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

UK blindsided US intelligence by asking for Apple backdoor, "a violation of American’s privacy and civil liberties"

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 27 February 25

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she was not aware of the UK’s demand to Apple.

US hit with over 1.9 billion malware threats last year - here's how to stay safe

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 26 February 25

Almost 2 billion malware incidents were blocked in the US in 2024, and tech sites are being impersonated the most.

AI is helping hackers get access to systems quicker than ever before

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 26 February 25

Attackers were faster than ever thanks to AI advances, report claims.

Apple is right not to bow down to the UK government's encryption backdoor request - but users should still be angry

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 26 February 25

UK Apple users say goodbye to their secure cloud storage - and that's a major concern.

UK creative industries launch ‘Make it Fair’ campaign against AI content theft

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 26 February 25

British creatives urge the UK government to protect their work from big tech.

Over 25 new malware variants created every single hour as smart device cyberattacks more than double in 2024

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 25 February 25

New variants of malware are popping up at an alarming rate, SonicWall report claims

Australia follows US and bans all Kaspersky antivirus on government devices

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 25 February 25

Kaspersky software will no longer be permitted on Australian government computers.

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Top digital loan firm security slip-up puts data of 36 million users at risk

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 25 February 25

Passports and salaries leaked in loan company slip-up.

Open AI bans multiple accounts found to be misusing ChatGPT

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 24 February 25

Clusters of malicious activity using ChatGPT have been stopped by OpenAI.

Over a million clinical records exposed in data breach

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 21 February 25

A database of medical details has been discovered online.

A laptop with a red screen with a white skull on it with the message: "RANSOMWARE. All your files are encrypted."

UK private health services firm told to pay up $2m for ransomware hit

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 20 February 25

The Medusa gang is threatening to leak stolen HCRG Care Group records.

Top IVF firm says hackers accessed private data during cyber incident

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 20 February 25

Australian clinic Genea says it is investigating possibly concerning ‘cyber incident’.

US Coast Guard paychecks delayed by cyberattack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 19 February 25

A breach of the US Coast Guard has taken systems offline, affecting internal systems.

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Acer CEO warns of 10% laptop price hike due to Trump tariffs

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 19 February 25

A ‘very straightforward’ default rise of 10% will come in March 2025, Acer CEO confirms.

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US military and defense contractors hit with Infostealer malware

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 18 February 25

Major military defense contractors affected, alongside the US Army and Navy.

Microsoft is spending $700 million to ramp up security and computing power in Poland

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 18 February 25

Phase two of Microsoft’s Polish investment has been announced.

World’s largest ‘mega’ data center planned for South Korea in $35bn project

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 18 February 25

The huge data center project will create 10,000 jobs.

Profit over privacy? Google gives advertisers more personal info in major ‘fingerprinting’ U-turn

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 17 February 25

Google reverses its decision to restrict advertiser access to ‘fingerprinting’’.

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DeepSeek blocked from app stores in South Korea

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 17 February 25

South Korean officials have temporarily restricted new downloads of DeepSeek.

This HP DeskJet 4255e Wireless printer is a great all-rounder - and its on sale now

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 17 February 25

This simple light-weight HP printer is one to look at!

I read the EU’s AI Act so you don’t have to - here are 5 things you need to know

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 16 February 25

Get to grips with the incoming regulation - here's what you need to know about the EU AI Act.

Worrying YouTube security flaw exposed billions of user emails

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 14 February 25

Experts find a simple flaw could have exposed any email attached to a YouTube account until recently.

UK renames AI Security Institute, drops "safety" in pivot to cybersecurity

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 14 February 25

Words like ‘Harm’ and ‘safety’ don’t feature in the UK Government’s AI-centric ‘Plan for Change’.

Massive online data breach sees 2.7 billion records leaked - here's what we know

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 13 February 25

A huge dataset belonging to IoT firm Mars Hydro has been discovered unsecured online.

Major Russian hacking group shifts focus to US and UK targets

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 13 February 25

Russian group ‘Seashell Blizzard’ is attacking critical infrastructure, Microsoft reveals.

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