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Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2018
China-Linked APT15 used new backdoors in attack against UK Government’s service provider

China-Linked APT15 used new backdoors is an attack that is likely part of a wider operation aimed at contractors at various UK government departments and military organizations. Last week Ahmed Zaki, a senior malware researcher at NCC Group, presented at the  Kaspersky’s Security Analyst Summit (SAS), details of a malware-based attack against the service provider for the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2018
GCHQ fears energy smart meters could expose millions of Bretons to hack

In the United Kingdom, new smart energy meters that are set to be installed in 27 million homes were found vulnerable by GCHQ. Unsecured IoT devices are a privileged target of hackers and unfortunately, smart energy meters belong to this category. In the UK, new smart energy meters that are set to be installed in […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2017
UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s letter warns against software made in hostile states, specifically Russia

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of supply chain risk in cloud-based products, including antivirus (AV) software developed by Russia. We have a long debated the ban of the Russian security software from US Government offices, now part of the UK intelligence is adopting the same strategy. Last week the CEO of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2017
Even With The Best Email Spoofing Defences in The World, HMRC is Spoofed

Even with the most advanced email protections in place and an entire government organization to support them, the bad actors were able to spoof Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) emails to spread a Java-based remote administration tool to unsuspecting UK recipients. In September 2017, Trustwave identified a scam campaign that pretended to come from HMRC. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2017
Iranian hackers compromised the UK leader Theresa May’s email account along with other 9,000 emails

Iranian hackers compromised 9,000 UK emails in ‘brute force’ cyber attack that was initially attributed to Russian state-sponsored hackers. On June 23, around 9,000 email accounts, including those belonging to Theresa May and other Cabinet Ministers, were hacked in the 12-hour “sustained and determined” attack cyber attack. “According to intelligence officials, the cyberattack “bombarded parliamentary email […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2017
400,000 UK consumers at risk after the Equifax data breach

About 400,000 Britons may have had their information stolen following the Equifax data breach, the news was reported by the UK division of the company. More details are emerging from the recent Equifax data breach that impacted approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. The attackers exploited the CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts vulnerability that was fixed back in March, but the company […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2017
The UK continues to grant the export of surveillance equipment to countries like Turkey

According to the UK’s Department for International Trade, the country granted a license to export surveillance equipment to Turkey earlier this year. The UK continues to be one of the most active countries involved in the trade of surveillance technology. British firms continue to export surveillance systems ranging from internet mass surveillance equipment to-catchers. According to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2017
UK Parliament shut down external access to email accounts after cyberattack

The UK Parliament has suffered the biggest ever cyber attack against the email systems, it shut down external access to mitigate the threat. The UK Parliament has shut down external access to e-mail accounts on Saturday after a cyberattack. According to the authorities, the attack was “sustained and determined,” hackers launched a prolonged brute-force attack against […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2017
UK politicians’ login credentials up for sale in the dark web

Russians hackers are offering for sale on the dark web login credentials of thousands of top UK politicians, top officials, and diplomats. According to The Times, Russians hackers are selling on the dark web login credentials of thousands of top UK politicians, top officials, and diplomats. Journalists at the British newspaper have found two huge […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2017
British interior minister says IT companies should stop offering a “secret place for terrorists to communicate”

British interior minister Amber Rudd believes encryption implemented by messaging services is offering a dangerous opportunity for terrorists to communicate. British interior minister Amber Rudd has a clear opinion on encryption implemented by many messaging services, it is no more acceptable. On Sunday the minister Amber Rudd reaffirmed that technology firms must collaborate with law enforcement agencies […]

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