Security News

UK Home Sec kick-starts US request to extradite ex-WikiLeaker Assange
2019-06-13 11:11

Sajid Javid inks court papers for hearing tomorrow UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid revealed this morning that he has signed papers to have Julian Assange extradited to the US.…

UK Man Sentenced for 2015 TalkTalk Hack
2019-06-11 21:03

22-Year-Old Also Attacked His Former SchoolThe fallout from the 2015 TalkTalk hack continues as a 22-year-old U.K. man was sentenced to jail Monday for his role in the attack and other...

Top UK Official Derides Huawei Claiming it has ‘Bad Security’
2019-05-29 14:59

A top UK government cyber-official has called out the telecom supplier, long suspected to use its infrastructure sales as a base for industrial espionage.

Under GDPR, UK Data Breach Reports Quadruple
2019-05-29 11:48

After Privacy Law Went Into Full Effect, Data Security Complaints DoubledOne year after Europe's tough new GDPR privacy law went into full effect last May, authorities in Britain have seen the...

Guilty of hacking in the UK? Worry not: Stats show prison is unlikely
2019-05-29 08:10

Just a 16% chance of being banged up for computer misuse Analysis Nearly 90 per cent of hacking prosecutions in the UK last year resulted in convictions, though the odds of dodging prison remain...

We'll hack back at Russians, declare UK ministers in cyber-Blitz blitz
2019-05-23 12:09

NATO's getting in on the action too British ministers are stepping up their rhetoric on cyber warfare, with £22m to be splurged on embiggening an "offensive hacking" unit as Foreign Secretary...

UK Has Warned 16 NATO Allies of Russia Hacking Attempts: Foreign Minister
2019-05-23 10:30

Britain has shared with 16 NATO allies details of malicious Russian cyber activity in their countries over the last 18 months, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt was to say on Thursday. read more

UK Supreme Court Overturns Ultimate Authority of Investigatory Powers Tribunal
2019-05-15 16:41

The UK Supreme Court has delivered a ruling that ensures that intelligence agency surveillance action can be challenged in the courts, and is subject to the rule of law. read more

Supreme Court says secret UK spy court's judgments can be overruled after all
2019-05-15 14:05

It all went a bit Pete Tong for the Peeping Toms Britain's Supreme Court said today that rulings from a secretive UK spy tribunal can now be appealed against after a legal challenge from pressure...

Huawei Chairman Says Ready to Sign 'No-Spy' Deal With UK
2019-05-15 06:40

Chinese telecom giant Huawei is willing to sign a "no-spy" agreement with countries including Britain, the firm's chairman said on Tuesday, as the head of NATO said Britain must preserve secure...