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

Cloud in Hand

Best cloud storage of 2025: tested, reviewed and rated by experts

By Benedict Collins last updated

I've ranked the best cloud storage services of 2025, to help you keep your data secure in the cloud.

Protection from AI hacker attacks

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

An ongoing campaign leveraging a SonicWall vulnerability has been identified.

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

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

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

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

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DOGE employee leaks private xAI API key from sensitive database

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

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

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

Russia

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Russia has set its sights on Britain.

Shocked iPhone

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

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

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace last updated

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

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

Back to school

Get the dunce's cap - experts warn pathetically weak passwords in the education sector leave classrooms at risk

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Schools records are vulnerable from weak passwords, report warns.

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“We're putting our money where our mouth is” - CyXcel reveals it’s one stop digital risk shop

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Why knowing the risks can help your business stay safe.

AI model distillation

Cybercriminals are abusing LLMs to help them with hacking activities

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Legitimate AI tools are being hijacked by hackers.

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Hackers claim to be selling 61 million Verizon records online, but it might not be what it seems

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The information has been posted by criminals for sale .

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British man behind ‘IntelBroker’ hacker group charged with stealing millions

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A notorious data thief has been charged by the FBI.

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Most organisations are at risk thanks to immature supply chain security

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Supply chain worries affect 88% of respondents.

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New bill could see DeepSeek and Chinese AI models banned in government departments

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The newly introduced bill could see the model prohibited.

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Small business leaders are struggling to cope with a plummeting UK employment rate

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

SME leaders are suffering with stress and higher workloads.

NHS

Ransomware disruptions contributed to a patient death, NHS finds

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The ransomware attack disrupted care and harmed a patient.

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Nearly half of companies say they pay up ransomware demands - but here's why that could be a bad idea

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Level of ransom demands has fallen, but organizations are still at risk.

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Windows users warned of major security issue - here's why FileFix attack could be a big concern

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Researchers uncover a new social engineering attack that could target Windows users.

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Microsoft is struggling to sell Copilot to corporations - because their employees want ChatGPT instead

By Ellen Jennings-Trace, Mike Moore published

Microsoft wants more workers to make the switch to Copilot, but is finding it a struggle.

AI model distillation

Watch out AI fans - cybercriminals are using jailbroken Mistral and Grok tools to build powerful new malware

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

New research claims AI tool guardrails can be bypassed to create malicious content.

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Top Canadian telecom firms may have been hit by Chinese Salt Typhoon hackers

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Hackers have seemingly used a Cisco flaw to gain access to telco network.

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Aflac could be the latest US insurance giant hit by a Scattered Spider cyberattack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Another major US insurance firm has been targeted by cybercriminals.

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