Cyber-warfare

A security firm offers to replace up to 40m electronic keys after its system is compromised. Amid fears of state-sponsored hacker teams, a UK expert tells Channel 4 News “one person could do it”.

Google says US officials, military personnel and journalists have had their email accounts compromised by Chinese hackers, as major US defence contractors also admit further security breaches.

The Chinese Government rejects accusations it is behind a wave of hacking attacks. But a former spy tells Channel 4 News that some cyber espionage is “unquestionably” state-sponsored.

China admits for the first time that it has an elite unit of cyber warriors in its army, as an intelligence source tells Channel 4 News the threat is real, potent, and will be utilised in warfare.

Sony Chief Executive Sir Howard Stringer apologises to users of the company’s PlayStation and PC games networks for recent data breaches affecting more than 100 million users.

Hackers may have stolen the data of another 25 million Sony accounts, following last week’s announcement that data from 77 million PlayStation network accounts had been taken.

As Chinese hackers breach the computer systems of multinational energy companies one cyber expert tells Channel 4 News scanning our fingerprints before we send emails could become more common.

As Chinese hackers breach the computer systems of multinational energy companies one cyber expert tells Channel 4 News scanning our fingerprints before we send emails could become more common.

Uncovering the true scale of the WikiLeaks-inspired Anonymous cyber attacks, they were not as bad as we were led to believe, writes Technology Correspondent Benjamin Cohen.

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The WikiLeaks supporters behind attacks on various websites – including Mastercard and Visa, have sent footage to Channel 4 News of a cyber strike being carried out.

Channel 4 News learns that Britain’s serious crime agency is expecting an arrest warrant application from Sweden for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

David Cameron is joining leaders at a Nato summit in Lisbon to discuss and sign an agreement to build a defensive shield in Europe against ballistic missile attacks.

An alleged member of al-Qaeda, thought to be part of the group blamed for the plane bomb plot, is being held in the UK as the government says more will be done to target terrorism overseas.

The Government is believed to have decided to keep “control orders”, which impose restrictions on terror suspects who have not been charged. The issue will be a “Coalition headache”, says Gary Gibbon.