Cyber security

Space defence, cyber-offence and artificial intelligence to benefit from funding surge

A cybersecurity and defence expert on the history and development of Russian cyberwarfare

UK government accused of turning ‘blind eye’ to fears of foreign interference in Brexit vote

Experts say cyberattack like that on Amazon CEO’s phone is ‘horribly easy to do’

Congress alerts military officials over possibility of Chinese government using social media to harvest personal data of recruits

Party hit by two ‘sophisticated and large-scale’ hacks in two days

Boris Johnson accused of suppressing report assessing security threat posed by Kremlin-sponsored disinformation

Tech giant claims its rival withheld key information about recent security flaws

Phone numbers and IDs were stored in online server that was not password protected

Bug-hunting Project Zero team says latest software exploit exposed users’ ‘deepest secrets’

Company admits its contractors transcribed Messenger app voice recordings, but insists it has now stopped the practice

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Israeli cybersecurity firm alerted the social media giant to flaws a year ago

UN report says Pyongyang may have stolen as much as $2bn through cyberattacks on financial institutions

Hacker arrested after data of 106 million Americans and Canadians are stolen

The app’s alleged ties to Russian intelligence have triggered calls for FBI investigation - but are the fears justified?

Access codes were stored in plaintext and could have been seen by 20,000 staff

Study finds only four of the 11 vehicles tested can withstand ‘relay’ attack

The World Wide Web creator says governments and tech giants must act to safeguard online environment

Parents complain that creepy doll is still appearing in children’s clips

Kremlin planning to unplug in preparation for potential cyberwar

Tech giant promises to launch fix and update this week

Two Chinese nationals have been charged in the US over theft of intellectual property

President Trump’s daughter accused of hypocrisy as it emerges she also used personal email for government business

National Cyber Security Centre thwarting upwards of ten attempted breaches every week

Leading cybersecurity firms says Beijing’s motivation is commercial rather than political

UK National Cyber Security Centre says Kremlin masterminded high-profile cyberattacks

Survey suggests UK businesses are taking online threat seriously

Barclays warns professional services firms about the dangers of online social engineering

Berlin says attackers infiltrated Germany’s IVBB communications network

Gavin Williamson says Moscow has been photographing Britain’s power stations

New national security outfit will be tasked with stopping ‘disinformation by state actors’

Tech giant has released security updates for its portable iOS devices

Banks, pharmaceutical firms and government agencies are among compromised clients