When your council gets hacked, real life stops When your council gets hacked, it’s not just a few computers that go offline – it’s the everyday stuff you rely on without thinking. That’s exactly what’s happening in inner London right now. Three boroughs – Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, and Hammersmith & Fulham – have had to trigger emergency plans after a major cyber-attack hit their shared IT systems. Phone lines have been disrupted, online services cut back, and key systems shut down on purpose to stop the attack spreading. Together, those councils serve more than half a million residents. Investigators…
Author: Mason Clarke
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Leak – Why This One Actually Matters The latest Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak suggests Samsung isn’t just tweaking its foldable flagship – it’s planning a full-on glow-up for 2026. Multiple reports out of Korea say Samsung is targeting a noticeably thinner and lighter design, aiming for around a 10% reduction in both weight and thickness compared to the Fold 7. On a chunky foldable, that kind of trim isn’t just nice to have – it’s the difference between “tech toy” and “daily driver”. Bigger Battery, Smaller Crease The headline upgrade is a jump…
Introduction – What Actually Uses Your Smartphone Battery? If you’ve ever stared at Battery Usage wondering what uses your smartphone battery the most, you’re not alone. One minute you’re on 80%, the next you’re hunting for a charger like it’s life support. The good news: your battery isn’t magic, and the main drains are very predictable. In this breakdown, we’ll go through the real battery hogs, the stuff you can safely ignore, and a few quick wins that actually help. The Big Three Battery Hogs 1. Your Screen (Brightness Is the Killer) Your display is almost always the top entry…
Aisuru botnet DDoS: why this one matters The Aisuru botnet DDoS campaign that hit Microsoft Azure in October 2025 wasn’t just “another big attack”. It was the largest DDoS event ever recorded in the cloud, peaking at 15.72 Tbps and nearly 3.64 billion packets per second, all aimed at a single endpoint in Australia. Behind it was Aisuru, a so-called TurboMirai-class IoT botnet built from compromised home routers, CCTV cameras and DVRs. It’s part of a new generation of DDoS-for-hire botnets that can push 20+ Tbps and multi-billion packet-per-second floods – enough to knock over major gaming platforms, network operators…