My interview with BBC 5 Live on M&S still not taking online orders, and the availability of some products in its stores being affected after it took some of its systems offline in response to a cyber attack.
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Cyber attacks hit Co-op and M&S as police and experts investigate threats
My interview on BBC Radio Ulster about the Co-op Group temporarily shutting down sections of its IT systems in response to an attempted cyber attack as a “proactive measure” to prevent unauthorised access.
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M&S cyber attack is linked to gang of teenage hackers called ‘Scattered Spider’
My interview with BBC Radio Nottingham on the cyber attack which has crippled Marks and Spencer been linked to teenage hacking gang, Scattered Spider.
The retailer has been left reeling following the devastating hack which forced it to halt online sales for five days – with its share prices plummeting by more than £500m.
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M&S left with empty shelves as cyber attack fallout deepens
My interview with BBC Radio Ulster about Marks & Spencer shoppers facing empty shelves as the retailer grapples with the fallout from a crippling cyber attack that has lasted more than a week.
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M&S stops online orders and issues refunds after cyber attack
My interview with BBC Radio 5 Live about Marks & Spencer saying it had stopped taking online orders as the company struggles to recover from a cyber attack.
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Humanoid marathon running robots – Internet bot traffic overtakes humans & illegal sports streaming
My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on 21 humanoid robots joining thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon. We also discuss more than half of all internet traffic now being made up of bots and the number of UK consumers streaming sports illegally going ‘through the roof’ according to the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit at the City of London Police.
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Apology after rates bills contain wrong web link
My interview with BBC Radio Ulster Nolan show on a Northern Ireland government department apologising after 295,000 ratepayers were sent bills which had an incorrect ‘spam’ weblink for making a payment.
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Stormont asks cyber security police to investigate fake rates website
My interview with BBC News on 300,000 ratepayers being sent letters which included an ‘incorrect weblink’ linking to malware for making a payment.
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AI bypassing copyright – Digital Passports – AI Energy Costs
My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Meta facing legal scrutiny over the use of copyright protected works to train AI models. We also discuss airline passengers being issued with a digital ‘journey pass’ containing all relevant information in the biggest shake-up of global aviation in 50 years & we discuss the energy cost of using AI.
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Meta faces antitrust claims at trial over Instagram and WhatsApp ownership
My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Meta facing a high-stakes trial on claims it built an illegal social media monopoly by spending billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp in a case in which US antitrust enforcers seek to unwind the deals.

