Former British spy receives life sentence for assault on American Intelligence workerThe sentencing, delivered by Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb in London's Central Criminal Court, categorically labeled the attack as "political...
30 Oct, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
Britain names MI5 deputy as first female cyber spy bossShe is currently  deputy director general at Britain's domestic intelligence agency, known as MI5. GCHQ is Britain's main eavesdropping age...
11 Apr, 2023, 08.57 PM IST
GCHQ Christmas puzzle 2022: What is this year's GCHQ Christmas Card Challenge, and how to play?On its Christmas card, the Signals Intelligence Agency put out a challenge in form of puzzles. The GCHQ Christmas puzzle 2022 features seve...
14 Dec, 2022, 10.34 PM IST
Russia appoints new commander, Sergei Surovikin 'General Armageddon’, for Ukraine war. Read all details hereA new Russian commander who has been dubbed "extremely merciless" and "with scant regard for human life" is in charge of the military opera...
11 Oct, 2022, 09.31 PM IST
Amazon signs deal with British spy agencies to boost use of AI for espionageThe agreement was signed this year with AWS, Amazon.com Inc's cloud service unit, and the data of all the agencies will be held in Britain.
26 Oct, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
UK spy agency hires Indian startup for cybersecurity programmeBritain’s top communications spy agency GCHQ has selected Pune-based cybersecurity startup Spherical Defence for their accelerator programm...
27 Jan, 2017, 12.28 AM IST
Footing the bill, so that it might fitThe boffins in the British monitoring and technical surveillance arm GCHQ are supposed to be smarter than the average Joe.
21 Nov, 2015, 04.54 AM IST
UK government's spy arm GCHQ has spied on 'every visible user on Internet' from 2007The UK government's spy arm, GCHQ has spied on "every visible user on Internet" from 2007 to the present day, according to The Intercept.
26 Sep, 2015, 02.14 PM IST
British PM David Cameron gets hoax call; no sensitive information disclosedDavid Cameron received a hoax call from a man posing to be one of the top spy chiefs in the country but no sensitive information was disclo...
26 Jan, 2015, 02.11 PM IST
India did not track Zarar Shah’s computer before 26/11: Intelligence BureauThe NYT report said both the British Intelligence Agency, GCHQ, as well as an Indian Intelligence agency had tracked Zarar’s laptop before ...
23 Dec, 2014, 07.10 PM IST
UK says its electronic spy agency legally allowed to track activities of Facebook, Twitter and Google usersOffice for Security and Counterterrorism chief Charles Farr said data sent on those services is classed as "external" rather than "internal...
17 Jun, 2014, 10.26 PM IST
US, UK and Indian bodies named among worst online spiesUS' National Security Agency, India's Centre for Development of Telematics, and the UK's GCHQ have been named among the worst online spies.
12 Mar, 2014, 10.27 AM IST
Vodafone secretly shared subscriber data with UK security organisation: Home MinistryAccording to documents of the Home Ministry, Vodafone is alleged to have given the GCHQ "secret unlimited access to their network of under ...
10 Mar, 2014, 08.23 PM IST
Typewriters log out PCs in anti-espionage operations amidst wire-tapping, snooping eraIndian diplomatic staff have been ordered to hammer out sensitive documents on paper and not on computers.
27 Sep, 2013, 10.54 AM IST
US, UK may have cracked internet privacyIntelligence agencies of the US and UK may have cracked encryption codes protecting emails and banking and medical records of billions arou...
06 Sep, 2013, 07.55 PM IST
UK secretly tapping fibre-optic cables for data: ReportUK's spy agencies gained secret access to fibre-optic cables carrying global communications and gathered data larger than the US, a media r...
22 Jun, 2013, 07.44 PM IST
Britain accused of spying on citizensBritish govt is under increasing pressure to order an inquiry into claims that the country's security services were gathering a mass of per...
08 Jun, 2013, 04.24 PM IST