The one puzzle that GCHQ has never been able to solve… As the spy agency issues its annual Christmas codebreaking challenge

The one puzzle that GCHQ has never been able to solve… As the spy agency issues its annual Christmas codebreaking challenge

If you plan to spend a portion of Christmas curled up on a warm sofa pondering that day’s crossword puzzle, then you owe at least a small vote of thanks to a man called Leonard Dawe. An exceptional footballer, who played for both Southampton and England’s amateur team before World War I, Dawe had settled … Read more

North Korea poses a growing hacking threat to the UK, spy chiefs warn as firms are urged to boost their security measures

North Korea poses a growing hacking threat to the UK, spy chiefs warn as firms are urged to boost their security measures

The NCSC warns that attacks on software-based supply chains pose a major risk By Rebecca Camber Published: 22:12 GMT, 23 November 2023 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 23 November 2023 North Korea poses a growing cyber threat to the UK, intelligence chiefs said yesterday. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an unprecedented joint advisory with … Read more

‘Russia-linked hackers’ target MoD and leak thousands of documents online relating to some of Britain’s most sensitive sites in ‘potentially very damaging’ security breach

‘Russia-linked hackers’ target MoD and leak thousands of documents online relating to some of Britain’s most sensitive sites in ‘potentially very damaging’ security breach

Russia-linked hackers have targeted the UK’s Ministry of Defence and leaked thousands of documents online, according to a report. The hackers released data which could help criminals breach some of Britain’s most secretive sites including the HMNB Clyde nuclear submarine base, the Porton Down chemical weapon lab and a GCHQ listening post. Secret information about military sites … Read more

GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark launch of Alan Turing £50 note which could take SEVEN HOURS to solve

Spy harder: GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark the launch of Alan Turing £50 note… but experts say it could take you SEVEN HOURS to solve the riddle Britain’s spy centre GCHQ devised a quiz to celebrate the new Turing £50 note The note itself contains coded references to the mathematician and his life The … Read more

GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark launch of Alan Turing £50 note which could take SEVEN HOURS to solve

Spy harder: GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark the launch of Alan Turing £50 note… but experts say it could take you SEVEN HOURS to solve the riddle Britain’s spy centre GCHQ devised a quiz to celebrate the new Turing £50 note The note itself contains coded references to the mathematician and his life The … Read more

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 ‘cell,’ at Downing Street offers Boris Johnson minute-by-minute data on public movement

GCHQ spies join Downing Street ‘cell’ to give Boris Johnson minute-by-minute intelligence on people’s movements to see if public is complying with lockdown GCHQ analysts access mobile data to track public movement during lockdown  Online job searches are also being analysed to assess impact on employment  Analysis may have helped influence decision to extend furlough … 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 had a ‘colour bar’ on employees for nearly three decades, a new history of Britain’s eavesdropping agency reveals. The ban on hiring non-white staff was in place from the 1950s until as late as 1980. The revelation is made in a ‘warts-and-all’ official history of the spy agency, which also tells how ‘major mistakes’ … Read more