Elections are coming up, and threat actors are ramping up efforts to manipulate voters and attack political campaigns. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered new network infrastructure set up by Iranian hackers, aimed at targeting U.S. political campaigns. They use phishing emails and links to trick users into installing malicious software, often pretending to be cloud services. What you need to know ...
Elton John is speaking out about what he thinks of former President Trump nicknaming North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un ‘Little Rocket Man’ after one of the singer’s hit songs. The ‘Tiny Dancer’ singer told Variety in an interview at the Toronto Film Festival last week that he thought Trump’s nickname for the dictator was ‘hilarious’ and made him laugh. ‘I ...
Santander has tightened its hybrid working policy, instructing its UK office-based staff to work the equivalent of three days a week at its offices. In a recent update to 10,000 employees, the Spanish-owned bank announced that its current policy of allowing staff to work two days a week at one of its sites would be replaced by a requirement of ...
Google has been accused by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, allegedly overcharging publishers and stifling competition. The CMA issued a statement of objections to the tech giant on Friday, following an investigation that suggested Google’s actions may be illegal. The case adds to a series of global challenges against ...
Martin Blackham, a UK-based broadcast journalist currently reporting on the Gaza conflict in Israel, has filed a formal complaint against Barclaycard, alleging anti-Semitic behaviour by the company’s staff. Blackham’s complaint, addressed to Barclays Bank CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan and seen by Business Matters, centres around the bank’s refusal to maintain his credit card limit, which he claims is vital for his ...
Labour’s proposal to impose VAT on private school fees from January is facing a High Court legal challenge on grounds that it breaches human rights law. Lawyers have argued that the policy discriminates against children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and have threatened legal action if the policy is not withdrawn. The legal challenge, spearheaded by Sinclairslaw, claims ...
The Body Shop has been saved from administration in a rescue deal led by cosmetics tycoon Mike Jatania, securing 113 stores and safeguarding more than 1,000 jobs. The former Molton Brown chief, Charles Denton, will take the helm as chief executive under the new ownership. The deal, facilitated by administrators at FRP, involves the sale of The Body Shop to ...
A foreign minister who served under former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on the Biden administration to condemn his country’s ban on social media platform X, saying the U.S. has a ‘responsibility’ to speak up. Ernesto Araújo, who served as foreign minister under Bolsonaro from 2019 to 2021, said the U.S. has a ‘responsibility to be the reference point for ...
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris has flipped on another policy — banning plastic straws. Harris’ campaign has abandoned the vice president’s previous position from the 2020 Democratic primary in which she stated unequivocally that plastic straws should be banned due to environmental considerations. ‘She doesn’t support banning plastic straws,’ a campaign official told Axios on Wednesday. Harris was ...
Former President Donald Trump claims that the upcoming presidential debate will not allow for adjustments to the nominees’ height behind the podium. Trump made the comment in a Saturday post on his proprietary social media platform Truth Social. ‘No boxes or artificial lifts will be allowed to stand on [sic] during my upcoming debate with Comrade Kamala Harris,’ Trump wrote. ...