THREAT LEVELS
The threat to the UK from International Terrorism is SEVERE
The threat to Great Britain from Irish Republican Terrorism is MODERATE
Threat levels are designed to give a broad indication of the likelihood of a terrorist attack.
LOW means an attack is unlikely
MODERATE means an attack is possible, but not likely
SUBSTANTIAL means an attack is a strong possibility
SEVERE means an attack is highly likely
CRITICAL means an attack is expected imminently
BRIEFING
A fan of YouTuber PewDiePie has claimed that he’s responsible for hacking over 50,000 printers to print a message encouraging people to subscribe to the internet star.
Mobile operator O2 is understood to be seeking millions in damages from supplier Ericsson after last week's day-long data network collapse. The total bill could be up to £100m, according to The Telegraph. Ericsson said last week that "an initial root cause analysis" had indicated that the "main issue was an expired certificate in the software versions installed with these customers". "The faulty software that has caused these issues is being decommissioned," Marielle Lindgren, chief executive of Ericsson UK & Ireland, said at the time.
The chief financial officer of the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei faces fraud charges in the United States, a Canadian court hearing has revealed. Meng Wanzhou, daughter of Huawei's founder, is accused of breaking American sanctions on Iran ... China has demanded that Canada release the arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou or face consequences.
Israel must immediately move to pass regulations against tax evasion and money laundering if it is to protect its credit rating and avoid being shunned by the international financial community, a tax transparency watchdog cautioned in a report published [2nd December].
Australia has passed controversial laws designed to compel technology companies to grant police and security agencies access to encrypted messages.
Nigerian cyber criminals have extended their reach into the UK as part of a wider campaign to target chief financial officers (CFOs) from businesses of all sizes and sectors. The 'London Blue' hacking gang managed to generate a list of more than 50,000 high profile targets from a broad range of companies during a five-month period this year for future business email compromise (BEC) phishing campaigns.
Quora is the latest victim of a major hacking. Hackers accessed information of about 100 million users, Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo announced in a blog post.
Emails written by Facebook's chief and his deputies show the firm struck secret deals to give some developers special access to user data while refusing others, according to MPs.
Police forces across the UK are coming under increasing pressure to launch criminal investigations into incidents of social media and computer hacking, according to a new report from the Parliament Street think tank.
Child gadget-maker VTech's website is promoting a security fix for its flagship tablet, following an investigation by BBC Watchdog Live. The Storio Max - which is called the InnoTab Max in the UK - suffers a software flaw that could allow hackers to remotely take control of the device and snoop on its users.
BT has said it will not use Huawei's equipment within the heart of its 5G mobile network when it is rolled out in the UK ... Huawei faces security concerns.
The CIP Weekly Cyber Security Brief is published in partnership with Dilitas, and is gathered from current, open source data supplied through contacts within diplomatic posts, law enforcement agencies & UK intelligence services. For more information about the briefing or CIP please contact info@cybersecip.com.