Security News

... Aaaand that's a fifth Brit Army Watchkeeper drone to crash in Wales
2018-06-14 13:38

Troubled surveillance craft has taken a shine to terra firma A British Army Watchkeeper drone has crashed near Aberporth, taking the number of crashes involving the unmanned aircraft to five.…

Just a third of Brit cops are equipped to fight crime that is 'cyber'
2018-06-05 12:14

Bad news if you've been defrauded online Just one in three police forces in the UK are able to tackle cybercrime such as DDoS, malware attacks and online fraud, a Home Affairs Committee heard today.…

Brit bank TSB facepalms at critical mass as users report receiving letters meant for other people
2018-06-01 15:43

Plus: SIM-swapping scam costs customer thousands TSB customers have reported receiving letters from the bank containing other people's details in the embattled firm's latest cock-up.…

Brit Attorney General: Nation state cyber attack is an act of war
2018-05-23 16:06

And we'll, erm, name and shame bad actors MORE LOUDLY Hostile states targeting essential infrastructure and services in Britain should be dealt with in the same way as any other attack against the...

Brit water firms, power plants with crap cyber security will pay up to £17m, peers told
2018-05-22 12:51

Problem: they can't pay like banks can... Plans to fine Britain's national utilities and infrastructure providers £17m for shoddy cyber security will be at the forefront of industry's mind once...

Brit govt told to do its homework ahead of talks over post-Brexit spy laws and data flows
2018-05-10 06:03

MPs warned that negotiations could take years, better lay the groundwork now There is no doubt that the UK's surveillance regimes will come under scrutiny in negotiations on continued data flows...

Planned European death ray may not need Brit boffinry brain-picking
2018-04-20 15:06

Plenty of laser research already going on – but there's more than one way to melt a drone The EU is planning to build a laser cannon with double the power of Britain's under-construction...

Eight months after Equifax megahack, some Brits are only just being notified
2018-04-19 16:39

I'm fsck-ed off it took this long, rages affected Reg reader Some of the 15 million Britons affected by the Equifax mega-hack are only now receiving letters notifying them that they were affected...

UK spy agency warns Brit telcos to flee from ZTE gear
2018-04-16 14:55

GCHQ's cyber guys don't say why... GCHQ's cyber security advice group has formally warned of the risk of using ZTE equipment and services for the UK's telco infrastructure.…

Great Western Railway warns of great Western password reuse: Brits told to reset logins
2018-04-11 09:44

1,000 accounts compromised Great Western Rail is urging all customers to change their GWR.com passwords after miscreants gained access to strangers' accounts over the last week.…