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Britain Uses Government Hackers to Launch Cyber Operations Against Enemies Online, GCHQ Says
Britian uses government hackers to launch operations against militants, state-backed disinformation campaigns and attempts to interfere in elections, the country's spy agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) revealed on Tuesday. These cyberattacks were conducted by the secretive National Cyber Force (NCF), a hacking unit operational si...
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UK Raps White House Over 'Ridiculous' Donald Trump Snooping Claims
The White House will not repeat again claims that British spies snooped on US President Donald Trump, Britain said on Friday after the UK eavesdropping agency branded them "utterly ridiculous" in a rare public denial.
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Britain's GCHQ Spies Are on Twitter, Officially
The cyber-intelligence listening post became the first of the country's spy agencies to join the online social networking service.
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British Spy Agency Apologises For Treatment Of Gays
The head of Britain's security agency GCHQ has apologised for its ban on homosexuals which led to the dismissal and subsequent suicide of one of its most brilliant code breakers, Alan Turing, in the 1950s.
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UK Communications Spooks Seek Hipster Cyber Skills
GCHQ is trying to broaden its employee and skills base against a background of government warnings of increased cybercrime.
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Britain Says Islamic State Terrorists Plotting Deadly Cyber Attacks
Islamic State militants are trying to develop the capability to launch deadly cyber attacks against Britain's infrastructure, finance minister George Osborne will say on Tuesday as he announces a doubling of spending on cyber security.
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Pakistan Privacy Activists Slam 'Unethical' British Hacking Claims
Pakistani rights campaigners have urged Islamabad to take action to protect the privacy of its citizens after leaked top-secret documents appeared to show British intelligence had gained access to almost all the country's Internet users.
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Britain Steps Up Border Checks After Calais Disruption
Britain will increase screening of arrivals at Dover and create a task force to tackle people smugglers, officials said today, as growing numbers of migrants step up efforts to cross the Channel.
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Documents Show UK Agency Stored Journalists' Emails: Media Report
Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping agency stored emails from journalists working for several large media organisations, according to documents released by former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Guardian newspaper reported.
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Alleged UK Hacking of Belgian Telecom Firm Was Far-Reaching: Reports
Belgian media published detailed accounts on Saturday of how the scheme is alleged to have worked.
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Alleged UK Hacking of Belgian Telecoms Firm Was Far-Reaching-Reports
Hacking of computers at Belgian telecoms firm Belgacom, alleged to have been carried out by a British spy agency, was more far-reaching than previously thought and went undetected for more than two years, according to reports published on Saturday.
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UK Spy Chief Demands More Access to Twitter, Facebook to Thwart Attacks
"The challenge to governments and their intelligence agencies is huge - and it can only be met with greater co-operation from technology companies," said Hannigan.
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Social Networks 'in Denial' on Extremist Use: Senior UK Spy
Social media sites have become "the command-and-control networks of choice for terrorists", the new head of Britain's electronic spying agency GCHQ wrote in a Financial Times article published today.
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Social Networks 'In Denial' on Extremist Use: GCHQ Chief
While Hannigan did not name the firms directly, he said that militants used Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
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GCHQ Spies Get Bulk Access to NSA Data, Asserts UK Court
The two-page memorandum challenges the official line that the GCHQ doesn't use the vast espionage powers of the US NSA to sidestep the UK's domestic restrictions.
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Britain Uses Government Hackers to Launch Cyber Operations Against Enemies Online, GCHQ Says
Britian uses government hackers to launch operations against militants, state-backed disinformation campaigns and attempts to interfere in elections, the country's spy agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) revealed on Tuesday. These cyberattacks were conducted by the secretive National Cyber Force (NCF), a hacking unit operational si...
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UK Raps White House Over 'Ridiculous' Donald Trump Snooping Claims
The White House will not repeat again claims that British spies snooped on US President Donald Trump, Britain said on Friday after the UK eavesdropping agency branded them "utterly ridiculous" in a rare public denial.
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Britain's GCHQ Spies Are on Twitter, Officially
The cyber-intelligence listening post became the first of the country's spy agencies to join the online social networking service.
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British Spy Agency Apologises For Treatment Of Gays
The head of Britain's security agency GCHQ has apologised for its ban on homosexuals which led to the dismissal and subsequent suicide of one of its most brilliant code breakers, Alan Turing, in the 1950s.
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UK Communications Spooks Seek Hipster Cyber Skills
GCHQ is trying to broaden its employee and skills base against a background of government warnings of increased cybercrime.
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Britain Says Islamic State Terrorists Plotting Deadly Cyber Attacks
Islamic State militants are trying to develop the capability to launch deadly cyber attacks against Britain's infrastructure, finance minister George Osborne will say on Tuesday as he announces a doubling of spending on cyber security.
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Pakistan Privacy Activists Slam 'Unethical' British Hacking Claims
Pakistani rights campaigners have urged Islamabad to take action to protect the privacy of its citizens after leaked top-secret documents appeared to show British intelligence had gained access to almost all the country's Internet users.
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Britain Steps Up Border Checks After Calais Disruption
Britain will increase screening of arrivals at Dover and create a task force to tackle people smugglers, officials said today, as growing numbers of migrants step up efforts to cross the Channel.
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Documents Show UK Agency Stored Journalists' Emails: Media Report
Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping agency stored emails from journalists working for several large media organisations, according to documents released by former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Guardian newspaper reported.
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Alleged UK Hacking of Belgian Telecom Firm Was Far-Reaching: Reports
Belgian media published detailed accounts on Saturday of how the scheme is alleged to have worked.
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Alleged UK Hacking of Belgian Telecoms Firm Was Far-Reaching-Reports
Hacking of computers at Belgian telecoms firm Belgacom, alleged to have been carried out by a British spy agency, was more far-reaching than previously thought and went undetected for more than two years, according to reports published on Saturday.
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UK Spy Chief Demands More Access to Twitter, Facebook to Thwart Attacks
"The challenge to governments and their intelligence agencies is huge - and it can only be met with greater co-operation from technology companies," said Hannigan.
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Social Networks 'in Denial' on Extremist Use: Senior UK Spy
Social media sites have become "the command-and-control networks of choice for terrorists", the new head of Britain's electronic spying agency GCHQ wrote in a Financial Times article published today.
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Social Networks 'In Denial' on Extremist Use: GCHQ Chief
While Hannigan did not name the firms directly, he said that militants used Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
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GCHQ Spies Get Bulk Access to NSA Data, Asserts UK Court
The two-page memorandum challenges the official line that the GCHQ doesn't use the vast espionage powers of the US NSA to sidestep the UK's domestic restrictions.
