GCHQ

GCHQ: We Failed On Cybersecurity Despite £1bn Spend

The UK spy agency will spend another £1.9bn in the next five years but is being "killed" by legacy IT…

9 years ago

GCHQ Developed Encryption Software ‘Has Backdoor’

Do we believe them? GCHQ denies software it developed to encrypt VoIP calls has a backdoor

9 years ago

GCHQ Releases Open Source Code On GitHub

British spy agency releases code for graph database tool, but why?

9 years ago

GCHQ To Spy On Consumer Shopping Data

Proposed new surveillance bill is too broad and could allow GCHQ to access people's shopping history, warns campaigner

9 years ago

The New Normal: Rebalancing The Cyber-Threat Challenge

Darktrace's Dave Palmer tells us what organisations can do to avoid cyber-attacks

9 years ago

Government To Invest £1.9bn In Cyber-Security

The funds will go in part toward establishing a National Cyber Centre aimed at countering cyber-threats to critical infrastructure

9 years ago

GCHQ Launches £6.5m CyberInvest Security Research Scheme

Taxpayers foot multimillion pound GCHQ bill for better protecting the UK in cyberspace

9 years ago

British Spies Collected Phone Data For 14 Years

Theresa May admits British spooks have been bulk collecting phone data and email records since 2001

9 years ago

GCHQ ‘Is Monitoring’ Online Porn Visits

Intelligence agency reportedly monitoring user visits to smutty websites, in latest surveillance revelation

9 years ago

GCHQ Offers Password Advice For Safer Surfing

“Let us give you some advice about your passwords,” says Britain's top secret eavesdropping agency

9 years ago

Amnesty International Demands Inquiry After GCHQ Spying

Amnesty calls for independent inquiry over UK spying on human rights organisations

9 years ago

Snowden: NSA And GCHQ ‘Targeted’ Security Firms

The US and UK spy agencies used cracking techniques to look for ways around popular antivirus programs, according to leaked…

9 years ago

LogJam Vulnerability Exposes Encryption Fears

Not again! Another legacy encryption flaw could explain how the NSA and co cracked encrypted communications

10 years ago

Google’s Schmidt Predicts US Government Defeat Over Encryption

The tech industry will win fight against governments over the use of encryption on devices, says Eric Schmidt

10 years ago

GCHQ Licensed To Hack Phones And Computers

Licensed to spy. GCHQ permitted to hack into computers and phones, even with no national security concerns

10 years ago

Facebook Still Being Squeezed By Government Data Requests

Facebook reports global rise in government demands for user data, also updates community standards banning buttocks

10 years ago

Gemalto Hack Probe Confirms US, UK Spy Link

Gemalto's 'thorough investigation' concludes GCHQ and the NSA was probably behind 'sophisticated intrusion'

10 years ago

GCHQ And NSA ‘Hacked’ SIM Card Firm To Spy On Calls And Texts

GCHQ and NSA accused of hacking Gemalto in documents allegedly leaked by Edward Snowden

10 years ago

Secretive UK Court Declares GCHQ Mass Surveillance Program Unlawful

GCHQ was operating illegally for at least seven years between 2007 and 2014

10 years ago

Government Wants To Be Able To ‘Crack’ Encrypted Messages

Prime Minister David Cameron calls for powers to allow spies to access the content of encrypted communications in fight against…

10 years ago

Spy Agency GCHQ Launches New Code-Making App

Can the notorious snooping bureau inspire the future defenders of cyber space?

10 years ago

GCHQ Former Boss Issues Smartphone Data Warning

Former boss of British spy agency says smartphone biometric security measures need more control and supervision

10 years ago

UN Resolution Warns of ‘Intrusive’ Digital Spying

Privacy concerns highlighted by UN Committee in wake of mass surveillance and data interception revelations

10 years ago

Cable & Wireless Aided GCHQ Spying Efforts – Snowden

Leaked documents suggest Cable & Wireless network was used as part of GCHQ's surveillance programmes

10 years ago

NSA, GCHQ Accused Of Breaking Into Networks Run By Deutche Telecom

A system called TREASUREMAP was reportedly used to spy on German network operators

10 years ago

Surveillance Protesters Picket GCHQ

Britain's top secret eavesdropping agency, GCHQ, faces a weekend of protests by privacy campaigners

10 years ago

Tor Is Being Kept Safe By Dissenting GCHQ And NSA Agents, Claims Project Director

Apparently a few of the government spies want to keep Tor anonymous and secure

10 years ago

GCHQ Launches National Hacker Competition

The participants will have to protect networks against a fictional cyber-terrorist group called the Flag Day Associates

10 years ago

GCHQ Is Mapping Open TCP Ports Across Whole Countries

The reconnaissance operation codenamed ‘Hacienda’ supplies the agency with some of the information needed to compromise systems

10 years ago

Emergency Surveillance Rules Being Rushed Into UK Law

Government wants network operators to continue storing metadata, despite EU court ruling

10 years ago