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China Poses Genuine, Increasing Cyber Risk To UK, Says Spy Agency Chief
China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge.
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Ex-UK Spy Agency Worker Jailed For Life For Attacking US Agent
A former software developer at Britain's signals intelligence agency GCHQ was on Monday jailed for life for attempted murder, after a knife attack on a US NSA employee.
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Britain Uses Government Hackers to Launch Cyber Operations Against Enemies Online, GCHQ Says
Britian uses government hackers to launch operations against militants, state-backed disinformation campaigns and attempts to interfere in elections, the country's spy agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) revealed on Tuesday. These cyberattacks were conducted by the secretive National Cyber Force (NCF), a hacking unit operational si...
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Voting For Next UK PM Delayed Over Ballot Hacking Threat Alert: Report
Voting by Britain's Conservative Party members to pick the next prime minister has been delayed after the GCHQ spy agency warned that cyber hackers could change people's ballots, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday.
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Ex-Spy Poisoning Shows How Reckless Russia Is, Says UK Spy Chief
The poisoning of a former Russian double agent in Britain with a nerve agent last month shows "how reckless Russia is prepared to be", the head of Britain's GCHQ spy agency said on Thursday in a scathing attack on the Kremlin.
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UK Raps White House Over 'Ridiculous' Donald Trump Snooping Claims
The White House will not repeat again claims that British spies snooped on US President Donald Trump, Britain said on Friday after the UK eavesdropping agency branded them "utterly ridiculous" in a rare public denial.
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'Great British Firewall' Can Thwart Cyber-Attacks, Says GCHQ
"We're exploring a flagship project on scaling up DNS filtering," Ciaran Martin, GCHQ director-general for cyber-security, said.
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Britain's GCHQ Spies Are on Twitter, Officially
The cyber-intelligence listening post became the first of the country's spy agencies to join the online social networking service.
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British Spy Agency Apologises For Treatment Of Gays
The head of Britain's security agency GCHQ has apologised for its ban on homosexuals which led to the dismissal and subsequent suicide of one of its most brilliant code breakers, Alan Turing, in the 1950s.
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UK Communications Spooks Seek Hipster Cyber Skills
GCHQ is trying to broaden its employee and skills base against a background of government warnings of increased cybercrime.
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Britain Says Islamic State Terrorists Plotting Deadly Cyber Attacks
Islamic State militants are trying to develop the capability to launch deadly cyber attacks against Britain's infrastructure, finance minister George Osborne will say on Tuesday as he announces a doubling of spending on cyber security.
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IS Hackers Reportedly Intercept Secret British Government Emails
The breach was uncovered by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Mirror online reported.
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Pakistan Privacy Activists Slam 'Unethical' British Hacking Claims
Pakistani rights campaigners have urged Islamabad to take action to protect the privacy of its citizens after leaked top-secret documents appeared to show British intelligence had gained access to almost all the country's Internet users.
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Britain Steps Up Border Checks After Calais Disruption
Britain will increase screening of arrivals at Dover and create a task force to tackle people smugglers, officials said today, as growing numbers of migrants step up efforts to cross the Channel.
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GCHQ Carries Out Mass Interception of Emails, But Only Reads a Few: Report
After a lengthy inquiry, the British Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said the bulk collection of data did not amount to blanket surveillance.
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China Poses Genuine, Increasing Cyber Risk To UK, Says Spy Agency Chief
China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge.
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Ex-UK Spy Agency Worker Jailed For Life For Attacking US Agent
A former software developer at Britain's signals intelligence agency GCHQ was on Monday jailed for life for attempted murder, after a knife attack on a US NSA employee.
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Britain Uses Government Hackers to Launch Cyber Operations Against Enemies Online, GCHQ Says
Britian uses government hackers to launch operations against militants, state-backed disinformation campaigns and attempts to interfere in elections, the country's spy agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) revealed on Tuesday. These cyberattacks were conducted by the secretive National Cyber Force (NCF), a hacking unit operational si...
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Voting For Next UK PM Delayed Over Ballot Hacking Threat Alert: Report
Voting by Britain's Conservative Party members to pick the next prime minister has been delayed after the GCHQ spy agency warned that cyber hackers could change people's ballots, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday.
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Ex-Spy Poisoning Shows How Reckless Russia Is, Says UK Spy Chief
The poisoning of a former Russian double agent in Britain with a nerve agent last month shows "how reckless Russia is prepared to be", the head of Britain's GCHQ spy agency said on Thursday in a scathing attack on the Kremlin.
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UK Raps White House Over 'Ridiculous' Donald Trump Snooping Claims
The White House will not repeat again claims that British spies snooped on US President Donald Trump, Britain said on Friday after the UK eavesdropping agency branded them "utterly ridiculous" in a rare public denial.
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'Great British Firewall' Can Thwart Cyber-Attacks, Says GCHQ
"We're exploring a flagship project on scaling up DNS filtering," Ciaran Martin, GCHQ director-general for cyber-security, said.
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Britain's GCHQ Spies Are on Twitter, Officially
The cyber-intelligence listening post became the first of the country's spy agencies to join the online social networking service.
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British Spy Agency Apologises For Treatment Of Gays
The head of Britain's security agency GCHQ has apologised for its ban on homosexuals which led to the dismissal and subsequent suicide of one of its most brilliant code breakers, Alan Turing, in the 1950s.
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UK Communications Spooks Seek Hipster Cyber Skills
GCHQ is trying to broaden its employee and skills base against a background of government warnings of increased cybercrime.
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Britain Says Islamic State Terrorists Plotting Deadly Cyber Attacks
Islamic State militants are trying to develop the capability to launch deadly cyber attacks against Britain's infrastructure, finance minister George Osborne will say on Tuesday as he announces a doubling of spending on cyber security.
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IS Hackers Reportedly Intercept Secret British Government Emails
The breach was uncovered by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Mirror online reported.
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Pakistan Privacy Activists Slam 'Unethical' British Hacking Claims
Pakistani rights campaigners have urged Islamabad to take action to protect the privacy of its citizens after leaked top-secret documents appeared to show British intelligence had gained access to almost all the country's Internet users.
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Britain Steps Up Border Checks After Calais Disruption
Britain will increase screening of arrivals at Dover and create a task force to tackle people smugglers, officials said today, as growing numbers of migrants step up efforts to cross the Channel.
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GCHQ Carries Out Mass Interception of Emails, But Only Reads a Few: Report
After a lengthy inquiry, the British Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said the bulk collection of data did not amount to blanket surveillance.
