Penny Horwood

United Kingdom

Technology journalist, content writer and feminist. Mother of three. Difficult. Often cross. Interested in politics, economics, technology, sustainability.

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Phishing scam costs HMRC £47 million

3 weeks ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

Up to 100,000 taxpayer accounts targeted £47 million was stolen by cybercriminals in a series of phishing attacks on HMRC where cybercriminals posed as taxpayers to claim repayments. HMRC were slow to report the incident. A Treasury Select Committee hearing yesterday heard how the accounts of an estimated 100,000 UK taxpayers were targeted in a series of phishing attacks last year.
High performance datacentre to accelerate UK nuclear fusion moves closer

3 weeks ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

Partitioned AI datacentre will host fusion digital twin and further high-performance compute UKAEA Culham Campus will be the site of a high-powered datacentre which will host a digital twin of a prototype fusion energy power plant in the UK’s first AI growth zone. A hyperscale datacentre with a difference is coming to Oxfordshire.
GPs force NHS England to hit pause on a ‘ground-breaking’ AI project

3 weeks ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

GPs have asked NHS England to refer itself to ICO to ensure correct process GP leaders have halted progress on a predictive AI model based citing concern about whether the correct procedures were followed. The pause is likely to frustrate those advocating for greater use of AI within healthcare. NHS England has paused a project using GP data to train an AI model, following concerns raised by GP professional associations the BMA and RCGP.
Victoria's Secret US website and some in-store services down after security incident

1 month ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

UK website functioning normally Victoria’s Secret US website has been down for three days, and the company has now halted some in-store services, but the company is staying tight lipped about what it will describe as nothing more than a ‘security incident.’ Lingerie firm Victoria’s Secret appears to be the latest retail victim of a cyberattack.
Nvidia smashes forecast despite China trade concerns

1 month ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

Jensen Huang decried export curbs but says he trusts Trump Nvidia has beaten market expectations again with Q1 results. During the earnings call CEO Jensen Huang managed to both throw shade at China export curbs and pay homage to the “vision” of President Trump. Nvidia smashed through sky high expectations of market analysts with its Q1 results, revealed last night, reporting nearly $44.1bn in revenue – a staggering 69 per cent jump year on year.
In government, AI ethics must keep pace with the pilots

1 month ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

As the AI pilots scale, we need trust in the tools government uses Despite the growing use of AI across the public sector, not a single ministerial government department currently employs an AI Ethics Officer, raising significant concerns about oversight, transparency and accountability.
Tech Women Celebration 50 - Nominations are open!

1 month ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

Nominate yourself or a colleague today The Tech Women Celebration 50 is Computing’s curated list of some of the most inspirational women working in tech at all levels – and we’re opening submissions today. At Computing, we feature as many stories as we can of the women reshaping technology's landscape. These aren't just career stories—they're blueprints for transformation, forged by leaders who've turned obstacles into opportunities, and challenges into catalysts for change.
IT Essentials: Who cares about cyber?

1 month ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

We’ve stopped caring about cyberattacks, and that’s dangerous. It’s been a brutal few weeks for cybersecurity. Last week alone brought news of breaches at the Legal Aid Agency, Peter Green Chilled Foods, and serious vulnerabilities discovered in the My Volkswagen app. These aren’t isolated incidents — they’re part of an escalating pattern of cyber threats. Meanwhile, we continue to get updates on major breaches already in progress.
Why culture is at the core of AI strategy at AXA UK

1 month ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

Cali Wood, Head of Data & AI Strategy and Culture at AXA UK, on scaling AI through culture and community AXA UK’s Head of Data & AI Strategy and Culture talks through some AI use cases and explains how a highly risk averse organisation of 8000 people is inculcating a positive AI culture and using it to implement and scale generative AI to potentially transformative effect.
MoJ admits ‘significant’ cyberattack on Legal Aid Agency

1 month ago | computing.co.uk | Penny Horwood

Criminal record and financial data exfiltrated by hackers Officials at the Ministry of Justice have confirmed a ‘significant’ cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency. Data going back to 2010 is thought to have been exfiltrated, and the consequences for Legal Aid and the wider justice system could be serious. MoJ officials have acknowledged that the personal data of hundreds of thousands of legal aid applicants was stolen from the Legal Aid Agency by hackers.