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

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 8 May 25

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

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 7 May 25

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

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 2 May 25

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

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 2 May 25

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

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

By Benedict Collins last updated 2 May 25

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 2 May 25

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

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

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 1 May 25

Which password manager do you use?

Microsoft RDP apparently lets you log in with expired passwords - and it apparently doesn't have plans to fix the issue

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 1 May 25

Changing passwords could be basically pointless for Microsoft RDP.

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

Millions of users possibly at risk after Ascension healthcare reveals new data breach, potentially linked to Cl0p ransomware

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 1 May 25

Another data breach has been announced by healthcare giant Ascension

How often do you change your password? If you’re a TechRadar Pro reader, probably not often enough

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 1 May 25

Almost 85% of TechRadar Pro readers only change their passwords when prompted.

Co-op fending off hackers by shutting down IT systems

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 30 April 25

Supermarket giant Co-op is defending against an ongoing cyberattack.

France accuses Russian GRU hackers of targeting French organizations

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 30 April 25

The APT28 hacking group has been linked to the attacks.

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Widespread cyberattack against national infrastructure thwarted, Iranian government claims

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 29 April 25

A “widespread and complex” attack has been stopped by Iranian cybersecurity.

Almost a quarter of HTML attachments are malicious, research finds

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 29 April 25

Attackers are increasingly embedding malicious scripts into HTML files.

Medical software company database may have exposed tens of thousands of health records and PII

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 28 April 25

20 thousands patient records were potentially exposed.

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Criminals are pretending to be Microsoft, Google, and Apple in phishing attacks

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 28 April 25

Phishing is more popular than ever, so be on the lookout.

“Things are getting a little bit scary” - Workday’s take on responsible AI

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 27 April 25

Workday outlines the barriers to ethical AI building.

The Branch Ergonomic Chair Pro took far too long to assemble - but here's why I think it's still worth it

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 26 April 25

Our review for the Branch Future Ergonomic Chair Pro - a solid choice.

North Korean hackers are using advanced AI tools to help them get hired at Western firms

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 25 April 25

Research revealed the DPRK is using AI in its malicious campaign.

M&S checkout chaos persists as cyberattack fallout continues

By Ellen Jennings-Trace last updated 25 April 25

Disruption from recent M&S cyber incident continues.

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Hacking groups are now increasingly in it for the money, not the chaos

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 24 April 25

Threat actors are incredibly financially motivated, new Mandiant research shows.

Breach at health insurance giant Blue Shield of California leaked health data of millions to Google - see if you are affected

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 24 April 25

Nearly 5 million Blue Shield of California customers see highly sensitive health information exposed.

Ransomware cost US victims $16.6 billion in 2024, FBI warns

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 24 April 25

More ransomware attacks hit the US than ever before in 2024.

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Marks and Spencer has suffered a cyberattack - here’s what we know so far

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 23 April 25

M&S stores remain largely unaffected following incident.

Palantir to develop “ImmigrationOS” for ICE to speed up deportations

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 22 April 25

US Immigration enlists Palantir for "targeting and enforcement prioritization".

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