Nude blackmail of British soldier at Tapa raises security concerns

A British corporal at a NATO exercise in Tapa ignored orders to remove his phone's SIM card, and was then hacked and blackmailed over nude photographs, Eesti Ekspress reported.

SailPoint: Anarchy reigns over enterprise agentic AI

SailPoint research has found 89% of EMEA enterprises deploy AI agents, but 99% lack the identity security tools to govern them

Mastercard meets ‘responsibility’ through SME cyber security training

Card giant is offering free cyber security training to millions of SMEs in the UK through its SME Academy

Beijing says UK cybersecurity report 'smears' China

China has officially countered assertions made by Britain's National Cyber Security Centre, which indicated that Chinese AI operations could threaten UK infrastructure by 2028. The country’s foreign ministry condemned…

Supermarket fridge attack is just the start, says UK cybersecurity chief

TSB releases shocking fraud data to urge caution as Black Friday and Christmas near

TSB data shows that purchase fraud losses among its customers are up 4% this year

UK meat industry hit by cyber-attack which targeted European supermarket freezers

Supermarkets in countries including Ireland, Sweden and Belgium reported fridges being hiked in temperature on Monday.

Britain on notice: AI-powered ransomware attacks to arrive by 2028

Cyber agency warns critical infrastructure is a likely target as chief urges bosses to stop doing 'tech on the cheap'

UK abattoirs caught up in cyber attack against European supermarkets

Refrigerators at three meat processors in the UK were hit by cyber attacks amid warnings from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre to protect internet-facing industrial devices

Cyber chief: UK facing AI-powered attacks on critical infrastructure within two years

The NCSC warns that ‘tech on the cheap’ has left UK organisations exposed to AI uncovering and exploiting longstanding cyber security weaknesses and calls for urgent investment in resilience.

Artificial intelligence and cyber intrusion

An NCSC assessment that examines current AI-enabled threat trends and projections of the threat landscape to 2028.

AI-powered malware ‘highly likely’ to be used to hack UK infrastructure by 2028

National Cyber Security Centre expects attacks on critical facilities such as power stations, airports and hospitalsAI-powered malicious software is “highly likely” to be used in hacking attacks against the UK’s power…

UK to face AI-powered cyber attacks within two years, warns NCSC

In a worst-case scenario, self-replicating artificial intelligence could launch cyber attacks at will against UK targets by 2028

Cyberangrepp mot uppkopplade kyl- och fryssystem

NCSC:s incidenthanteringsfunktion CERT-SE har löpande kontakt med berörda aktörer med anledning av de incidenter som drabbat uppkopplade frys- och kylsystem inom dagligvaruhandeln. Organisationer som misstänker att de…

NCSC: hang koelsysteem niet direct aan internet en gebruik sterk wachtwoord

Het is belangrijk dat supermarkten en andere bedrijven hun koelsystemen niet direct aan het internet hangen en gebruikmaken van ...

Cold chain cyber attacks highlight lack of OT security in retail

A series of cyber attacks targeting supermarket cold chain equipment has highlighted a lack of attention paid to the resilience of operational technology

Belfast journalists subjected to unlawful spying cannot claim costs over PSNI failures

The Court of Appeal finds that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has no power to award costs against Northern Ireland police despite ‘unreasonable conduct’ by the force

British intelligence agency misplaced 'thousands' of storage devices, years later still can't say how many

Other agency errors included an unchecked software bug that led to Terrorism Act detentions

North Korean ‘elite’ hacking group steals $6.36bn from Binance

An engineer’s laptop was compromised, enabling hackers to withdraw $6.36bn from Binance wallets

NCSC – CERT-SE veckobrev v.44

I veckans brev kan du läsa om att den norska nationella säkerhetsmyndigheten (NSM) höjer den nationella cyberrisknivån till hög. Du hittar även information om att sårbarheterna i PHP har lagts till i CISA:s KEV-katalog.

UK surveillance watchdog ‘disappointed’ over government investigatory powers failings

Operational pressures do not reduce the need for lawful and consistent safeguards, says Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office

Shortlist of age checks for the UK's under-16 social media ban is out, 'some' adults will need verifying

Some adults may not need to prove it, but many will

Lapsed US snooping law still running as senators object

FISA 702 is one of two key US laws that undermine data sovereignty and allow the US to access foreign data without the subject knowing. Senators demand release of a secret ruling

Austrian doctors to swap emails and phone calls for encrypted messages

Austria is following Germany’s lead by introducing a sovereign encrypted messaging service for healthcare professionals

PHP2Shell: US updates Kev catalogue as exploits spread

After live exploitation of PHP2Shell was verified at the weekend, the US Cisa cyber agency has updated its vulnerability catalogue, urging organisations to prioritise their fixes

OpenAI’s Altman: Only way out of patch apocalypse is through

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to the keynote stage at Oracle AI World, calling for the security community to keep focus in the face of AI-enabled vulnerability discovery

From industry concern to practical action: the value of working with regulators

How industry, the NCSC and the FCA worked together to help organisations share information while protecting market integrity

Autumn Budget 2026: Healey sets out AI funding

The chancellor wants to boost UK tech sovereignty and has unveiled plans to support chip development, AI defence and biosecurity

AI World: AI vulnerability surge brings change for Oracle’s cyber practice

With CVE volumes spiking amid AI-assisted vulnerability discovery, Oracle is responding with cyber initiatives and practices for its customers

EU makes progress towards PHP patching, UK lags behind

Five days into the PHP2Shell incident, and patch rates are creeping upwards, but the majority of publicly visible PHP hosts remain exposed