ncsc Archives - Telecoms Tech News https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/tag/ncsc/ M2M, Small Cells, OTT VoiP, Wimax, 5G, LTE, IPTV Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:20:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.telecomstechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/telecom-icon-60x60.png ncsc Archives - Telecoms Tech News https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/tag/ncsc/ 32 32 London police make ‘SMS blaster’ arrests https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/london-police-sms-blaster-arrests/ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/london-police-sms-blaster-arrests/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:20:03 +0000 https://www.telecomstechnews.com//?p=99753 London police have arrested two individuals in connection with a scheme using an “SMS blaster” to send thousands of fraudulent messages. These messages, posing as banks and official organisations, aimed to deceive the public into sharing personal information. The investigation, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, uncovered the use of... Read more »

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]]> https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/london-police-sms-blaster-arrests/feed/ 0 NCSC warns UK’s critical infrastructure is too vulnerable https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/ncsc-warns-uk-critical-infrastructure-too-vulnerable/ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/ncsc-warns-uk-critical-infrastructure-too-vulnerable/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:46:07 +0000 https://www.telecomstechnews.com//?p=99072 The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has raised the alarm about escalating threats to the nation’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) and warned that resilience is not at the required level. “The threat is evolving. While we are making progress building resilience in our most critical sectors, we aren’t where we need to be,” states... Read more »

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]]> https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/ncsc-warns-uk-critical-infrastructure-too-vulnerable/feed/ 0 Russia-linked hackers seek to ‘disrupt or destroy’ UK infrastructure https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/russia-linked-hackers-seek-disrupt-or-destroy-uk-infrastructure/ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/russia-linked-hackers-seek-disrupt-or-destroy-uk-infrastructure/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:29:20 +0000 https://www.telecomstechnews.com//?p=98235 UK Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden has warned that Russia-aligned hackers are seeking to disrupt or destroy Britain’s critical infrastructure. In a speech at the CyberUK conference in Belfast, Dowden unveiled new measures to support businesses “on the front line of our cyber defences” and described the hackers as “Wagner-like,” a reference to the Russian... Read more »

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]]> https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/russia-linked-hackers-seek-disrupt-or-destroy-uk-infrastructure/feed/ 0 Russian and Iranian hackers increase spear-phishing attacks https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/russian-and-iranian-hackers-spear-phishing-attacks/ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/russian-and-iranian-hackers-spear-phishing-attacks/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:56:50 +0000 https://www.telecomstechnews.com//?p=97955 The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – has warned that hackers based in Russia and Iran are conducting increased spear-phishing attacks. Spear-phishing involves sending a malicious electronic communication to get someone to download malware or hand over sensitive information. The attacks are often highly targeted to make it appear... Read more »

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