Security News
Two notorious characters from the British security services have published a paper that once again suggests breaking end-to-end encryption would be a good thing for society. Nearly four years ago Ian Levy, technical director of the UK National Cyber Security Centre, along with technical director for cryptanalysis at the British spy agency GCHQ Crispin Robinson, published a paper arguing for "Virtual crocodile clips" on encrypted communications that could be used to keep us all safe from harm.
The YouTube takeover replaced the legit account with regalia that faked that used by an investment management firm and filled with more crypto boosterism, namely a video that cut an old chat between Elon Musk and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey into a new and misleading narrative. We are aware of a breach of the Army's Twitter and YouTube accounts and an investigation is underway.
The City of London Police on Friday disclosed that it has charged two of the seven teenagers, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, who were arrested last week for their alleged connections to the LAPSUS$ data extortion gang. "Both teenagers have been charged with: three counts of unauthorized access to a computer with intent to impair the reliability of data; one count of fraud by false representation and one count of unauthorized access to a computer with intent to hinder access to data," Detective Inspector Michael O'Sullivan, from the City of London Police, said in a statement.
British cops investigating a cyber-crime group have made a string of arrests. In a statement, the force said: "Seven people between the ages of 16 and 21 have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a hacking group. They have all been released under investigation. Our inquiries remain ongoing."
More than 100,000 files with student records belonging to British Council were found exposed online. British Council promotes the study of British culture and the English language around the world and is known for administering the IELTS standardized language exam.
Video footage has emerged of a British F-35B fighter jet falling off the front of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth after a botched takeoff. The leaked clip, seemingly from a CCTV camera on the carrier's bridge, shows the Lockheed Martin-made stealth aircraft slowly trundling down the deck before tipping over the ski-jump ramp on her bows.
BBC R&D discovered it too didn't much like the way personal data was in the hands of the wrong people. You keep your personal data stored on an edge device you control.
Cookies are on the menu today for the G7 as the UK's Information Commissioner's Office proposes to the group of leading global economies that consent pop-ups should be reduced. The ICO said it would call on fellow G7 data protection and privacy authorities - three of which used to be its fellow EU member states - to work together to overhaul cookie consent pop-ups to make people's privacy "More meaningfully protected" and help businesses offer "a better web browsing experience."
The British government has intervened in the US buyout of defence supplier Ultra Electronics, temporarily halting the acquisition and prohibiting any tech transfer overseas. The business is a major supplier of high-end electronics to the Royal Navy and the other British armed forces.
British defence tech specialist Ultra Electronics has been bought for £2.6bn by a US private equity firm, through a wholly owned UK subsidiary that was itself once a proud standalone business. Ultra's acquisition by Cobham Group plc, owned by US fund Advent International, sees the defence firm's shareholders receive £35 per share - as well as ownership of the critical Royal Navy supplier passing to a foreign entity, albeit one headquartered in an allied country.