Security News

Q. What's a good thing to put outside a building of spies? A: A banner saying 'here we are!'
2019-02-12 12:46

UK's Huawei handlers are proud of themselves The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) has a giant banner hanging outside declaring its purpose to the world.…

French diplomat: Spies gonna spy – there aren't any magical cyberspace laws that can prevent it
2019-01-22 17:30

Pragmatic chap looks at reality of international relations FIC2019 A French diplomat has suggested that future global regulation of cyberspace could exempt spying from regulation "as long as some...

Super Micro Says Its Gear Wasn’t Bugged By Chinese Spies
2018-12-12 15:17

The news comes amid reports that a Chinese intelligence-gathering effort was behind the massive Marriott hotel data breach.

UK spies: You know how we said bulk device hacking would be used sparingly? Well, things have 'evolved'...
2018-12-06 14:49

Admit they are upping their use of mass snooping UK spies are planning to increase their use of bulk equipment interference, as the range of encrypted hardware and software applications they can't...

Magecart Spies Payment Cards From Retailer Vision Direct
2018-11-19 13:48

Card-Sniffing JavaScript Posed as Google Analytics Script on Retailer's SitesOnline contact lens retailer Vision Direct says it suffered a data breach that exposed customers' names and complete...

30 spies dead after Iran cracked CIA comms network with, er, Google search – new claim
2018-11-02 22:05

Uncle Sam's snoops got sloppy with online chat, it seems Iran managed to infiltrate the communications network of CIA agents who left their secret websites, used to exchange messages with...

US indicts alleged Chinese spies for hacking aerospace companies
2018-11-01 11:40

The DOJ described five years of stealing turbofan engine designs that relied on insiders, state-sponsored hackers, phishing and malware.

US government charges two Chinese spies over jet engine blueprint theft
2018-10-31 19:09

China says case is full of hot air The US Justice Department has charged two Chinese spies with stealing jet engine blueprints through a series of online hacks over the course of five years.…

Want to catch out Russian spies? Find out which Lada they drive. All their info is online...
2018-10-05 20:40

Privacy blunders blow cover on suspected Kremlin agents It has been a busy week for Russian military intelligence – and it's about to get busier. A database search of car registrations appears to...

Who's hacking into UK unis? Spies, research-nickers... or rival gamers living in res hall?
2018-09-17 10:20

Report fingers students and staff for academic cyber-attacks Who's hacking into university systems? Here's a clue from the UK higher education tech crew at Jisc: the attacks drop dramatically...