Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-01-27
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Wave of ShinyHunters vishing attacks spreading fast (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-27 12:58:00)
The ShinyHunters hacking collective that caused chaos in 2025 is ramping up a new voice phishing campaign, with several potential victims already identified. -
AO implements Mist AI-native wireless network (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-27 11:00:00)
Retailer’s wireless network looks to enable smarter, faster customer service and business operations to maintain competitive agility in a dynamic market -
Alan Turing Institute fellowship programme boosted by $1m from Meta (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-27 09:51:00)
The funding from Meta will be used to support experts in the development artificial intelligence to improve UK public services -
GSMA transforms Formula E circuit into 5G testbed (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-27 09:30:00)
Global mobile trade association highlights initiative showcasing how mobile connectivity performs in real-world, high-pressure environments -
Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to UK dissident targeted with Pegasus spyware (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-27 09:12:00)
A court has found that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia subjected a London-based human rights activist to abuse and physical violence after infecting his phone with Pegasus spyware -
Broken decryptor leaves Sicarii ransomware victims adrift (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-27 09:00:00)
A coding error in an emergent strain of ransomware leaves victims unable to recover their data, even if they cooperate with the hackers’ demands -
Public safety broadband spending to exceed $6bn by 2028 (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-27 06:50:00)
Positive outlook of safety connectivity coincides with ‘meaningful’ progress in addressing challenge of direct mode/device-to-device comms, bridging last major hurdle in the transition from LMR systems to 3GPP -
Restaurant industry gets taste for IoT (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-27 06:00:00)
Back-of-house reliability emerges as a critical driver of front-of-house performance and profitability as restaurant industry puts IoT on the menu -
Landmark legal challenge against police facial recognition begins (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-27 03:00:00)
The High Court will examine whether the Metropolitan Police is acting lawfully with its deployments of live facial recognition, in the UK’s first judicial review of how the technology is being used