By Gordon Corera, Security correspondent, BBC News British security officials believe that hackers in North Korea were behind the cyber-attack that crippled parts of the NHS and other organisations around…
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UK targeted by 'dozens' of serious cyber attacks each month
Britain’s security has been threatened by 188 high-level cyber attacks in the last three months, according to a government security chief. Ciaran Martin, chief executive of the National Cyber Security…
Security firms 'overstate hackers' abilities to boost sales'
Computer security companies have been accused of “massively” exaggerating the abilities of malicious hackers. Dr Ian Levy, technical director of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, made the accusation in…
Lloyds cyber-attack details emerge
Lloyds Bank was the target of a cyber-attack nearly two weeks ago which stopped a substantial number of customers using their online accounts. By Simon Gompertz. Personal finance correspondent, BBC…
GCHQ seeks teenage girls to join cyber security fight
Teenage girls who spend a lot of time online and on social media could become the UK’s spies of the future, Britain’s intelligence agency hopes. GCHQ is launching a competition…
UK moves to ‘active cyber-defence’
Britain is moving towards more active defence in cyberspace, the head of the UK’s new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said. By Gordon Corera Security correspondent, BBC News Speaking…