Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 security fix after NSA warning
US agency revealed flaw that could be exploited by hackers to create malicious...
The five: ransomware attacks
Software that demands money with menaces has hit the big time. Here are...
Skype audio graded by workers in China with ‘no security measures’
Exclusive: former Microsoft contractor says he was emailed login after minimal vettingA Microsoft...
Dixons Carphone fined £500,000 for massive data breach
‘Systemic failures’ found in the retailer’s management and protection of customer dataDixons Carphone...
Get yourself cybersecure for 2020
With ever more tech in our lives, our data is vulnerable. Here are...
Huawei says ‘survival is our first priority’ in 2020 as western boycott bites
Chairman Eric Xu warns that hit from US sanctions means telecoms firm must...
Dominic Cummings: If Leave had lost Brexit vote, I’d have queried result as invalid
Boris Johnson aide wrote to data watchdog in 2017 complaining electoral system was...
The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s NHS plan: trading patient data | Editorial
Donald Trump has made clear he wants a post-Brexit Britain to let US...
Has WhatsApp become a potential career assassin? | Afua Hirsch
The app helped connect me to an inspiring sisterhood. But the case of...
Has WhatsApp become a potential career assassin? | Afua Hirsch
The app helped connect me to an inspiring sisterhood. But the case of...
What sort of security software and backups do I need for a home business?
Allen wants to set up a small company working from home, and would...
Twitter to clear out inactive accounts and free up usernames
Company has been criticised for handling of move it says will reduce risk...
Google’s secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower
Whistleblower tells Guardian of growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data,...
Google’s secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower
Whistleblower tells Guardian of growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data,...
These new rules were meant to protect our privacy. They don’t work | Stephanie Hare
The data protection laws introduced last year are failing us – and our...
7-Eleven fuel app data breach exposes users’ personal details
App users were able to see other customers’ data, including names, dates of...
Police database flagged 9,000 cybercrime reports as ‘security risk’
Reports were quarantined by software designed to protect fraud bureau’s computer system, watchdog...
Farewell the ‘porn block’ – a PR exercise but lousy policy | Amy Orben
Without greater access to our online habits, politicians cannot frame laws for the...
China has built ‘massive global data-collection ecosystem’ to boost its interests
Chinese use state-owned enterprises, local tech companies and foreign partnerships, ASPI report saysThe...
Prevent database is secure but not secret | Letter
Describing a documented database as ‘secret’ risks causing unjustified distrust in a multi-agency...
Scientists invent new technology to print invisible messages
Messages can only be seen under UV light and can be erased using...
YouTube’s fine and child safety online | Letters
Fining YouTube for targeting adverts at children as if they were adults shows...
Data breach may affect 50,000 Australian university students using ‘Get’ app
Students using events app Get, previously known as Qnect, may have had their...
Guardian investigations: how tech helps tackle big data … and big lawyers
Our head of investigations explains how a new IT system, Giant, has the...
A ‘deep fake’ app will make us film stars – but will we regret our narcissism?
Users of Zao can now add themselves into the scenes of their favourite...
Chinese deepfake app Zao sparks privacy row after going viral
Critics say face-swap app could spread misinformation on a massive scaleA Chinese app...
Uighurs in China were target of two-year iOS malware attack – reports
Android and Windows devices also targeted in campaign believed to be state-backedChinese Uighurs...
Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academic
Exclusive: Hannah Fry says ethical pledge needed in tech fields that will shape...
Myki data release breached privacy laws and revealed travel histories, including of Victorian MP
Researchers able to identify MP Anthony Carbines’s travel history using tweets and Public...
Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms
Fingerprints, facial recognition and other personal information from Biostar 2 discovered on publicly...

