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    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Cyber Security
      Ransomware thrives as cyber security remains lax, says UK report

      Multibillion-dollar cybercriminals have developed specialised areas while businesses have been slow to keep pace

      Computer code displayed on screens
    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Cyber warfare
      UK spy chief warns of growing threat from ‘hackers for hire’

      Access to off-the-shelf software increasing risk of cyber attacks, says GCHQ director

      Sir Jeremy Fleming
    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Voting for new Tory leader and UK prime minister delayed over security fears

      National Cyber Security Centre advice prompts party to bar members from recasting their vote

      Audience members hold signs supporting Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss
    • Saturday, 11 December, 2021
      Cyber warfare
      UK spy chief raises fears over China’s digital renminbi

      GCHQ head warns technology could allow Beijing to monitor users and exert control over global currency transactions

      Sir Jeremy Fleming, head of Britain’s electronic intelligence agency
    • Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
      Huawei Technologies
      Huawei equipment quality still insufficient says UK

      Monitoring body says progress has been made but new problems have emerged

      Huawei logo
    • Wednesday, 7 July, 2021
      Technology
      China takeover of UK silicon wafer plant to be reviewed over security

      Nexperia buyout of south Wales-based Newport Wafer Fab referred for investigation

      A 300 millimetre silicon wafer
    • Monday, 14 June, 2021
      Cyber Security
      Ransomware hackers now bigger cyber threat to UK than hostile states

      Head of GCHQ arm warns Britain neglecting growing risk to national security from online attacks

    • Thursday, 6 May, 2021
      News in-depthCyber Security
      UK spies warn local authorities over ‘smart city’ tech risks

      Contracts could expose councils to cyber attacks or compromise individuals’ privacy

      Montage of CCTV camera and a street
    • Thursday, 18 March, 2021
      UK politics
      UK spy agencies push for curbs on Chinese ‘smart cities’ technology

      Intelligence chiefs fear Beijing could use it for espionage or the collection of sensitive data

    • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
      UK universities
      UK academics struggle with stricter security on China partnerships

      Universities have been accused of generating research that may benefit Beijing’s military

    • Monday, 14 December, 2020
      Cyber warfare
      Intelligence agencies assess damage from hack by ‘nation-state attacker’

      Global alert as SolarWinds says malware inserted in software for up to 9 months

    • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
      Cyber warfare
      More than one in four UK cyber attacks related to Covid-19

      National centre’s findings come days after US warned of threat to hospitals from hackers

      A general view of the 24-hour Operations Room inside GCHQ
    • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
      Huawei Technologies
      Out of date Huawei kit posed threat to UK telecoms security

      New report by oversight board says vulnerabilities could have led to cyber attack or network outage

    • Thursday, 16 July, 2020
      Cyber Security
      Russia-linked hackers accused of targeting vaccine developers

      UK, US and Canada attribute attacks to group ‘almost certainly’ working for Moscow

      Intelligence officials said the hacking group APT29 used a variety of tools and techniques
    • Thursday, 25 June, 2020
      Huawei Technologies
      US warns UK over Huawei plan to spend £1bn on chip facility

      Permission for Chinese group to build development centre in Cambridgeshire draws state department ire

    • Wednesday, 8 April, 2020
      Cyber warfare
      State-backed hackers using virus to increase spying, UK and US warn

      Agencies report rise in cyber attacks on governments and health organisations

    • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
      Cyber Security
      Travelex hackers demand ransom to protect customer data

      Metropolitan Police and NCSC investigate cyber attack discovered on New Year’s Eve

      A customer changes currency at a Travelex UK Ltd. currency exchange in London, U.K., on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. European stocks rallied with U.S. equity-index futures after Monday's $2.7 trillion global equity wipeout, while the yen retreated with gold. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
    • Friday, 27 December, 2019
      Cyber Security
      UK head of cyber security to step down

      Ciaran Martin has been in charge of Britain’s online defences for more than six years

      Ciaran Martin, CEO of the National Cyber Security Agency at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is photographed at the National Cyber Security Agency headquarters in London on May 15, 2018.
    • Monday, 21 October, 2019
      Cyber warfare
      Russian cyberattack unit ‘masqueraded’ as Iranian hackers, UK says

      Turla group hijacked the tools of an Iran unit to lead attacks against 35 countries

    • Monday, 14 October, 2019
      Special ReportCyber Security
      Russia cyber aggression fuels tensions with west

      Experts say attacks have switched from information gathering to offensives and disruption

      T505R8 Russia flag is depicted on the screen with the program code. The concept of modern technology and site development.
    • Thursday, 12 September, 2019
      beyondbricsHuawei Technologies
      Committing to Huawei for 5G risks establishing a dependency

      Report of UK’s GCHQ shows difficulty in auditing the Chinese telecom group’s systems

    • Sunday, 21 April, 2019
      Cyber Security
      Millions of people in the UK expect accounts to be hacked

      Breached accounts found to have used easy-to-guess passwords such as 123456

      Millions of people were using their first names, favourite football teams and bands as their passwords
    • Thursday, 28 March, 2019
      5G networks
      UK intelligence panel warns on Huawei security flaws

      Damning report backs US doubts on Chinese telecoms company’s ability to fix problems

      The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre Oversight Board stopped short of calling for an outright 5G ban on Huawei equipment
    • Friday, 1 March, 2019
      Cyber warfare
      Huawei threat uncovers enemy within UK spy agencies

      Debate about approach to the Chinese telecoms group reveals tensions over security roles

    • Wednesday, 20 February, 2019
      Cyber Security
      UK cyber security chief says Huawei risk can be managed

      Ciaran Martin makes first public comments ahead of government review

      Chief Executive Officer of the National Cyber Security Centre Ciaran Martin speaks at the the official opening of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in London.
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