UK Targets Russian Oil Fleet With Biggest Sanctions Hit in Years February 24, 2026 By Alex Wickham The UK government announced new sanctions on Russia’s so-called shadow oil fleet as it ramped up efforts to squeeze energy...
UK Suspects Chinese Involvement in Foreign Office Cyberattack December 22, 2025 By Will Standring and Alex Wickham The UK Foreign Office was hacked in October in an attack that British officials suspect was carried out by Chinese...
UK Sees 50% Spike in Major Cyberattacks as Top Firms Targeted October 14, 2025 By Alex Wickham The UK has seen a significant increase in major cyberattacks by criminals and hostile states over the last year, the...
UK Cyber Security Chief Names China as Dominant Hacking Threat May 8, 2025 By Alex Wickham The UK has named China as the dominant threat to national cybersecurity after a series of hacks and breaches involving...
UK Minister Tells Businesses to ‘Wake Up’ After Marks & Spencer Hack May 5, 2025 By Alex Wickham A senior UK minister [this week] will warn businesses to protect themselves against cyber threats after a spate of attacks...
UK to Compel 1,000 Firms to Shore Up Cyber Defenses After Hacks April 2, 2025 By Alex Wickham The UK government will pass legislation compelling companies providing IT services to critical national infrastructure to improve their cyber defenses...
Captain of Container Ship That Crashed Near UK Was Russian March 13, 2025 By Alex Longley, Jack Wittels and Alex Wickham The captain of the Solong container ship that crashed near the UK is a Russian national, the ship’s owner said....
Apple Ordered by UK to Build Backdoor to Access User Data February 10, 2025 By Ryan Gallagher, Alex Wickham and Mark Gurman The UK government has ordered Apple Inc. to build a backdoor to give it access to global user data, in...
UK Warns DeepSeek Users of Data Risks But Won’t Yet Ban It February 3, 2025 By Ellen Milligan, Ryan Gallagher and Alex Wickham As governments grapple with what to do about DeepSeek, China’s hot new AI model — including outright bans — the...
UK Fears Chinese Hackers Compromised Critical Infrastructure October 16, 2024 By Ellen Milligan, Alex Wickham and Jamie Tarabay Chinese state actors have made widespread — and likely successful — efforts to access British critical infrastructure networks, according to...