Paul Rincon

3 weeks ago | tolerance.ca | Paul Rincon

By Paul Rincon, Commissioning Editor, Science, Technology and Business The cyberattack that has targeted Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) is the latest in a growing wave of cases involving something called sim-swap fraud.

3 weeks ago | theconversation.com | Paul Rincon

The cyberattack that has targeted Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) is the latest in a growing wave of cases involving something called sim-swap fraud. While the full technical details remain under investigation, a report in the Times suggests that cyber attackers used this method to access M&S internal systems, possibly by taking control of an employee’s mobile number and convincing IT staff to reset critical login credentials.

Jan 7, 2025 | modernghana.com | Elsa Couderc |Gemma Ware |Paul Rincon |Signe Dean

In a special episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast to start 2025, we've brought together three science editors from The Conversation's editions around the world to discuss what to look out for in the world of science and technology in the coming year. Host Gemma Ware is joined by Paul Rincon from The Conversation in the UK, Elsa Couderc from The Conversation in France and Signe Dean from The Conversation in Australia.

Sep 12, 2024 | theconversation.com | Miriam Frankel |Paul Rincon

If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky and felt a sense of awe at the enormity and mystery of the universe, you’re not alone. We humans are curious animals, but understandably focused on our day-to-day existence. Looking up at the stars gives us valuable perspective. It reminds us that everything familiar to us, all our aspirations and problems, are confined to a tiny speck in one of trillions of star systems, nestled among hundreds of billions of galaxies.