
Electoral Commission apologises for security breach involving UK voters’ data
Names and addresses of 40 million registered voters were accessible as far back...

MPs fiddled with voter ID as electoral data security burned
Electoral Commission hack is reminder of importance of protecting democratic system where it...

Home affairs cyber survey exposed personal data of participating firms
Shadow minister says leak of ‘sensitive’ information after research into the Optus and...

HWL Ebsworth hack: sensitive Victorian government documents released by criminals
State’s chief information security officer says information from Victorian departments and agencies was...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Ambulance Victoria data breach reveals drug and alcohol tests of graduate paramedics
Privacy watchdog will be asked to investigate after information became available for all...

Twitter admits to ‘security incident’ involving Circles tweets
Feature allows users to set a list of friends and post tweets that...

UK competition watchdog launches review of AI market
CMA to look at underlying systems of artificial intelligence tools amid concerns over...

Labor to appoint dedicated privacy commissioner to combat data breaches
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will also be restored to a...

Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth hit by Russian-linked ransomware attack
Cyberattack resulted in hacking of 4TB of data including IDs, finance reports, accounting...

Australians report record $3.1bn losses to scams, with real amount even higher, ACCC says
Investment fraud amounts for biggest share at $1.5bn, followed by remote access and...

Labour glitch put voting intentions data of millions at risk
Exclusive: Experts say sensitive information could potentially have been harvested and used for...

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...

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...

Cybercrime: be careful what you tell your chatbot helper…
Alluring and useful they may be, but the AI interfaces’ potential as gateways...

International sting takes down online marketplace of stolen identities
Operation led by FBI and Dutch police with involvement of UK National Crime...

Cyberwarfare leaks show Russian army is adopting mindset of secret police
Documents leaked from Vulkan cybersecurity firm also raise questions about role of IT...

‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics
• Documents leaked by whistleblower angry over Ukraine war• Private Moscow consultancy bolstering...

TechScape: How the world is turning against social media
France has banned not only TikTok from government phones, but Facebook and Twitter,...

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,...

TikTok banned on London City Hall devices over security concerns
Move by Greater London authority comes after Chinese-owned app was blocked on UK...

TikTok to be banned from UK parliamentary devices
Move follows UK government’s decision to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app Politics live -...

BBC urges staff to delete TikTok from company mobile phones
Move comes after UK government bans app on government devices over fears of...

Why is TikTok banned from government phones – and should the rest of us be worried?
UK has removed app over concerns data can be monitored by Chinese state,...

The TikTok wars – why the US and China are feuding over the app
The US says the extremely popular video-sharing app ‘screams’ of national security concerns...

MPs and peers ask information commissioner to investigate TikTok
Letter argues that Chinese-owned video-sharing app could be in breach of UK lawA...

US threatens to ban TikTok unless Chinese owners divest
Move is latest escalation by lawmakers over fears user data could be passed...