Australia is hit by a ‘sophisticated’ state-sponsored cyber attack: Scott Morrison confirms the nation’s parliament and businesses have targeted by an enemy government Cyber attack has been aimed at the Australian government and companies The Prime Minister said a ‘sophisticated state-based’ actor was behind attack Last year China was responsible for a cyber-attack on the … Read more
British Army creates its first dedicated ‘cyber regiment because web attacks are now ‘every bit as deadly’ as those on the battlefield MoD launches the 13th Signal Regiment as the first dedicated Cyber Regiment It will work with the Royal Navy and Air Force to provide secure comms networks Its HQ in Dorset houses 250 specialist … Read more
The NHS is being targeted by a campaign of cyber attacks since the coronavirus outbreak, the director of GCHQ has said. Jeremy Fleming said that GCHQ’s cybersecurity arm, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), had been supporting the health sector after it had been targeted by hackers. He told the Cheltenham Science Festival there were clear efforts … Read more
The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80 million cyber attack in 2015, will lead the UK’s test and trace scheme to tackle the coronavirus, set to launch tomorrow. Baroness Dido Harding, 53, was raised on a Somerset pig farm and is the … Read more
Cyber hackers target EasyJet and access details of 9million customers in ‘highly sophisticated’ attack Airline said email addresses and travel details of 9million people were accessed Of those affected, 2,208 had credit cards stolen, easyJet told stock exchange Risk of phishing fraud and number of cyber attacks have risen during pandemic By Jack Wright For … Read more
There is a fairground spookiness to Parliament at the moment. Most areas are boarded up or deserted. The long, high vaulted corridors of the Palace of Westminster are so quiet you can actually hear the nibs of the security guards scratching. But amid the unnerving hush, two eye-popping events played out yesterday in the House … Read more
Phishing involves cyber-criminals attempting to steal personal information such as online passwords, bank details or money from an unsuspecting victim. Very often, the criminal will use an email, phone call or even a fake website pretending to be from a reputable company. The criminals can use personal details to complete profiles on a victim which … Read more
NHS left vulnerable to hackers as its annual cyber security checks on systems across hospitals are delayed due to coronavirus chaos Digital transformation group NHSX announced the six month delay in checks Each NHS Trust and group has to return the annual cyber security checklists They are designed to ensure systems are not being left vulnerable … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Unfixable flaw in nearly all Intel chips released in the last five years could allow cyber criminals to hijack computers and wreak ‘utter chaos’ The flaw causes a security feature protecting computer memory to load too late This creates a short window in which expert hackers can run malicious code The issue stems from uneditable … Read more