“The worst thing” for online rights: An age-restricted grey web (Lock and Code S06E16)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast … The internet is cracking apart. It’s exactly what some politicians want. In June, a Texas law that requires age verification on certain websites withstood a legal challenge brought all the way to the US Supreme Court. It could be a blueprint for how the...

VPN use rises following Online Safety Act’s age verification controls

As the UK's Online Safety Act came into effect on Friday—along with its age verification controls—the use of virtual private network VPN services has skyrocketed by up to 20-fold across the region. Top10VPN, which monitors VPN traffic around the world, spotted UK VPN traffic spiking 1,327% on Jul...

A Bootiful Podcast: José Paumard, Java developer advocate and professor

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, recorded at Devoxx UK 2025, I talk to the legendary professor of computer science and legend José Paumard about Java, the ecosystem, and more,...

UK Pet Owners Targeted by Fake Microchip Renewal Scams

Microchip renewal scam targets UK pet owners using leaked data from insecure registries. Emails appear legit but aim to steal money and personal info...

CBI Shuts Down £390K U.K. Tech Support Scam, Arrests Key Operatives in Noida Call Center

India's Central Bureau of Investigation CBI has announced that it has taken steps to dismantle what it said was a transnational cybercrime syndicate that carried out "sophisticated" tech support scams targeting citizens of Australia and the United Kingdom. The fraudulent scheme is estimated to ha...

14 Arrested in Romania for £47 Million UK Tax Phishing Scam

14 arrested in major HMRC phishing scam raids across UK & Romania. Learn about the multi-million-pound tax fraud operation...

A Bootiful Podcast: Dr. Heinz Kabutz, a legendary Java Champion, teacher, and author of the Java Specialists newsletter!

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I talk to Dr. Heinz Kabutz, a legendary Java Champion, trainer, teacher, and author of the Java Specialists newsletter! This episode was recorded live at Devoxx UK 2025...

A Bootiful Podcast: DevOps and AI luminary Patrick Debois

Hi, Spring, cloud native, and AI fans! In this installment, I had the opportunity to briefly sit down and talk with DevOps and AI luminary Patrick Debois, from the amazing Devoxx UK 2025 show...

Israel Says Iran Is Hacking Security Cameras for Spying

Plus: Ukrainian hackers reportedly knock out a key Russian internet provider, China’s Salt Typhoon hackers claim another victim, and the UK hits 23andMe with a hefty fine over its 2023 data breach...

Scattered Spider Aims at US Insurers After UK Retail Hit, Google Warns

Scattered Spider targets US insurance firms after UK retail attacks, using social engineering to breach help desks and disrupt services, Google warns...

A Bootiful Podcast: The legendary Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on security, AI, MCP, and more

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to the legendary Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on security, AI, MCP, and more, recorded live at Devoxx UK 2025...

CVE-2025-49445

Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability in WP Map Plugins Interactive UK Regional Map interactive-uk-regional-map allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Interactive UK Regional Map: from n/a through = 2.0...

CVE-2025-49445

Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability in WP Map Plugins Interactive UK Regional Map interactive-uk-regional-map allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Interactive UK Regional Map: from n/a through = 2.0...

CVE-2025-49445

CVE-2025-49445 is a CSRF vulnerability in the WordPress plugin set for Interactive UK Regional Map. The advisory indicates the flaw affects versions up to 2.0; no root-cause, affected components, exploit details, or patch/remediation is provided in the initial or connected documents. The connecte...

CVE-2025-49445 WordPress Interactive UK Regional Map plugin <= 2.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Settings Change vulnerability

Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability in WP Map Plugins Interactive UK Regional Map interactive-uk-regional-map allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Interactive UK Regional Map: from n/a through = 2.0...

PT-2025-24267 · WordPress · Wp Map Plugins Interactive Uk Regional Map

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WP Map Plugins Interactive UK Regional Map versions n/a through 2.0 Description: A Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF issue affects the Interactive UK Regional Map, allowing unauthorized actions to be performed on behalf of a user without their...

WordPress Interactive UK Regional Map plugin <= 2.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Settings Change vulnerability

Cross Site Request Forgery CSRF to Settings Change vulnerability discovered by Chu The Anh Blue Rock in WordPress Plugin Interactive UK Regional Map versions = 2.0...

Interlock Ransomware Deploys New NodeSnake RAT in UK Attacks

Quorum Cyber identifies two new NodeSnake RAT variants, strongly attributed to Interlock ransomware, impacting UK higher education and local government...

A Bootiful Podcast: Java community legend Victor Rentea

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment we talk to the legendary Victor Rentea. This episode was recorded live at Devoxx UK 2025...

CVE-2020-20977

A stored cross site scripting XSS vulnerability in index.php/legend/6.html of UK CMS v1.1.10 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload in the Comments section...