Ellen Jennings-Trace

Ellen Jennings-Trace

Staff Writer

Ellen has been writing for almost four years, with a focus on post-COVID policy whilst studying at the University of Cardiff. During her time at university, Ellen studied BA Politics and International Relations, for which she achieved second-class honours (upper division). Ellen then went on to study an MA in Political Communication, receiving a Merit. Before joining TechRadar Pro as a Junior Writer, she worked for Future Publishing’s MVC content team, working with merchants and retailers to upload content. When she’s not working, Ellen is a keen badminton player, Formula 1 fan, and gym enthusiast.

Articles by: Ellen Jennings-Trace

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Adidas confirms customer data stolen in worrying cyberattack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Customer information is at risk after Adidas is targeted by potentially major cyberattack.

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“The world has fundamentally changed” - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wants it to be so much more than a chip maker

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Jensen Huang at Computex 2025 Nvidia CEO wants it to become much more than just a semiconductor company.

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Windows 11 is getting top-level protection against the next generation of quantum cyberattacks

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Microsoft adds extra security protections in preparation for future quantum computing attacks.

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"A new chapter" - Synology showcases some exciting, and unexpected, ecosystem additions at Computex 2025

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Synology at Computex Synology unveils a host of new products and features to the world’s biggest tech event - here's what we saw at Computex 2025.

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Computex 2025 live: all the latest from the world's largest computing show in Taipei

By Matt Hanson last updated

Computex 2025 Computex 2025 is the world's biggest computing show where companies like AMD, Nvidia and Qualcomm show off their latest devices - and we're reporting live from the show floor in Taipei, Taiwan.

Cryptocurrency miners

RICO crypto fraud investigation leads to twelve more arrests

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

$263 million in crypto was stolen.

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Australian Human Rights Commission leaks docs and personal information in browser-indexing mishap

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Hundreds of private documents have been exposed.

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Millions seized and 17 arrested in Europol criminal banking bust

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Assets have been seized as Europol takes down a money laundering and criminal banking network.

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Chinese energy tech exports found to contain hidden comms and radio devices

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

US officials are investigating the risks posed by Chinese-made devices.

Phone scammer

Extensive investment scam that stole €3 million tackled by Europol

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Criminals defrauded over 100 victims.

Co-op store UK

Co-op hackers may still be “in the system” as cyberattack disruption continues

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The disruption from the attack continues.

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A third of enterprises have been breached despite increased cybersecurity investment

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Most firms are spending more than ever on cybersecurity.

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Customer data stolen in M&S cyberattack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The retailer admits personal information was breached, but no card details were taken.

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These North Korean IT workers have been infiltrating Western businesses since 2016

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The Nickel Tapestry threat has continued for almost ten years.

Qt World Summit Speakers

“Qt is everywhere” - we hear about the development framework secretly featuring on billions of devices across the world

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Qt World Summit 2025 Qt is the software development framework that promises to do all the heavy lifting.

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IRS could use AI to replace workers after mass layoffs

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Considerable IRS workforce cuts could be replaced with bots.

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PowerSchool hackers return, and may not have deleted stolen data as promised

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Individual school districts are now being extorted.

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Microsoft employees join the list of those banned from using DeepSeek

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Data security and propaganda concerns mean Microsoft employees are not permitted to use DeepSeek.

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US government warns of "unsophisticated" hackers targeting oil and gas systems

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

CISA warns cybercriminals are attacking critical infrastructure, with oil and gas under particular focus.

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“Nobody else is doing it this way” - How Qt is on its way to a fully technology-agnostic platform

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

An exciting expansion is coming for Qt services, company claims.

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US DOD wants right-to-repair provisions in Army contracts to access tools, software, and technical data without IP constraints

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

It’s one of the very few things both sides of the aisle can agree on.

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Hacker pleads guilty to illegally accessing Disney Slack channels and stealing huge tranche of data

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

“Nullbulge” spread info-stealing malware, with 1.1TB data stolen.

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World Password Day 2025: All the news, updates and advice from our experts as it happened

By Benedict Collins last updated

We rounded up all the best news, advice and more for World Password Day 2025.

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Three massive UK retailers have been hit by cyber attacks this week – so what's going on?

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Harrods becomes latest victim after Co-Op and M&S - but are the three incidents linked?

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Google Password manager is a favourite amongst TechRadar Pro readers - what’s yours?

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Which password manager do you use?

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