Ex-GCHQ worker jailed for attempted murder of US spy at leisure centre Joshua Bowles repeatedly punched and stabbed woman in ‘frenzied’ attack near intelligence agency’s Cheltenham base The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Ex-GCHQ worker jailed for terrorist knife attack on US spy at leisure centre Joshua Bowles punched and stabbed the woman during a frenzied attack in Cheltenham in March. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
GCHQ terror: 'Incel' who stabbed US spy jailed for life for attempted murder Joshua Bowles plotted to murder the US spy outside a Cheltenham leisure centre after he was rejected for a permanent GCHQ job Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023
‘Terrorist’ ex-GCHQ worker launched 'vicious' knife attack on US spy, court hears A former GCHQ worker described himself as a “terrorist” after launching a “premeditated, targeted and vicious” knife attack on a US spy… The National (Scotland) · Oct 27, 2023
US spy stabbed near GCHQ 'in revenge for murky secret services' Former GCHQ worker Joshua Bowles attacked a US spy in revenge for 'murky' intelligence work Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2023
‘Terrorist’ ex-GCHQ worker launched knife attack on US spy, court told Joshua Bowles, 29, described himself as a ‘terrorist’ to police after the attack in Cheltenham on March 9. The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
AI-generated cyber attacks pose new threat to key UK infrastructure, experts warn Hackers seek to capitalise on new technologies to generate ‘lures’ and phishing e-mails The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
GCHQ chief takes job in private security company Sir Jeremy Fleming will join a private security company after six years of running the UK’s intelligence agency The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
Why prosecutors are reluctant to use ‘notoriously flaky’ Official Secrets Act Intelligence circles have been aware for some time the 1911 act which talks only of ‘enemies’ needs updating The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
Turing Prize laureate and GCHQ boss join Sunak’s AI taskforce The Prime Minister announced in April that the Government would invest £100 million for a taskforce on AI. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Former GCHQ worker admits attempting to murder US spy with two knives Joshua Bowles cited the victim working at GCHQ as a motive for his attack, Gloucestershire Police has said. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Former GCHQ worker who stabbed US spy in Cheltenham admits attempted murder A former GCHQ worker who stabbed a US spy outside a leisure centre in Cheltenham because he disagrees with her work for the secret services has admitted attempted murder. Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023
Ex-GCHQ worker admits attempting to murder US spy outside leisure centre Joshua Bowles targeted his victim because he believed she worked at GCHQ and represented the state The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Ex-GCHQ worker admits attempting to murder US spy in leisure centre knife attack Joshua Bowles entered his guilty pleas at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
The Week · Aug 9, 2023 Russia blamed for cyberattack that exposed UK voters’ data UK intelligence services have reportedly “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack that exposed the data of up to 40 million voters.
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023 Russians blamed for shock cyber attack hitting millions of UK voters Moscow-linked hackers ‘top of the suspects list by a mile’, says ex-MI6 boss
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023 UK spy agencies want to relax ‘burdensome’ laws on AI data use GCHQ, MI6 and MI5 propose weakening safeguards that limit training of AI models with bulk personal datasets
TechRadar · Jul 6, 2023 Suspicious emails or websites are being flagged every five seconds Phishing and other scams are up to record highs with a new report flooding in every five seconds.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023 ‘No regrets,’ says Edward Snowden, after 10 years in exile But whistleblower says 2013 surveillance ‘child’s play’ compared to technology today
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023 Snowden, MI5 and me: how the leak of the century came to be published Ten years on, Nick Hopkins recalls how the Guardian defied the intelligence agencies to publish revelations of mass state surveillance
Manchester Evening News · Jun 1, 2023 The MI5 and MI6 intelligence service jobs available right now Some people across the country could live out their James Bond fantasies with these jobs
The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023 Guantánamo detainee accuses UK agencies of complicity in his torture Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri wants to bring case examining alleged role of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in his mistreatment by CIA
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023 GCHQ warns of fresh threat from Chinese state-sponsored hackers National Cyber Security Centre urges operators of critical national infrastructure to prevent hacks
The Conversation · May 10, 2023 Israel at 75: how inept British intelligence failed to contain Jewish independence groups Before they were Israeli, the Jewish community of Palestine – the Yishuv – had been Britain’s close junior partner. A dispute over Britain’s restrictions on Jewish immigration to Palestine began in 1939, but was set aside during the struggle to defeat Hitler.
The Independent UK · May 4, 2023 Senior Tory calls for building where GCHQ based to have Chinese cameras removed It comes after CCTV cameras made by Beijing-based firm Hikvision were reportedly spotted on a Manchester building the security agency works out of.