I spy with my little eye: GCHQ chief reveals Christmas cards with brainteaser

I spy with my little eye: GCHQ chief reveals Christmas cards featuring ‘fiendish’ festive bauble-shaped brainteaser sent to agents across the world Director of GCHQ Jeremy Fleming sent the letters to colleagues across the world However the spy chief has also today made them public so everyone can have go On the front is circuit … Read more

GCHQ spies launch cyber counter-attack against anti-vaccine propaganda being spread by Russia 

GCHQ spies launch cyber counter-attack against anti-vaccine propaganda being spread by Russia The government is determined to tackle anti-vaxxer propaganda spread online  GCHQ has launched a new campaign targeting hostile propaganda by Russia  Russian propagandists are targeting the Oxford vaccine with monkey memes  By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 02:01 GMT, 9 November 2020 | … Read more

GCHQ had a 30-year ‘whites only’ rule for hiring staff, says new book

GCHQ once made ‘major mistakes’ in its coding systems and had a near 30-year ban on hiring staff who were not white, according to its first authorised history. Author John Ferris said it was important he provided a ‘warts and all account’ of the security agency’s 100-year past, outlining its secret successes and failings, when … Read more

Football fans should reset their passwords to avoid getting hacked, GCHQ says 

Football fans signing up to online streaming services to watch the return of live games should reset passwords to avoid getting hacked, GCHQ says Live football matches return in Britain tomorrow but are behind closed doors  Fans are instead expected to turn to streaming services to watch the live sports  Fans have been urged by … Read more

GCHQ boss reveals NHS is facing increasing number of cyber attacks amid coronavirus pandemic

The NHS is being targeted by a campaign of cyber attacks since the coronavirus outbreak, the director of GCHQ has said. Jeremy Fleming said that GCHQ’s cybersecurity arm, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), had been supporting the health sector after it had been targeted by hackers. He told the Cheltenham Science Festival there were clear efforts … Read more