Hackers linked to M&S breach claim responsibility for Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack

A group of English-speaking hackers linked to the Marks & Spencer cyber-attack has claimed responsibility for an attack on Jaguar Land Rover.A channel on the Telegram platform posted a screenshot of what appeared to be the carmaker’s internal IT systems, as well as a news article detailing the hack.The name of the Telegram channel is a combination of three English language speaking, or western-based, hacking groups known as Scattered Spider, Lapsus$ and ShinyHunters.Scattered Spider, a collective of teenage and twentysomething hackers, has been blamed for attacks this year on British retailers M&S, Co-op and Harrods. Four people including three teenagers were arrested at UK addresses in July as part of an investigation into the retail cyber-attacks

BoE’s Bailey plays down surge in 30-year borrowing costs, and criticises Trump’s attacks on the Fed – as it happened

The governor of the Bank of England has warned that Donald Trump’s attacks on the US Federal Reserve are damaging, and could lead to higher inflation and interest rates.Testifying to parliament’s Treasury Committee, Andrew Bailey reveals he is “very concerned” that the independence of central banks is being threatened, following Trump’s repeated criticism of Fed chair Jerome Powell and his attempt to fire governor Lisa Cook.He warns that undermining central banks could hurt consumers and businesses, as it would damage attempts to keep price rises under control.Asked about the attacks on the Fed’s independence, Bailey says it is a very serious situation, and that he is “very concerned”.Bailey says:“The Federal Reserve is the central bank for the world’s strongest economy

Google will not be forced to sell Chrome, federal judge rules

Google will not be forced to sell its Chrome browser, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in the tech giant’s ongoing legal battle over being ruled a monopoly last year.The company will be barred from certain exclusive deals with device makers and must share data from its search engine with competitors, the judge ruled.Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling follows months of speculation surrounding what penalties Google would face as a result of his decision last year that the company violated antitrust laws as it built what he called an online search monopoly. The ruling, one of the most significant antitrust cases in decades, resulted in an additional hearing in April to determine what actions the government should take as a remedy.Mehta’s decision to allow Google to keep Chrome represents a more lenient outcome for the company than what federal prosecutors requested: force the tech giant sell off its marquee search product and to ban it from entering the browser market for five years

Trump fortune balloons by billions after family firm’s crypto token starts trading

The Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, put its namesake digital tokens up for sale on Monday, adding some $5bn in paper value to Donald Trump’s family fortune. The token, known as $WLFI, fell in value on Monday in their first day of trading.The World Liberty tokens were sold to investors after the Trump family and its business partners last year launched the venture, a decentralized finance platform that has also issued a stablecoin, a cryptocurrency meant to maintain a specific price by tying its value to a specific asset.Investors in the tokens voted in July to make them tradable, paving the way for their sale and purchase – and potentially boosting the value of the president’s holdings of them.Early investors can sell up to 20% of their holdings, World Liberty has said

Djokovic unsure if he’ll be fit enough to beat Alcaraz in US Open semi-finals

Novak Djokovic has admitted he is unsure of how physically ready he will be for his US Open semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz but is determined to do all he can to give himself the best chance against the Spaniard when they face each other on Friday.Djokovic reached the last four late on Tuesday night with a tremendous 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 win against the fourth seed Taylor Fritz. Although Djokovic found himself under constant pressure in his service games and at times was outplayed by his American opponent, he showed his peerless mental toughness by saving his best level for the most important moments as he eked out a victory in four sets.The win set up another meeting with Alcaraz, the second seed and French Open champion, who eased into the semi-finals with a straight-sets win over Jiri Lehecka.“It’s not going to get easier

US Open tennis 2025: Anisimova shocks Swiatek, Auger-Aliassime beats De Minaur on day 11 – live

Righto, that’s us for today. Of course, we’ll have reports on tonight’s two big matches, but otherwise join us again tomorrow for the women’s semis: Jessica Pegula v Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova v Karolina Muchova or Naomi Osaka. This competition is shaping up! But until then, peace out.“Anisimova has really exorcised the demons of that Wimbledon final drubbing only a few months ago,” says Gavriella Epstein-Lightman. “A key reason she’s winning is tactical: Swiatek is trying to outhit her, but Anisimova possesses supreme ballstriking ability so won’t be cowed