AI models have been going rogue in tests – how worried should we be? The UK’s AI Security Institute test revealed AI models indulging in unprecedented hacking attempts The Guardian - UK · Aug 5
Report ‘phone hack’ to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage Anna Turley gives Reform leader 24 hours to report Russian hacking claim in ‘public and national interest’ The Guardian - UK · May 27
Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘unsubstantiated’, says security expert Reform UK claimed Moscow was behind knowledge of a £5 million gift the party leader received from a crypto tycoon. Evening Standard · May 25
Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says Ciaran Martin says Reform UK leader’s allegation over Guardian report on £5m gift ‘entirely unsubstantiated’ The Guardian - UK · May 25
Top security expert hits out at Nigel Farage's 'unsubstantiated' phone hack claim The former chief of the UK's cyber security agency has hit out at claims made by Nigel Farage that his phone was "hacked" by Russian agents The National (Scotland) · May 25
Starmer blames Foreign Office over revelations Mandelson failed security vetting The Prime Minister described the failure to inform him that the Foreign Office had overruled the vetting team was ‘staggering’. Evening Standard · Apr 17
"It would be better to have a framework": Watchdog says UK government's £1.5 billion bailout to Jaguar Land Rover after cyberattack leaves big questions to be answered For some, the bailout is an unfortunate precedent as other similar victims might ask for help as well. TechRadar · Mar 23
Latvia's security service says 2 people set fire to a train and rail equipment for Russia Latvia’s State Security Service says two people set fire to a train and key railway equipment in Russia’s interest The Independent UK · Mar 12
Politicians and residents to protest planned Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London The government is facing mounting calls to reject Beijing’s plans for the embassy at Royal Mint Court The Independent UK · Jan 17
Hundreds join protest against Chinese super embassy in London Politicians including Kemi Badenoch joined the protest on Saturday in opposition to controversial plans at Royal Mint Court Evening Standard · Jan 17
OBR chief resigns after report blames leadership for Budget blunder A damning report into last week’s Budget leak said the error was the worst failure in the OBR’s 15-year history The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025
Jaguar Land Rover hack has cost UK economy £1.9bn, experts say Cybersecurity body says more than 5,000 organisations affected in most costly cyber-attack to hit Britain The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
Secret information and classified UK government servers potentially accessed by Chinese hackers for over a decade Chief Adviser to the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson made some wild accusations recently, prompting swift replies. TechRadar · Oct 16, 2025
Dublin Airport Chaos Enters Day 3: Officials 'Rebuild Servers From Scratch' After Ransomware Attack Dublin Airport faces a third day of disruption after a ransomware attack crippled Terminal 2's check-in and baggage systems, forcing airlines into manual workarounds as experts rebuild servers from scratch. International Business Times UK · Sep 22, 2025
TechRadar · Jun 20, 2025 Are we making hackers sound too cool? These security experts think so We may have to rethink what we call the cyberattackers in future.
The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2025 How ‘native English’ Scattered Spider group linked to M&S attack operate Cybersecurity expert says group are ‘unusual but potently threatening’ coalition of ransomware hackers
TechRadar · Mar 15, 2025 Who was really behind the massive X cyberattack? Here’s what experts say about Elon Musk’s claims A large-scale cyberattack caused multiple X outages on Monday 10 March. But is it really possible to identify where the attack originated?
The National (Scotland) · Mar 11, 2025 Elon Musk claims that Twitter/X outage had Ukrainian ties branded ‘garbage’ ELON Musk has claimed that Monday’s Twitter/X outage, which left the site unavailable to thousands of users for hours, had Ukrainian links.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025 Is TikTok a national security threat – or is the ban a smokescreen for superpower rivalry? Washington looks happy for the video app to harvest users’ data – as long as China does not reap the rewards
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2024 UK ambulance services targeted by Russian hackers Group targets a key supplier to the crucial Ambulance Radio Programme
Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024 CrowdStrike says global IT outage could take 'some time to recover from' but not 'cyber attack' CrowdStrike CEO 'deeply sorry' as summer holidays scuppered and GP appointments affected
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024 Massive outage causes worldwide chaos as software firm warns full fix could take ‘some time’ Britain hit as bug in cybersecurity update on Microsoft systems causes worldwide meltdown
Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2024 NHS cyber security 'still at risk' ...Tech & Science Daily podcast Plus, an automated transcript of today’s show
TechRadar · Jul 8, 2024 NHS at risk of being hit again as NCSC exec says IT systems "out of date" Thousands of appointments were recently postponed after hackers targeted the NHS.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024 Cyber-attack on London hospitals to take ‘many months’ to resolve Exclusive: NHS source says clarity needed on how Russian hackers gained access and whether records are retrievable