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

China

US government mulls entire TP-Link product ban - routers, switches and more all set to be blocked

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The US Government has serious concerns about TP-Link routers.

GDPR

Meta hit with $263m fine over 2018 Facebook data breach

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Meta sanctioned for the handling of a bug which allowed unauthorized access to Facebook profiles.

EU

TikTok is under investigation for Romanian election interference concerns

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Formal proceedings opened against TikTok in relation to the Romanian election.

healthcare

Almost a million ConnectOnCall users may have had data stolen by hackers

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

900,000 patients who called doctors out of hours may have had their information stolen following data breach.

ransomware avast

Ransomware, deepfakes, and scams: the digital landscape in 2024

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

ESET Threat report flags deepfake and crypto scams as 2024's top threats.

Fake job tasks are costing victims millions, FTC warns

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

FTC warns job seekers are being scammed out of millions in a new task scam.

Flag of the People's Republic of China overlaid with a technological network of wires and circuits.

US set to allow tech giants to control access to AI chips

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Access to AI chips outside the US may be heavily influenced by companies like Google and Microsoft

Classroom

Schools are facing greater cybersecurity threats than ever before

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Most parents are confident in school’s cyber safeguarding, but this trust might be misplaced.

China

Chinese police found using spyware to monitor Android devices

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Previously undocumented spyware is being used by Chinese law enforcement.

A man driving a car in the evening.

Skoda security flaws could let hackers remotely track cars

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Black Hat event shines a light on some serious Skoda security vulnerabilities.

Dating App

Data breach at Senior Dating website spills info of 765,000 users

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A database containing information from matchmaking website Senior Dating has been discovered online.

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IT decision makers are blindly trusting suppliers and wasting tech, research shows

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Most IT decision makers don’t collaborate with procurement teams to assess their own team’s needs.

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Google says its next data centers will be built alongside wind and solar farms

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Google is partnering with an energy company to develop renewable energy sources for its data centers.

China

Chinese cybersecurity firm facing US sanctions over alleged ransomware attacks

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

US Government sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm responsible for thousands of critical infrastructure attacks.

Amazon recycled racks data center

Recycled racks and spare part servers: Amazon reveals major data center sustainability push

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Data centers are notoriously energy guzzling, but Amazon is reducing, reusing, and recycling to hit sustainability goals.

TikTok ban protesters

TikTok says US businesses will lose billions if its US ban is enforced

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

US TikTok ban could devastate businesses, new claim says.

AI PC laptop

Microsoft challenges you to hack its LLM email service

By Ellen Jennings-Trace, Sead Fadilpašić published

AI hackers have the chance to earn a little extra cash this Christmas by identifying vulnerabilities.

Undersea Cable

NATO plans to deploy sea drones to monitor and protect undersea cables

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Plans to protect critical undersea cables are being drawn up by NATO.

Panasonic Manufacturing plant

Panasonic breathes new renewable energy life into Cardiff factory

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Panasonic's Cardiff factory has been transformed into a new renewable ‘proof-of-concept’ hydrogen fuel cell facility.

Election

Romania cancels election after systems targeted in cyberattacks over 85,000 times

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Declassified Romanian intelligence documented 85,000 attacks targeting election infrastructure.

Man holding a mobile phone with warning notification and spam message icon

Businesses received over 20 billion spam emails this year

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Spam and malicious emails are being sent to businesses more than ever.

malware

Pegasus spyware is still targeting top business leaders

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

iVerify tools have identified new Pegasus infections are more prevalent than previously thought

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Police crack encrypted chat service MATRIX used by criminals

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

European authorities have disrupted and deciphered a chat service used by criminals.

NHS

Yet another ransomware attack - an NHS children’s hospital is the latest victim

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

One of Europe’s busiest hospitals has been hit with a ransomware attack.

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AI chatbot builder leaks hundreds of thousands of records online

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Researchers have discovered 346,381 files belonging to AI startup WotNot.

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