Articles by 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

US politicians call for further probes into possible DeepSeek security risks

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 6 August 25

US lawmakers think more investigations into Chinese AI giant DeepSeek are necessary.

Millions of Dell laptops at risk due to Broadcom chip security flaw - here's how you can stay safe

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 6 August 25

Critical flaws put millions of Dell devices taken over - users told to patch now.

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Google says it will switch off energy-heavy AI usage at critical points if needed

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 5 August 25

AI usage is placing serious strain on energy grids - and Google wants to improve this.

Ukrainian drone attacks are causing blackouts and shutdowns for Russian mobile internet

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 4 August 25

A record number of mobile internet shutdowns have been observed.

China tried to upgrade the Great Firewall but may have left it vulnerable to attack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 4 August 25

Flawed traffic censoring attempts have exposed the Firewall.

Security expert warns: don't list defense work on LinkedIn - or you could be at risk of getting hacked

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 3 August 25

Australian Director-General of Security warns spies they are at risk of attack if they advertise themselves too much online.

Microsoft says Russian hackers are planting fake antivirus software in embassy attacks

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 1 August 25

The hackers are using custom malware to target foreign governments.

Meta pledges to spend billions on AI infrastructure - but will this help it catch up in the AI race

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 31 July 25

Meta is pouring more cash into the AI arms race as it looks to keep up.

Minnesota mobilizes National Guard after major St. Paul cyberattack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 30 July 25

Systems have been shut down in Minnesota to protect St.Paul from further intrusions following cyberattack.

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Security overload is leaving admins with too much alert data to comprehend - which makes things even more dangerous

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 29 July 25

Notifications are overwhelming even security experts, Google Cloud finds.

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Microsoft SharePoint attack now sees victim count rises to 400 organizations, including US nuclear agency

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 24 July 25

Microsoft SharePoint hack may be bigger than previously thought, experts warn.

The UK wants to ban some organizations from paying ransomware demands

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 23 July 25

New measures set to be introduced to dispel ransomware gangs.

Microsoft SharePoint server hack sees Chinese threat actor hit roughly 100 orgs - here’s what we know so far

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 22 July 25

A recently discovered SharePoint security flaw has been exploited by threat actors.

Microsoft to stop using China-based engineers for US military tech support

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 21 July 25

Chinese engineers are apparently being employed with minimal supervision from US personnel.

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Breaking up cybercrime gangs is helping save the planet, incredibly

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 19 July 25

As much as 10k tCO₂e in emissions have been removed by fighting cybercrime, report claims.

US government wants to ban Chinese technology in submarine cables

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 18 July 25

The FCC is set to vote on proposals to secure submarine cables from foreign adversaries.

Hacker using backdoor to exploit SonicWall Secure Mobile Access to steal credentials

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 17 July 25

An ongoing campaign leveraging a SonicWall vulnerability has been identified.

Europol says it disrupted a major pro-Russian DDoS crime gang

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 17 July 25

Servers were disrupted and major infrastructure was taken offline in Operation Eastwood.

Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" set to award $1 billion funding to "offensive cyber operations"

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 16 July 25

Security spending may be slashed, but cyber offensives are getting a boost from Trump bill.

DOGE employee leaks private xAI API key from sensitive database

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 16 July 25

The staffer had access to millions of Americans’ personal data.

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US Army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos, extortion, wire fraud, identity theft

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 16 July 25

An ex-soldier faces up to 20 years for various fraudulent charges.

Russia shifts cyberwar focus from US to UK following Trump's election

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 15 July 25

Russia has set its sights on Britain.

AI ‘wingman’ app leaks 160,000 screenshots of private chats - here's what we know

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 15 July 25

Flirty chats have been exposed after leak at AI dating advice chatbot.

AI job losses will come "if the world runs out of ideas”, Nvidia CEO warns

By Ellen Jennings-Trace last updated 15 July 25

Fresh ideas are needed to protect the workforce from AI fuelled unemployment, Jensen Huang says.

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The Spanish Government wants Huawei to monitor for system wiretaps

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 14 July 25

The Spanish Government has awarded Huawei the contract despite security concerns.

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