Last week saw the startling admission that the South Korean spy agency deliberately manipulated the 2012 presidential election, in order to ensure victory for conservative Park Geun-hye. But in a world where misinformation and campaigns of deception are commonplace, should we really be surprised? So keen was the National Intelligence Service to ensure that ‘their’ […]

Twenty years ago, Hong Kong was officially handed over to China for forty years of “one country, two systems”. To say that things have not been entirely plain sailing since is something of an understatement. Far from merely signalling the final death of the British Empire, the handover was supposed to signify an end to colonialism

Overview A cyber-attack utilising ransomware similar to the Wanna-Cry attack on NHS facilities seen on the 12th of May was launched last night. The targets this time have included Russian oil producer Rosneft, DLA Piper, one of the largest law firms in the world and Danish shipping company Maersk. The affected systems include email and