Five Key Takeaways From The Russia Report

The UK Parliament’s Intelligence & Security Committee found “Russia has sought to employ organised crime groups to supplement its cyber skills” This is pivotal, as it makes attribution much, much harder. Using crime groups, or just co-opting their tools and software, makes it easier for states such as Russia to hide their cyber activities. It’s…

What UK Government is – and isn’t – saying about coronavirus vaccine hacking

There was a predictably pusillanimous BBC interview by Security Minister James Brokenshire on Friday regarding allegations that Russian state hackers attacked companies working on coronavirus vaccines. Brokenshire didn’t name the companies involved, nor did he confirm whether the hacks were successful. This is pretty typical of cybersecurity announcements: they flag up the threat, and provide…

More trouble with free WiFi….

If you’ve ever connected to a free WiFi hotspot (and that’s most of us), there was some worrying news from security researcher Charl van der Walt  at SecureData’s UK Cyber Security Summit yesterday. You know the pop-up page that often appears asking you to enter an email address or a phone number before you can…

Hackers hit Indian nuclear plant

News that hackers successfully infected at least one computer inside an Indian nuclear power plant once again raise concerns about targeting of the energy sector by cyber means. In a terse statement, the government’s Nuclear Power Corporation of India acknowledged the attack, but downplayed its seriousness: “the infected PC belonged to a user who was…

The Wild Hunt for the WannaCry Hackers

This report was first published as a three-part podcast series. On 12 May 2017, employees in Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica came under attack. Their computer monitors displayed a disturbing message: their files had been scrambled and to get them back they would have to pay the hackers who’d infected them. Telefonica wasn’t alone. The virus…

Fake login page for Lancaster University - one of the institutions targeted

Iranian Hackers Hit U.K. Cybersecurity Universities

Iranian cybercriminals tried to hack into U.K. universities offering government-certified cybersecurity courses, successfully accessing at least one university’s accounts during a campaign lasting months. The hacking group has targeted at least 18 British universities, according to researchers. The list includes top-flight institutions. But it also includes less well-known destinations which are notable for being among…

U.K. Government Just Linked Russia To A Whole Bunch Of Previous Hacks

The U.K. government has not only accused Russia of four cyberattacks, it’s now linking the country’s alleged hacking team to raids on power stations, TV companies and more. The National Cyber Security Centre has today publicly accused the Russian military intelligence service, the GRU, of hacking the Democratic National Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency and…