Sixteen shops in Gateshead have been forced to close due to selling illegal tobacco products. Gateshead Council is cracking down on these sales, citing them as a major health risk and an impediment to anti-smoking efforts. The illicit trade makes smoking more accessible and affordable, perpetuating addiction among adults and children. The council’s closure orders can keep these shops shut for up to six months.
‘Matrix’ Hackers Deploy Massive New IoT Botnet for DDoS Attacks
Aqua Nautilus researchers have found a new large-scale Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) campaign, launched by threat actor Matrix, which targets a network of Internet-connected