BT Group Faces Unprecedented Cybersecurity Challenges: 2,000 Potential Attacks Per Second

BT spots 2,000 potential attacks on its network a second

IPSWICH, England, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Britain's BT (BT.L), opens new tab said it was spotting 2,000 signals of potential cyber-attacks across its network every second, as criminals were increasingly using disposable "bots" to try to evade existing blocking and security measures. The telecoms group said on Thursday that digital surveillance activity by hackers using malicious scanning "bots" was 1,200% higher in July compared to the same month the previous year. Advertisement · Scroll to continue BT also said that hackers were targeting the retail, education and hospitality industries as well as the defence and financial services sectors, their traditional hunting grounds. "Our data shows that every 90 seconds hackers are checking connected devices to find a way in," BT's managing director of security Tris Morgan said. BT released the data at its Secure Tomorrow cybersecurity event, where it showed its quantum secure communications and AI cyber defence capabilities. Reporting by Paul Sandle, editing by Sarah Young Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

Britain's one of the largest mobile services providers BT Group raises cybersecurity alarm: "...every 90 seconds hackers are checking..." - Times of India

BT Group, which is one of Britain's largest mobile services providers, has claimed it has spotted 2,000 signals of potential cyber-attacks across its network every second, a report has said. According to the company, cyber criminals have been using disposable "bots" to try to evade existing blocking and security measures. "Our data shows that every 90 seconds hackers are checking connected devices to find a way in," said BT's managing director of security Tris Morgan, as per news agency Reuters. It also claimed that the digital surveillance activity by hackers using malicious scanning "bots" was 1,200% higher in July compared to the same month the previous year. Other industry targets of hackers Without providing any further information, BT said that hackers are also targeting the retail, education and hospitality industries as well as the defence and financial services sectors - which are their traditional hunting grounds. This data was released at the company's Secure Tomorrow cybersecurity event, where it showed its quantum secure communications and AI cyber defence capabilities. Bharti Group acquires 24.5% stake in British Telecom Last month, Sunil Bharti Mittal's conglomerate announced that it will buy a stake in BT Group for about $4 billion to become the single largest shareholder in Britain's biggest broadband and mobile company. The company said in a statement that Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, will buy a 9.99 per cent stake in BT Group from Patrick Drahi's Altice immediately and purchase the remainder after it secures the necessary regulatory approvals. Bharti is India's second-largest telecom operator with about 400 million subscribers. BT owned a 21% stake in Bharti Airtel from 1997 to 2001. The TOI Tech Desk is a dedicated team of journalists committed to delivering the latest and most relevant news from the world of technology to readers of The Times of India. TOI Tech Desk's news coverage spans a wide spectrum across gadget launches, gadget reviews, trends, in-depth analysis, exclusive reports and breaking stories that impact technology and the digital universe. Be it how-tos or the latest happenings in AI, cybersecurity, personal gadgets, platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and more; TOI Tech Desk brings the news with accuracy and authenticity.