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‘All brakes are off’: Russia’s attempt to rein in illicit market for leaked data backfires

Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting itRussia is scrambling to rein in the...
Posted on 26 December 2025 | 9:00 am

‘Mortified’ OBR chair hopes inquiry into budget leak will report next week

Reuters news agency says it obtained document after visiting URL it predicted file would be uploaded toHow Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 min...
Posted on 27 November 2025 | 7:23 pm

London councils enact emergency plans after three hit by cyber-attack

Kensington and Westminster councils investigating whether data has been compromised as Hammersmith and Fulham also reports hackThree London council...
Posted on 26 November 2025 | 4:34 pm

Personal details of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online

Sensitive information relates to more than 100 individuals and their refereesPersonal details submitted by applicants for a job at Tate art galleri...
Posted on 14 November 2025 | 6:38 pm

Knee-jerk corporate responses to data leaks protect brands like Qantas — but consumers are getting screwed

When courts ban people from accessing leaked data – as happened after the airline’s data breach – only hackers and scammers winFollow our Australia...
Posted on 1 November 2025 | 7:00 pm

Capita fined £14m for data protection failings in 2023 cyber-attack

Hackers stole personal information of 6.6m people but outsourcing firm did not shut device targeted for 58 hoursThe outsourcing company Capita has ...
Posted on 15 October 2025 | 9:13 am

Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year

Hackers are more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey showsWhen hackers attacked UK nurseries last ...
Posted on 5 October 2025 | 2:00 pm

Starmer to unveil digital ID cards in plan set to ignite civil liberties row

‘Brit card’ already facing opposition from privacy campaigners as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigrationAll working adults will ne...
Posted on 25 September 2025 | 9:33 pm

Hackers reportedly steal pictures of 8,000 children from Kido nursery chain

Firm, which has 18 sites around London and more in US, India and China, has received ransom demand, say reportsThe names, pictures and addresses of...
Posted on 25 September 2025 | 6:47 pm

Digital ID cards: a versatile and useful tool or a worrying cybersecurity risk?

As Keir Starmer aims to revive ID card system first proposed by Tony Blair, we look at the arguments for and againstIt is 21 years since Tony Blair...
Posted on 25 September 2025 | 6:14 pm

Legal aid cyber-attack has pushed sector towards collapse, say lawyers

Barristers report going unpaid and cases being turned away amid fears firms will desert legal aid work altogetherLawyers have warned that a cyber-a...
Posted on 3 August 2025 | 1:16 pm

‘Hacking is assumed now’: experts raise the alarm about added risk of surveillance cameras in childcare centres

As governments consider mandatory CCTV in early education, one big provider with cameras already installed is yet to formalise guidelines for how t...
Posted on 11 July 2025 | 3:00 pm

Louis Vuitton says UK customer data stolen in cyber-attack

Lead brand of French luxury group LVMH reassures customers financial data such as bank details were not takenLouis Vuitton has said the data of som...
Posted on 11 July 2025 | 2:21 pm

UK ‘woefully’ unprepared for Chinese and Russian undersea cable sabotage, says report

CSRI finds China and Russia may be coordinating ‘grey zone’ tactics against vulnerable western infrastructureChina and Russia are stepping up sabot...
Posted on 15 June 2025 | 5:28 pm

European journalists targeted with Paragon Solutions spyware, say researchers

Citizen Lab says it found ‘digital fingerprints’ of military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted using against activistsThe hacking mystery roili...
Posted on 12 June 2025 | 12:39 pm

ANU investigates possible hack after vice-chancellor’s account liked ‘highly offensive’ LinkedIn posts

University spokesperson says Genevieve Bell’s account had ‘liked’ posts she had never seen before about Julie Bishop and GazaGet our breaking news ...
Posted on 5 June 2025 | 1:44 am

Russian-led cybercrime network dismantled in global operation

Arrest warrants issued for ringleaders after investigation by police in Europe and North AmericaEuropean and North American cybercrime investigator...
Posted on 23 May 2025 | 4:33 pm

What to do if you can’t get into your Facebook or Instagram account

How to prove your identity after your account gets hacked and how to improve security for the futurePhone lost or stolen? Practical steps to restor...
Posted on 21 May 2025 | 6:00 am

‘Source of data’: are electric cars vulnerable to cyber spies and hackers?

British defence firms have reportedly warned staff not to connect their phones to Chinese-made EVsMobile phones and desktop computers are longstand...
Posted on 29 April 2025 | 5:00 am

Ofcom closes technical loophole used by criminals to intercept mobile calls and texts

Regulator acts on leasing of ‘global title’ numbers after industry efforts to tackle problem were ineffectiveThe UK communications regulator Ofcom ...
Posted on 22 April 2025 | 3:21 pm