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• Facebook spam caught delivering Locky ransomware

  22-11-2016 18:38
  
  Over the weekend two security researchers spotted a Facebook spam campaign delivering Nemucod as well as Locky ransomware
  
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• The Guardian view on neighbourhood police: bobbies on the beat can’t do everything | Editorial

  13-04-2025 18:30
  Rises in shoplifting and other crimes require a response. But the police will have to work hard to regain public trustIt is difficult to square last week’s announcement of the first tranche of 13,000 extra neighbourhood police, across England and Wales, with the threat of job cuts that also looms over the 43 forces. As in other public services, there is a risk that launching new projects at a time of overstretched budgets will shift resources rather than increase capacity. That said, an ap
  
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• UK could target parts of Chinese state under new foreign influence rules

  13-04-2025 17:36
  Exclusive: Government is weighing up security concerns against economic benefits of closer ties with BeijingThe government could target parts of China’s security apparatus under new foreign influence rules, the Guardian has learned.Ministers are considering including parts of the Chinese state accused of interference activities on the enhanced tier of the foreign influence registration scheme (Firs). Continue reading...
  
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• Misogynistic content driving UK boys to hunt vulnerable girls on suicide forums

  12-04-2025 08:00
  
  Exclusive: Police set up taskforce to tackle online violence as young men seek victims on eating disorder forumsYoung men and boys fuelled by “strongly misogynistic” online material are hunting for vulnerable women and girls to exploit on websites such as eating disorder and suicide forums, senior officers have said.The threat from young males wanting to carry out serious harm is so serious that counter-terrorism officers are joining the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the hunt for th
  
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• US-China trade war surges, overshadowing Trump climbdown

  10-04-2025 19:07 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkThe US-China trade war intensified Thursday, sending the global economy into unknown territory and dampening relief after President Donald Trump’s earlier climbdown from a wider tariff onslaught against the rest of the world. The White House clarified that Trump’s big hike in tariffs on China announced 24 hours earlier had actually taken his total levies […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-china-trade-war-surges-overshadowing-trump-climbdown-80590/
  
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• US approves $1bn missile sale to Australia

  10-04-2025 19:00 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkThe United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $1.04-billion sale of up to 200 each of AIM-120C and AIM-120D air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Australia. “The proposed sale will improve Australia’s capability to meet current and future threats by protecting and increasing aircraft survivability,” the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-1bn-missile-sale-to-australia-80582/
  
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• Pentagon chief says US could ‘revive’ Panama bases

  10-04-2025 18:59 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday floated the idea of US troops returning to Panama to “secure” its strategically vital canal, a suggestion quickly shot down by the country’s government. During a visit to Panama, Hegseth suggested that “by invitation” the United States could “revive” military bases or naval air stations and rotate deployments […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-says-us-could-revive-panama-bases-80
  
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• NATO chief says China military expansion ‘staggering’

  10-04-2025 02:01 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkChina’s expansion of its armed forces is “staggering”, NATO’s chief said on a visit to Japan beginning Tuesday aimed at “projecting” the alliance’s power in the Asia-Pacific region. “Let us not be naive about China,” secretary general Mark Rutte told the Japan Times. “The build-up of their armed forces and investments in their defence industry, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-says-china-military-expansion-sta
  
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• Romanian man arrested after DHL warehouse fire caused by suspected Russian device

  09-04-2025 17:52
  
  Metropolitan police say 38-year-old held on arrival at Stansted airport in connection with 2024 Birmingham blaze and is set to appear in court in JulyA 38-year-old Romanian man has been arrested in connection with a fire at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham that was caused by a suspected Russian incendiary device.Counter-terrorism police have been investigating the fire at the facility in the suburb of Minworth. Nobody was reported injured in last July’s blaze, which was dealt with by the loca
  
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• Iranian FM warns Trump against ‘military option’

  08-04-2025 22:35 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkIran’s top diplomat on Tuesday warned US President Donald Trump to put aside a military option ahead of nuclear talks, saying that Tehran will never accept “coercion.” In an opinion piece published in The Washington Post, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi repeated earlier statements to Iranian state media that a deal would be possible if the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iranian-fm-warns-trump-against-military-option-80566/
  
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• Germany says adding explosive drones to weapons arsenal

  08-04-2025 22:32 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkGermany said Friday it would buy explosive drones for the first time as Berlin boosts investments in its armed forces to counter the threat from Russia. The government had signed two contracts to purchase so-called loitering munitions, defence ministry spokesman Mitko Mueller said at a regular press conference. Western militaries have looked to the war […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-adding-explosive-drones-to-weapons-arsenal-80561/
  
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• US will not let China disrupt Panama Canal: Pentagon chief

  08-04-2025 22:27 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkThe United States will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday. Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald Trump took office in January vowing to “take back” the US-built […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-will-not-let-china-disrupt-panama-canal-pentagon-chief-80557/
  
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• Trojan Horses in Space: Cyber Threats Hidden in Satellite Networks

  08-04-2025 22:01 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkMost of us like satellites. They power our televisions. Allow us to find our way home from anywhere on the planet. They keep us connected to our loved ones, and they do it all from space. Floating in low orbit, these silent sentinels provide so much of the infrastructure for our modern lives. And they […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trojan-horses-in-space-cyber-threats-hidden-in-satellite-networks-80574/
  
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• Iran says deal can be reached if US shows goodwill

  08-04-2025 19:43 via defencetalk.com
  DefenceTalkIran said Tuesday a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran’s longtime adversary shows sufficient goodwill in upcoming talks, as Israel warned of military action if talks drag on. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran’s principal aim remained the lifting of sweeping US sanctions. Their reimposition by President Donald Trump […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-deal-can-be-reached-if-us-shows-goodwill-80570/
  
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• The week in audio: Today; Don’t Cross Kat; Dying for Sex; Inside Counter Terrorism Policing – review

  05-04-2025 18:00
  
  Go-getting Anna Foster joins the BBC’s flagship show. Elsewhere, the story of a Brazilian scammer, a moving podcast about love and death, and an insider’s guide to tracking down terroristsToday (BBC Radio 4)
  Don’t Cross Kat (Wondery)
  Dying for Sex (Wondery)
  Inside Counter Terrorism Policing (Counter Terrorism Policing)It’s Monday 31 March, Anna Foster’s first day as a Today presenter, and she’s not in W1. She’s in Thailand, in Mae Sot, on the border with
  
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• UK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force

  05-04-2025 08:00
  
  Exclusive: Changes could mark biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960sPlans for a new national police body to lead the fight against terrorism and serious organised crime are being drawn up, as UK police chiefs consider the biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s.Under the proposals, counter-terrorism policing units would gain independence from local forces and become part of a new force covering at least England and Wales, and sitting in a newly created national centre for policing. Co
  
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• Prince Andrew wrote birthday letters to Xi Jinping, ex-adviser told court

  04-04-2025 19:56
  Released court statement says alleged Chinese spy helped draft private letters to Chinese presidentThe Duke of York sent letters directly to China’s president, the prince’s former senior adviser told a special immigration tribunal, with an alleged Chinese spy advising him on how to write them.Dominic Hampshire, who worked for Andrew from 2019-22, said Andrew had “always had a communication channel” with Xi Jinping that was “accepted” and may even have been enc
  
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• Stranger than fiction MI5 tales revealed in first National Archives collaboration

  02-04-2025 07:38
  From Guy Burgess’s briefcase to microdots secreted in talc, an exhibition reveals remarkable items from the agency’s archives – and the extraordinary stories behind themThe agency that would become MI5, originally known as the Secret Service Bureau, employed just 17 staff in 1914; by the end of the first world war, the number working for Britain’s domestic counter-intelligence agency had swelled to 850, including a number of female administrators.While valuable for managi
  
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• Ex-GCHQ intern admits risking national security with data breach

  31-03-2025 15:48
  Hasaan Arshad, 25, allegedly transferred data from a top-secret work station to his work mobile phoneA former intern at GCHQ has pleaded guilty to risking national security after he took secret data home.Hasaan Arshad, 25, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who appeared in the dock wearing a dark grey suit, a white shirt and a dark brown tie, admitted an offence under the Computer Misuse Act on what would have been the first day of his trial at the Old Bailey. Continue reading...
  
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• Prevent chief departs after damning inquiry over Southport attack

  28-03-2025 17:48
  Michael Stewart had led counter-terrorism programme since 2020, and reviews exposed its basic failures The head of the government’s controversial counter-terrorism programme Prevent is leaving his position after a damning inquiry revealed the strategy’s failures in relation to the Southport attack.Michael Stewart had spearheaded the programme – which aims to to stop people from becoming involved in or supporting terrorism – since September 2020. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘A clever agent’: notes from ‘watchers’ of spy Kim Philby made public for first time

  22-03-2025 17:00
  
  A new exhibition at the National Archives in London will reveal the extent of MI5 operation to expose the British double agent who was also Observer reporterSecret surveillance of Britain’s ­notorious double agent, Kim Philby, made public for the first time in archived documents, reveals how keenly the Security Service wanted to confirm or disprove early suspicions of his high-level treachery.In daily bulletins submitted to MI5 in November 1951, undercover operatives describe how Philb
  
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• Trump, Hegseth Announce Air Force’s Next Generation Fighter Platform

  21-03-2025 23:20 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkDuring a press conference at the White House today, President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Air Force would proceed with the production of the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter jet platform. Intended to eventually replace the Air Force’s fleet of F-22 Raptors, the NGAD platform is a network-connected family […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-hegseth-announce-air-forces-next-generation-fighter-platform-80553/
  
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• Yemen’s Huthis claim US aircraft carrier attacksnullnullnull

  17-03-2025 12:16 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkYemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they attacked an American aircraft carrier group twice within 24 hours as they prepared for huge rallies on Monday after US strikes left dozens dead. The response from the Huthis follows attacks on Saturday ordered by President Donald Trump that hammered the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, and several other areas, killing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemens-huthis-claim-us-aircraft-carrier-attacks-80549/
  
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• Yemen’s Huthis claim US aircraft carrier attacks

  17-03-2025 12:16 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkYemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they attacked an American aircraft carrier group twice within 24 hours as they prepared for huge rallies on Monday after US strikes left dozens dead. The response from the Huthis follows attacks on Saturday ordered by President Donald Trump that hammered the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, and several other areas, killing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemens-huthis-claim-us-aircraft-carrier-attacks-80549/
  
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• Colombia warns Trump against drug blacklisting

  17-03-2025 12:13 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkColombia’s defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump’s administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States. Washington is currently weighing whether to “decertify” Colombia as a partner in the battle against drugs, a move that could restrict millions in US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/colombia-warns-trump-against-drug-blacklisting-80545/
  
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• A spy ring – and a love triangle – podcast

  14-03-2025 04:00
  Dan Sabbagh reports on three Bulgarian nationals found guilty of spying for Russia in a string of plots around EuropeOn Friday, three UK-based Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia were found guilty of espionage charges at the Old Bailey in London.“It begins with a simple request,” Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and security editor, tells Michael Safi. “A request from one of the world’s most wanted men.” Continue reading...
  
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• Decision not to classify Southport killer as a terrorist was right, says UK watchdog

  13-03-2025 01:01
  
  Review concluded extending definition to cover extreme violence by ‘loners’ such as Axel Rudakubana is unhelpfulThe decision not to classify Axel Rudakubana as a terrorist following the Southport murders was right because it would be unhelpful to stretch the definition of terrorism to cover all extreme violence, the UK’s terror watchdog has concluded.Jonathan Hall KC wrote that the “legal definition of terrorism is already wide and should not be changed any further”
  
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• Apple to appeal against UK government data demand at secret high court hearing

  12-03-2025 20:52
  Guardian understands tech company’s appeal against Home Office request for encrypted data is to be heard by tribunal on FridayApple’s appeal against a UK government demand to access its customers’ highly encrypted data will be the subject of a secret high court hearing, the Guardian understands.The appeal on Friday will be considered by the investigatory powers tribunal, an independent court that has the power to investigate claims that the UK intelligence services have acted u
  
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• EU chief calls for defense ‘surge’, says ‘time of illusions’ over

  11-03-2025 12:36 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkEU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called for a “surge” in European defense spending, as the 27-nation bloc faces an aggressive Russia and faltering US support. Addressing lawmakers in Strasbourg, von der Leyen said Europe’s security order was “being shaken,” suggesting the continent could no longer rely on “America’s full protection”. “The time […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-chief-calls-for-defense-surge-says-time-
  
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• Moscow targeted by ‘massive’ Ukrainian drone attack

  11-03-2025 12:26 via defencetalk.com
  
  DefenceTalkUkraine targeted Moscow in a “massive” overnight drone attack, authorities said Tuesday, with Russia’s defense ministry claiming it shot down 337 UAVs across the country. “The Defense Ministry’s air defense continues to repel a massive attack by enemy drones on Moscow,” mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram early Tuesday. Russia’s military shot down 91 drones […]https://www.defencetalk.com/moscow-targeted-by-massive-ukrainian-drone-att
  
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