Hackney Council hit by ‘serious’ cyber attack October 13, 2020 Hackney Council has been hit by a major cyber attack that is affecting many of its services and IT services. The council has called in experts from the National Cyber Security Centre, as well as the Ministry of Housing and local government to investigate the incident. It is unclear which services have been affected, and [...]
Government issues cybersecurity alert for UK education sector September 17, 2020 The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has today issued an alert to the entire education sector over fears that institutions’ cybersecurity is at risk, prompted by the rise in online schooling during the pandemic. Cybersecurity wonks at the NCSC, which is part of the intelligence agency GCHQ, are increasing the support available for UK schools, [...]
Twitter hack promoting Bitcoin scam draws headlines, but price remains ‘boring’ July 21, 2020 This week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) started trading around $9,300 but over time traded downward to a low testing the $9,000 support, before moving up to trade close to $9,200. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week close to $245 and traded within its range throughout it. Bitcoin made headlines [...]
Russia ‘interfered with Scottish referendum’, report to say July 21, 2020 A forthcoming report into Russia’s influence on British politics is set to conclude the Kremlin attempted to influence the result of the Scottish independence referendum, it is reported. Russia tried to split the UK in the 2014 referendum, the Daily Telegraph reported ahead of the official publication later this morning. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin [...]
Huawei banned from UK’s 5G network after government U-turn July 14, 2020 The government will ban new Huawei products from being a part of the UK’s 5G network from next year and all its existing infrastructure will be removed by 2027 in a major U-turn. Huawei will also be banned from supplying equipment to the UK’s new full fibre broadband network, with the embargo likely to begin [...]
Interserve hit by cyber attack as hackers target hospital construction firms May 13, 2020 Outsourcing group Interserve has been left reeling from a cyber attack earlier this month as criminals target construction firms involved in the UK’s coronavirus response. Hackers broke into an HR database and stole details of current and former employees, the Telegraph reported, citing a company insider. It is not clear exactly what data was stolen, [...]
British spies urged to use artificial intelligence to fight security threats April 27, 2020 British spooks will need to use artificial intelligence (AI) to fight a range of threats to national security, according to a report published today. Intelligence agencies have been urged to use the technology to detect and block cyber attacks, analyse video and audio evidence, and automate administrative tasks. However, AI is unlikely to predict upcoming [...]
Coronavirus: UK spooks block 2,000 scams in Covid-19 cyber campaign April 21, 2020 British spy chiefs have taken down more than 2,000 online scams linked to coronavirus in the last month as they crack down on cyber criminals trying to exploit the health crisis. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it had closed down 471 fake online shops selling fraudulent virus-related items, as well as 555 malware [...]
COVID-19 and cyber: Critical actions for employees and business to take now March 30, 2020 Recent weeks have been challenging for us all on so many fronts. Most importantly businesses have had to prioritise the health of society whilst doing their very best to keep things on track. Each day has brought new challenges as employees rapidly adapt to new ways of working. How can businesses maintain operational resilience and [...]
ECSC shares rise as cybersecurity firm boosts revenue March 25, 2020 Shares in ECSC jumped almost 10 per cent this morning after the cybersecurity firm posted a sharp rise in revenue for the year. The figures ECSC’s organic revenue grew 10 per cent to £5.91m in the year to 31 December 2019. Revenue from its managed services division jumped 48 per cent to £2.59m. Adjusted earnings [...]