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Gauging Support for Cross-Platform E2EE RCS Messaging on UK Mobile Operators UPDATE

20th May, 2026 (6 Comments)

Google and Apple recently began bringing cross-platform end-to-end encryption to Rich Communication Services (RCS), which is a data-only messaging service that’s intended to replace traditional SMS text messaging (you need a mobile internet / broadband connection for it to work). But it’s not yet fully available from all UK mobile operators.

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2026 Kings Speech – New UK Cyber Security Laws and Broadband Rights for Leaseholders

13th May, 2026 (4 Comments)

The State Opening of Parliament – often referred to as the “King’s Speech” – took place today, which once again saw the new UK Government set out their agenda for the coming session. The speech included mentions of several bills related to telecoms network security and broadband connectivity, which we’ve summarised a bit below.

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Ofcom Prep New UK Telecoms Security Reporting Rules for Mobile Networks

12th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed changes to “improve the consistency of security compromise incident reporting” (i.e. when broadband or mobile networks are disrupted by cyberattacks). The changes will, for example, change how outages are reported for mobile networks in rural areas, which recognises that outages in urban and rural areas affect users differently.

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Tech and Civil Society Groups Warn Against Blanket UK Internet Restrictions

5th May, 2026 (2 Comments)

The Open Rights Group, Index on Censorship, Mozilla, Tor Project, Big Brother Watch, plus many other technology and civil society groups, have signed a new statement that urges UK policymakers to reconsider their approach to online safety legislation – warning that proposed age-gating measures and access restrictions threaten to fragment the open internet and erode the rights of all users.

EE UK Launch Upgraded AI Scam Guard Service to Protect Mobile Users

29th April, 2026 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today launched an upgraded version of their existing ‘Scam Guard‘ add-on, which is a network-level security defence that was first launched in July 2024 and has already stopped 169 million scam and spam attempts (here). The hope is that the upgraded add-on will “prevent at least twice as many scams” over the next 12-months.

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Gov Intend to Restrict Social Media for Under 16s Even Without Full UK Ban

28th April, 2026 (18 Comments)

The government’s Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has revealed that – regardless of the outcome from their current consultation on a proposed internet Social Media ban for children under the age of 16 (here) – they will still “impose some form of age or functionality restrictions” even if they stop short of a full ban.

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Ofcom Asks UK Telecoms Providers to Assess Security Risks of Frontier AI

27th April, 2026 (0 Comments)

The UK broadband, mobile and internet content regulator, Ofcom, has published a new open letter that they sent to UK Communications Providers last week, which called on them to “assess [the] security risks arising from frontier AI [Artificial Intelligence] models and take appropriate mitigating action“.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Warn AI Tools Directing Customers to Fake Support Lines

24th April, 2026 (2 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has warned UK customers to keep an eye out after it identified that criminals were exploiting AI‑powered tools and search engines. In short, consumers looking to contact trusted brands are being shown fake phone numbers, websites and search results, which fraudsters then use to capture data and perpetrate fraud.

NordVPN Tops 100 Terabits per second in Aggregate Network Capacity

17th April, 2026 (2 Comments)

The NordVPN service, which is a popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) provider, has announced that their global network has reached over 100 Terabits per second (Tbps) in aggregate network capacity, distributed across 211 locations in 135+ countries.

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Vodafone UK Launches New AI Based Scam Call Protection Feature

15th April, 2026 (1 Comment)

Mobile network and broadband operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has today announced the launch of a new Scam Call Protection feature – available as part of their Secure Net Mobile service, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify fraudulent, scam and nuisance calls before customers even pick up.

UK ISP Spitfire Network Services Launch Live Honeypot Internet Attack Map

14th April, 2026 (4 Comments)

Business telecommunications and UK broadband ISP Spitfire (Spitfire Network Services) has today launched a live honeypot attack map, which it claims reveals the scale of automated cyberattacks targeting public IP addresses (e.g. it recorded 71,000+ attacks against a single public IP in just the last 24 hours).

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The Scourge of Malware Infected Customer Devices at Big UK Broadband ISPs

10th April, 2026 (9 Comments)

A quick look at the global Threat Map from internet security giant Spamhaus can sometimes be quite illuminating. The map displays the activity of botnets around the world, fuelled by malware infected devices, and these days it’s not uncommon to see the likes of Sky (Sky Broadband), Virgin Media and BT popping up in the top ten table (i.e. ISPs with the most infected connections).

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Security Researchers Turn Fibre Optic Broadband Lines into Spying Microphones

9th April, 2026 (5 Comments)

A team of security researchers from Hong Kong have demonstrated a covert way of turning standard fibre optic broadband cables, such as those used to connect homes (FTTP), into passive and undetectable microphones, which can be used to eavesdrop on conversations people may be having inside a property (house, office etc.).

Bitdefender Warns EE UK Customers of Reward Points SCAM Texts

25th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network security giant Bitdefender has issued a notice to customers of EE’s broadband and mobile services (as well as some non-customers), which cautions them to be on the lookout for fraudulent text messages (SMS) about expiring “reward points“. The dead giveaway here is that the provider doesn’t actually have a reward points (loyalty) scheme.

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Virgin Media O2 Warn Customers to Watch Out for Fake 5G SIM Upgrade Emails

25th February, 2026 (4 Comments)

Customers of broadband and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) have been warned to keep an eye out for a new round of phishing emails, which use the retirement of O2’s 3G network as an excuse to falsely invite subscribers to “upgrade your current SIM card to a new 5G-ready SIM“.

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Broadband Altnet Fibrus Launch Internet Safety Scheme for N.Ireland

24th February, 2026 (2 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a gigabit-speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today launched a new campaign to help keep children in N.Ireland safe online. The ‘Surf Smart Stay Safe’ campaign is being delivered through a variety of workshops in Primary Schools across the country.

O2 UK and McAfee Launch McAfee Protect Advanced for Mobile Users

19th February, 2026 (6 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today launched a bespoke family protection and security package for up to 10 devices in the shape of McAfee Protect Advanced, although it will come at an extra monthly cost for most, but not all, of their existing subscribers.