajaani by 23 October 2026, pending mandatory environmental impact assessments.

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Digital·3d ago
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Apple expected to unveil touchscreen MacBook Pro and iPad mini on October 27

Bloomberg reports Apple plans a second October launch, on or around Tuesday, October 27, with OLED touchscreen MacBook Pros and an OLED iPad mini, two weeks after its October 13 smart home event.

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Digital·5d ago
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San Francisco approves 45-day data centre ban halting expansions in Bayview and Dogpatch

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on new data centres, pausing expansions while officials assess environmental and power grid impacts.

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Digital·6d ago
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Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants as tech firms challenge UK data rules in court

British regulator Ofcom opened an investigation into Meta over its Instagram Instants feature while Meta, TikTok, and X challenged the watchdog's data demands in court.

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Digital·3d ago
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Greek emergency lines 100 and 199 restored after telecom provider works knocked them out

Greece's police line 100 and Fire Service line 199 stopped working properly on Thursday because of works by a fixed-line telephone provider. Both were back in operation by the afternoon, with calls diverted to 112 in the meantime.

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Digital·4d ago
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Telenor outage halts all Norwegian trains and disrupts emergency numbers 112 and 02800

Rail traffic across Norway stopped on Thursday afternoon after a failure in Telenor's voice communications, leaving emergency lines hard to reach and prompting extra police patrols.

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Digital·3d ago
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Rumored iPhone Air 2 would be 5.2mm thick with a bigger battery, due early 2027

Rumors point to a 5.2mm frame, a 3,500mAh battery and a second 48MP camera for the iPhone Air 2. Apple has not announced the device, and the launch is expected in early 2027.

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Digital·3d ago
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Ricardo data breach exposes personal details of 890,000 Swiss user accounts

Swiss online marketplace Ricardo says names, postal addresses and phone numbers of about 890,000 user accounts were exposed through a security flaw. Email addresses and passwords were not affected, according to parent company SMG Swiss Marketplace Group.

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Digital·Oct 2
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Amazon pledges $1 billion to US data center communities and ends government NDAs

Amazon Web Services will spend over $1 billion over five years on local workforce and energy programs while dropping government nondisclosure agreements amid nationwide backlash against data center construction.

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Digital·Oct 3
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Key ShinyHunters hacker detained in Jordan cooperates with FBI after breach of agency records

Jordanian authorities have arrested Saif al-Din Khader, who is now assisting federal investigators in identifying fellow members of the cyber extortion group following the theft of employee files.

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