Cyber Security

Feb 7, 20231 min

Iranian and Russian hackers targeting politicians and journalists

By Gordon Corera Security correspondent, BBC News Iranian and Russian hackers are targeting British politicians and journalists with...

Jan 6, 20231 min

Twitter: Millions of users' email addresses 'stolen' in data hack

By Chris Vallance BBC News Data alleged to contain the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users is being given away for...

Nov 22, 20222 min

Vanuatu: Hackers strand Pacific island government for over a week

By Frances Mao BBC News Vanuatu's government has been knocked offline for more than 11 days after a suspected cyber-attack on servers in...

Apr 5, 20221 min

Australia’s early plans for ‘dangerous’ encryption law revealed

Documents show Canberra began seeking powers to crack encrypted communications nearly two years before unveiling law. By John Power...

Apr 5, 20221 min

The Works isn't working!

The retailer says it is sure that customer financial data has not been compromised but it is still investigating what else may have been...

Mar 16, 20221 min

Will Russia launch a cyberattack on the West?

If you want to stop a television tower from broadcasting, as the Russian army did in Kyiv on 1 March, then it's quicker and easier to do...

Feb 10, 20222 min

Increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks' prompt joint alert from UK, US, and Australia

From Sky News The advisory warns there is "a growing wave" of attacks which could impact critical infrastructure and have "devastating...

Jan 28, 20221 min

British firms warned to bolster cyber defences against threat of new Russian attacks (From Sky News)

Deborah Haynes Security and Defence Editor @haynesdeborah Ukraine was hit on 14 January by what Ukrainian officials described as a...

Nov 17, 20211 min

Cyber attacks on the UK hit new record...

COVID vaccine research is the prime target A review by the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, found that a number of the...

Aug 27, 20211 min

Internet cookie requests could be on their way out

The pop-up banners asking users permission to access certain data have become a familiar part of landing on a new website - but they...

Apr 14, 20212 min

NATO prepares for world's largest cyber war game

Alexander Martin Technology reporter @AlexMartin Military cyber security specialists are preparing for the largest cyber war game in the...

Mar 12, 20211 min

Exchange email hack: Hundreds of UK firms compromised

By Joe Tidy Cyber reporter Hundreds of UK companies have been compromised as part of a global campaign linked to Chinese hackers....

Feb 6, 20211 min

Ransomware: A company paid millions to get their data back...

By Danny Palmer| February 2, 2021 -- 09:56 GMT (09:56 GMT) | Topic: Security Ransomware: A company paid millions to get their data back,...

Feb 4, 20214 min

SOME REASONS WHY CYBER REGULATION DOESN’T WORK

Some good observations from the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) in Washington. You can hear much more about these issues from a European...

Feb 3, 20211 min

Google says it’s too easy for hackers to find new security flaws

by Patrick Howell O'Neill In December 2018, researchers at Google detected a group of hackers with their sights set on Microsoft’s...

Feb 3, 20211 min

Second SolarWinds Hack Deepens Fears

It appears that not only Russia but also China targeted the company, a reminder of the many ways interconnectedness can go wrong. IT'S...

Feb 1, 20211 min

NHS Test and Trace 'unaffected' by cyber attack at Serco

Alexander Martin Technology reporter @AlexMartin NHS Test and Trace, headed up by Baroness Dido Harding, has faced regular criticism...

Jan 28, 20211 min

Police raids take down botnet

The botnet was linked to as much as 70% of the malware used around the world to steal financial data and install ransomware Emotet, one...

Jan 5, 20211 min

SolarWinds: The more we learn, the worse it looks

While you've been distracted by the holidays, coronavirus, and politics, the more we learn about the SolarWinds security fiasco, the...

Jan 5, 20211 min

Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business

DAN GOODIN - 1/4/2021 Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million criminal fine after admitting its employees repeatedly used stolen...