Carly Page

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Freelance journalist and copywriter with 10+ years covering the technology industry, and formerly senior cybersecurity reporter at TechCrunch.

Bylines include IT Pro, LeadDev, Resilience Media, The Register, TechFinitive, The Telegraph, TIME, WIRED, & more.

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Britain's latest civil servant is a chatbot trained on GOV.UK misery

Whitehall says the AI assistant will help citizens navigate public services faster; others may see it as a cheaper alternative to answering the phone

theregister

By me: I'm suing the U.S. government under the Freedom of Information Act.

https://this.weekinsecurity.com/plot-twist-i-am-suing-the-justice-department-and-fbi

Plot twist: I'm suing the Justice Department and FBI

Why I'm suing the government for records under the Freedom of Information Act.

~this week in security~

Conduent's handling of its data breach has been truly shit, refusing to say how many people are affected, or how the breach occurred.

Conduent hid its breach notice with "noindex" code, so you won't see the page in search results. The breach notice doesn't even *mention* a breach!

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/conduent-data-breach-grows-affecting-at-least-25m-people/

"Now more than ever, the UK needs to build and protect sovereignty over its digital infrastructure, and not leave itself vulnerable to the policies and actions of foreign powers such as the US and China."

🗣 @JamesBaker on ORG's call for #DigitalSovereignty in the UK Cybersecurity Bill.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/uk_urged_to_unplug_from/

#CybersecurityBill #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol

UK urged to unplug from US tech giants as digital sovereignty fears grow

: Campaigners say Britain's dependence on Big Tech leaves critical systems exposed to political pressure

The Register
happy new year! i’m back on the cybersecurity desk at The Register from tomorrow, pls send me your tips & scoops (signal/email in bio)

"A data regulator that fails to deter bad practices is not worth having."

Rules only work if they're actually enforced.

With the Information Commissioner's Office (UK), we've seen a collapse in the use of corrective powers when data protection laws are broken.

We need an inquiry into this failing watchdog.

Read more about our open letter signed by over 70 organisations and experts ⬇️

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/25/ico_inquiry_afghan_mod/

#dataprotection #gdpr #ICO #privacy #data #ukpolitics #ukpol

Calls grow for inquiry into UK data watchdog after MoD leak

: ICO accused of backing off oversight as fallout from Afghan blunder widens

The Register

Scoopy, new, by me:

Meet Rey, the Admin of 'Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters'

"A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself "Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters" made headlines regularly this year by stealing data from and publicly mass extorting dozens of major corporations. But the tables seem to have turned somewhat for "Rey," the moniker chosen by the technical operator and public face of the hacker group: Earlier this week, Rey confirmed his real life identity and agreed to an interview after KrebsOnSecurity tracked him down and contacted his father."

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/11/meet-rey-the-admin-of-scattered-lapsus-hunters/

This one's a wild/messy one: Cyber giant F5, which serves most of the Fortune 500, said unknown government hackers had 'long term' access to its network:

• stole source code, some customer data
• accessed undisclosed vulns in BIG-IP
• DOJ allowed F5 to delay public notice citing national security

More, from me:

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/15/cyber-giant-f5-networks-says-government-hackers-had-long-term-access-to-its-systems-stole-code-and-customer-data/

Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had 'long-term' access to its systems, stole code and customer data | TechCrunch

The company, which provides cybersecurity defenses to most of the Fortune 500, said the DOJ allowed it to delay notifying the public on national security grounds.

TechCrunch

Cops have seized the latest incarnation of Breach Forums, which had become the public-facing leak shop for Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters' latest extortion campaign.

The group claims the takedown has "no impact" on its planned leak of ~1 billion records allegedly stolen from Salesforce and its customers https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/10/cops_seize_breachforums/

Cops nuke BreachForums (again) amid cybercrime supergroup extortion blitz

: US and French fuzz pull the plug on Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters' latest leak shop targeting Salesforce

The Register
Red Hat breach escalates as cybercrims collaborate on 'multi-terabyte' extortion plot https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/red_hat_breach_new_claims/
Red Hat breach escalates as criminals collaborate on 'multi-terabyte' extortion plot

: Bad guys promise not to attack customers if they get paid

The Register