Britain
British Supercomputer ARCHER hit by a Cyber Attack
British Supercomputer ARCHER which is used for academic research by Universities operating in the UK has been hit by a cyber attack early this week forcing the admin to reset all user passwords and SSH keys. According to the details available to Cybersecurity Insiders, ARCHER fell victim to security exploitation which is now being investigated by […]
What did hackers from Russia steal from British Corona Virus Labs
Russia has been launching Cyber Attacks on British Universities researching the vaccine to curb COVID 19 and this was confirmed by a post published in ‘Daily Mail’ last week. The newspaper also added in its post that hackers linked to Kremlin and Iran were behind the cyber attack campaign whose mere intention was to steal […]
British government information leak triggers Data Security panic
Data exposure that occurred in the database recording car movements in entire Britain has created a data security panic among the populace, forcing the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to launch a probe on an immediate note. Sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders say that car journeys about over 8.6 million cars being tracked by Automatic Number […]
Cyber Attack on Britain Universities for COVID 19 Medicine and Vaccine documents
All these days we have been expecting some kind of cyber activity from China on companies and Universities across the world which are into the production of Medicine and Vaccine for Corona Virus spread. Surprisingly, the news is out that nations like Russia and Iran are now launching cyberattacks on Universities operating in Britain which […]
China could Cyber Attack UK without Huawei 5G
All these days we have heard from cyber experts that China could launch cyber attacks if in case 5G equipment from Huawei is used in their network upgrades. But now, experts suggest that Beijing could find easier ways to attack the critical infrastructure of the UK, rather than using Huawei equipment. In the meantime, Downing […]
Facebook and Twitter bosses could be jailed in Britain for Data Privacy
If those heading companies like Facebook and Twitter fail to protect their user data in Britain, then there is a chance that they might be sentenced to a jail term for a specific period in the year 2020. Yes, this is what is going to be brought up by the government of the UK early […]
Britain starts tapping video recordings of smartphone users for Criminal database
All those who are using Smart Phones in Britain and surrounding areas should better be aware that the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency(NCA) has started building a database which is loaded with voice recordings scrapped from the smartphone users of the region. The objective of this database is to compare the audio files with the […]
Keyboard warriors to save Britain from Russian Cyber Threats
A special group of Britain’s military personnel dubbed as ‘Keyboard Warriors’ is reportedly being trained as tech-savvy soldiers to fight Russian Trolls and Twitter terrorists. And this news piece was shared by Lieutenant General Ivan Jones through a media update. “The objective of establishing such a digital army is simple, to fight bad actors spreading […]
Britain to ‘Kitemark’ electronic devices in the wake of Cyber Attacks
Government of Britain has decided to introduce a new ‘Kitemark’ system for electronic devices and websites as the populace of the United Kingdom are becoming super- vulnerable to cyber attacks. As it is getting a lot more difficult for consumers to know whether the Internet of Things enabled devices or online website are safely holding […]
Password 123456 was hacked over 23 million times worldwide
National Cyber Security Center(NCSC) said that one in two people are falling prey to cyber attacks in the United Kingdom and that’s due to the fact that they are failing to meet the standards of basic cyber hygiene. So, the NCSC has issued an official warning to Britons to stop using easily guessed passwords as […]
