Security News

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...

Russian Spies Arrested on Suspicion of Plans to Hack Swiss Laboratory
2018-09-14 20:07

Dutch 'Expelled Two Russian Spies Over Novichok Lab Plot' read more

What's GRU? A Look at Russia's Shadowy Military Spies
2018-09-06 14:03

MOSCOW (AP) — GRU isn't as well-known a baleful acronym as KGB or FSB. But Russia's military intelligence service is attracting increasing attention as allegations mount of devious and deadly...

Spies still butthurt they can't get at encrypted comms data
2018-08-31 13:57

Five Eyes to tech: We have ways of making you comply The Five Eyes nations have told the tech industry to help spy agencies by creating lawful access solutions to encrypted services – and warned...

Sacrilegious Spies: Russians Tried Hacking Orthodox Clergy
2018-08-27 16:20

Russian Hackers Who Bedeviled 2016 U.S. Election Also Spied on Senior Orthodox Christian Figures read more

It's official: TLS 1.3 approved as standard while spies weep
2018-08-13 22:19

Now all you lot have to actually implement it An overhaul of a critical internet security protocol has been completed, with TLS 1.3 becoming an official standard late last week.…

UK spies broke law for 15 years, but what can you do? shrugs judge
2018-07-23 12:36

Appeal against my latest judgment? Oh wait, you can't! The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has re-ruled that GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 engaged in indiscriminate and illegal bulk cable-tapping surveillance...

Fitness app Polar Flow reveals home addresses of soldiers, spies
2018-07-09 18:46

Polar Flow can reveal sensitive information about the lives of users, including intelligence agents, embassy workers, military men and women, workers at nuclear weapons storage sites, and so on....

Polar Fitness App Exposes Location of ‘Spies’ and Military Personnel
2018-07-09 17:43

The fitness app Polar Flow exposes the whereabouts of some of its high-profile users, including “spies” and those with sensitive positions in the military.

Shared, not stirred: GCHQ chief says Europe needs British spies
2018-06-20 10:46

Director insists collaboration will continue after Brexit The head of GCHQ has publicly called for security co-operation with Britain's EU allies to continue after Brexit.…