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PSNI apologies to police officers after unprecedented data breach – video

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has launched an investigation into an unprecedented data...
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Hacked UK voter data could be used to target disinformation, warn experts

Data from Electoral Commission breach could allow rogue actors to create AI-generated messages...
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Electoral Commission and PSNI data breaches: what we know so far

Russia named as likely culprit in cyber-attack on election watchdog, while police service...
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Electoral Commission apologises for security breach involving UK voters’ data

Names and addresses of 40 million registered voters were accessible as far back...
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MPs fiddled with voter ID as electoral data security burned

Electoral Commission hack is reminder of importance of protecting democratic system where it...
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Home affairs cyber survey exposed personal data of participating firms

Shadow minister says leak of ‘sensitive’ information after research into the Optus and...
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HWL Ebsworth hack: sensitive Victorian government documents released by criminals

State’s chief information security officer says information from Victorian departments and agencies was...
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HWL Ebsworth hack: Russian gang released ‘sensitive personal and government information’, Australia’s cybersecurity chief says

National cybersecurity coordinator Darren Goldie says ransomware gang ALPHV/Blackcat is responsible for posting...
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HWL Ebsworth hack: sensitive information from dozens of government agencies may be compromised

Hundreds of law firm’s clients waiting on confirmation of whether they are affected...
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BA, Boots and BBC cyber-attack: who is behind it and what happens next?

A cybercrime group has exploited a flaw in MOVEit software and is demanding...
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Real estate agents push back against Australian privacy law changes designed to protect personal data

Real Estate Institute of Australia president says additional layer of responsibility could force...
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Twitter admits to ‘security incident’ involving Circles tweets

Feature allows users to set a list of friends and post tweets that...
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Labor to appoint dedicated privacy commissioner to combat data breaches

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will also be restored to a...
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Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth hit by Russian-linked ransomware attack

Cyberattack resulted in hacking of 4TB of data including IDs, finance reports, accounting...
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Labour glitch put voting intentions data of millions at risk

Exclusive: Experts say sensitive information could potentially have been harvested and used for...
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Former TSB chief information officer fined £81,000 over IT meltdown in 2018

Regulator says Carlos Abarca ‘failed to take reasonable steps’ to ensure outsourcing firm...
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As the west tries to limit TikTok’s reach, what about China’s other apps?

With government concerns over national security growing, Beijing’s influence over platforms such as...
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International sting takes down online marketplace of stolen identities

Operation led by FBI and Dutch police with involvement of UK National Crime...
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Cyberwarfare leaks show Russian army is adopting mindset of secret police

Documents leaked from Vulkan cybersecurity firm also raise questions about role of IT...
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‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics

• Documents leaked by whistleblower angry over Ukraine war• Private Moscow consultancy bolstering...
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Yes, it’s crazy to have TikTok on official phones. But it’s not good for any of us | John Naughton

Fears for data security lie behind recent government bans on the Chinese-owned app,...
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TikTok banned on London City Hall devices over security concerns

Move by Greater London authority comes after Chinese-owned app was blocked on UK...
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TikTok to be banned from UK parliamentary devices

Move follows UK government’s decision to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app Politics live -...
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BBC urges staff to delete TikTok from company mobile phones

Move comes after UK government bans app on government devices over fears of...