Labour has reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage’s phone to the Metropolitan Police and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) after Reform UK failed to do so, citing potential national security implications and concerns over the integrity of British politics.
Former NCSC chief Ciaran Martin dismissed Nigel Farage's claim that a Russian hack was behind a Guardian report on a £5m crypto donation as "without any merit" and lacking evidence. Martin stated such an intervention would be unprecedented and urged Farage to provide proof.
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has urged people to switch from passwords to passkeys, calling it an overhaul of decades of security practice. Passkeys use public key cryptography tied to devices with biometric sensors like Face ID and Touch ID, offering unique credentials for each website. While Apple, Google and X already support passkeys and the UK Government adopted them last year, experts caution they are 'not a silver bullet'.
Login method for apps and websites stored on users’ devices provides stronger security and is resistant to phishing and breachesThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has called time on the password – from now on, you should use a passkey.The NCSC said this week it would no longer recommend using passwords where passkeys were available. They should be consumers’ first choice of login across all digital services because passwords were not secure enough to stand up to modern cyber threats. Continue reading...
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and agencies in nine other countries have warned of persistent attempts by Beijing-backed hacking groups to exploit vulnerable everyday devices such as wifi routers, printers and web cameras to launch cyber-attacks. The advisory warns of a major shift in Chinese tactics to using internet-connected devices to obscure attack origins, with the NCSC believing the majority of China-nexus threat actors are now using these covert networks or botnets.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and agencies in nine other countries have warned British businesses to step up vigilance against China-linked hacking ploys that exploit everyday devices like wifi routers for espionage. The advisory warns of a major shift in Chinese tactics using so-called covert networks or botnets to obscure attack origins, with the NCSC believing the majority of China-nexus threat actors are using these networks. In one example, a Chinese business created a covert network infecting 200,000 devices worldwide.
The UK could face hacktivist attacks at scale if embroiled in conflict, with impact similar to recent ransomware incidents, NCSC chief Richard Horne will warn at CyberUK conference. Nation states now account for the most significant cyber incidents, with ransomware attacks hitting Marks & Spencer, Jaguar Land Rover and Royal Mail. Horne echoed MI6 chief’s warning that the UK is in ‘a space between peace and war’ as geopolitical tensions rise with Russia.
The UK National Cyber Security Centre has revealed that approximately 100 countries have procured cyber intrusion software, marking a significant drop in barriers for states to access such technology. Speaking ahead of the CYBERUK conference in Glasgow, chief executive Richard Horne warned of a cybersecurity 'perfect storm' driven by nation-state attackers and frontier AI, with nationally significant attacks on Britain doubling in a single year.
