The Prime Minister is set to call on EU leaders to introduce "a robust sanctions regime" to deter cyber attacks. Following the adoption of a new sanctions regime on chemical weapons at the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, which was tabled by the UK and France in the wake of the Syria and Salisbury attacks, Theresa May will make the case for similar measures to be introduced for cyber attacks.During a session on internal security at the European Council on Thursday, the prime minister will welcome the decision on chemical weapons as important progress - but will make the case for going further. "Individual efforts to protect ourselves, and to call out irresponsible behaviour, are not enough," she is expected to say."Malign cyber activity causes harm to our economies, and undermines our democracies. As well as protecting ourselves against attack, we must impose proportionate consequences on those who would do us harm."We should accelerate work on EU restrictive measures to respond … [Read more...] about Theresa May to call on EU leaders to do more to combat threat of cyber attacks
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Dutch thwart Russian cyber attack on chemical weapons watchdog: intel agency
THE HAGUE - Agence France-Presse Dutch intelligence thwarted a Russian cyber attack targeting the global chemical weapons watchdog in April and expelled four Russian agents, the government said Thursday. The Russians set up a car full of electronic equipment in the car park of a hotel next to the Organisation for the Prohibition for Chemical Weapons in The Hague in a bid to hack its computer system, it said. "The Dutch government finds the involvement of these intelligence operatives extremely worrisome," Dutch Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld told a news conference. The Netherlands publicly identified the alleged Russian agents and said the operation was carried out by Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, Dutch officials said. Britain helped the Netherlands with the operation, they added. A laptop belonging to one of the four was linked to Brazil, Switzerland and Malaysia. The activities in Malaysia were related to the investigation into the 2014 shooting down of flight … [Read more...] about Dutch thwart Russian cyber attack on chemical weapons watchdog: intel agency
UK accuses Russian spies of cyber attacks
UK 4 October 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45741520 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel The UK government has accused Russia's military intelligence service of being behind four high-profile cyber attacks.The National Cyber Security Centre … [Read more...] about UK accuses Russian spies of cyber attacks
‘Propaganda’? US Stokes Fears of Imminent Iranian Cyber Attacks
"While we have no specific threats, we have seen an increase in chatter related to Iranian threat activity over the past several weeks," Priscilla Moriuchi, director of strategic threat development at Recorded Future, a global real-time cyber threat intelligence company, told Reuters Wednesday. The company has been predicting since May, when the US pulled out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with Iran and six other nations, that Tehran would respond to renewed American hostility with a cyber attack in the next two to four months, AP reported. © AFP 2018 / ATTA KENARETehran Says 'Impossible' to Halt Iran's Oil Exports, Warns US of Consequences Iran is one of the four main cyber threats identified by US intelligence agencies; the others are Russia, China and North Korea. Norm Roule, former Iran manager for the office of the US Director of National … [Read more...] about ‘Propaganda’? US Stokes Fears of Imminent Iranian Cyber Attacks
Cyber attack ‘highly likely’ in UK election
A cyber attack aimed at influencing the outcome of the UK General Election is highly likely, according to a leading cyber security expert. However, Robert O’Brien, CEO of security software firm MetaCompliance, has said that the threat was being taken extremely seriously by the intelligence services.“Social engineering has already had a profound effect on elections internationally leaving little doubt that hackers will target Britain in the coming days and weeks,” he said.“We already know that British Members of Parliament have been warned by the National Cyber Security Centre of attempts to obtain personal information from MPs by suspected hackers,” he added.The National Cyber Security Centre warning advised MPs and their staff to be cautious about phishing e-mails asking for personal information such as account IDs or passwords.Mr O’Brien explained: “This is one way in for hackers - it’s a way to gain access to information that can then … [Read more...] about Cyber attack ‘highly likely’ in UK election