Security News

Accused hacker Lauri Love tries to retrieve Fujitsu lappie and other gear from 'Britain's FBI' in court
2019-02-11 14:07

Western Digital hard drive also among the spoils Accused computer hacker Lauri Love is in court today arguing with the National Crime Agency over whether the British government agency should...

Britain approved £2.5m of snooping kit exports to thoroughly snuggly regime in Saudi Arabia
2018-12-12 15:30

Who was Jamal Khashoggi, anyway? British ministers have approved the export of more than £2.4m worth of telecoms snooping gear to Saudi Arabia, in spite of its very obvious human rights problems,...

Britain may not be able to fend off a determined cyber-attack, MPs warn
2018-11-19 15:48

And those utility price controls? Er, not helpful Britain's critical national infrastructure is vulnerable to hackers and neither UK.gov nor privatised operators are doing enough to tighten things...

Britain Leads Calls for EU Action Against Hackers
2018-10-17 23:42

British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on fellow EU leaders Thursday to take united action to punish cyber attackers, warning hackers cause economic harm and undermine democracies. Britain...

Britain to Fine Facebook Over Data Breach
2018-07-11 09:37

Britain's data regulator said Wednesday it will fine Facebook half a million pounds for failing to protect user data, as part of its investigation into whether personal information was misused...

Cryptography is the Bombe: Britain's Enigma-cracker on display in new home
2018-06-19 12:24

Replica war-winner now in Bletchley Park's historic Block H The UK National Museum of Computing will open its new Bombe gallery this weekend at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes after a successful...

Britain's new F-35s arrive in UK as US.gov auditor sounds reliability warning klaxon
2018-06-07 14:29

2021 maturity deadline gets GAO hot under the collar Britain's first permanently based F-35B fighter jets have arrived at RAF Marham in Norfolk – as a US auditor warns that the aircraft won't be...

Britain to slash F-35 orders? Erm, no, scoffs Lockheed UK boss
2018-05-14 15:32

£20bn military budget black hole is NOT our problem F-35 maker Lockheed Martin’s UK chief has breezily dismissed the idea of Britain cutting the number of jets it is buying from the US firm.…

US, Britain Warn of Russian Campaign to Hack Networks
2018-04-16 23:32

Russian government-sponsored hackers are compromising the key hardware of government and business computer networks like routers and firewalls, giving them virtual control of data flows, Britain...

Britain Says Russia Spied on Skripals Before Poisoning
2018-04-13 13:15

Russia was spying on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia for at least five years before they were poisoned with a nerve agent, Britain's National Security Adviser Mark...