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Russia's FSB claims foreign intelligence services compromised smartphones belonging to senior Russian officials, allegedly turning them into surveillance devices capable of stealing data, recording conversations, and activating microphones or cameras. "This software is used to steal existing data, eavesdrop on ongoing conversations, and conduct covert acoustic and video monitoring of the environment near electronic devices, all aimed at obtaining sensitive information," the FSB said. The Register reports: The agency said it had opened a criminal investigation into illegal access to computer information and the distribution of malicious software. It did not identify the alleged intelligence service responsible, disclose how many officials were affected, name the malware involved, or provide any technical indicators that would allow independent verification of the claims. As things stand, the FSB has revealed the accusation but not the proof.

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Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell passed off his crime spree in the party's books as campaign overheads, leadership expenses and legal fees

John Swinney is under intense pressure to back an SNP fraud inquiry after admitting party cash controls were not 'adequate' and public money may have been in a plundered bank account.

Peter Murrell's extraordinary web of greed has been laid bare as fresh details emerged of his embezzlement of more than £400,000 of SNP funds.

Steve and Kim Benstock from Essex made fake claims to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) but failed to declare their significant earnings to HMRC .

US owner The Ardent Companies has hired agents to sell the near 51,000sq ft high-end retail and dining space of London landmark the Royal Exchange.

The so-called 'China's Nostradamus' has delivered an ominous prediction following the Trump administration's push to declassify UFO files.

Lord Doyle could be seen sitting on the back row of the red benches on Monday, the day Westminster was once again enveloped by the Lord Mandelson scandal.

The White House Correspondents' Association has announced that its annual dinner has been rescheduled.

The family visited The Woolpack on Manchester Road, Haslingden on Saturday night without a reservation.

Emergency services raced to the scene on the A30 in Cornwall shortly before 11am on Friday.

Amir Khan's wife Faryal Makhdoom appeared to give a nod to bombshell allegations regarding the boxer revealed by The Mail On Sunday over the weekend.

Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac will reportedly drop into "reduced functionality mode" on July 13, 2026, when a license-validation certificate expires, leaving perpetually licensed apps able to open files but not edit or save them. Slashdot reader joshuark shares a report from OSnews: "Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac view-only conversion (2026) is a scheduled remote degradation of perpetually-licensed Microsoft Office software for macOS and iOS, set for July 13, 2026 when a license-validation certificate used by the Office apps expires," reports the Consumer Rights Wiki. "After Office 2019 for Mac reached end of support in October 2023, Microsoft assured customers their installed apps would 'continue to function.' The July 13, 2026 conversion instead drops the apps into a Microsoft-defined 'reduced functionality mode,' in which files can be opened and viewed but not edited or saved. By May 30, 2026, the original 2023 end-of-support page had been re-dated and rewritten on Microsoft's site; the 'continue to function' clause was removed." Microsoft's advice to the users they're stealing from is to keep using the applications as mere viewers, switch to the free Office 365 web applications, pay for a 365 subscription, or buy a brand new regular copy of Office 2024. None of these make any sense, and clearly, all of this should be illegal, but it's not because the software industry is a clown show.

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Government gets a say in 'trusted partner' access, and that worries policy experts

Nicole Virzi, 31, had just travelled across the country to meet her friend's six--week-old twins for the first time in Pittsburgh when the tragic killing unfolded. She now faces the death penalty.

A teenager from Witham who played a "significant role" in a drugs gang flooding the town with cocaine has been jailed for three years.

A teenager from Witham who played a "significant role" in a drugs gang flooding the town with cocaine has been jailed for three years.

Rebekah Vardy has relived the terrifying moment she discovered her family's luxury Italian villa had been ransacked by burglars.

Varsha Gohil, 61, first filed for divorce from solicitor Bhadresh Gohil in May 2002, citing adultery and unreasonable behaviour.