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Ransomware attacks in UK have doubled in a year, says GCHQ boss

Jeremy Fleming says ransomware is proliferating as it is ‘largely uncontested’ and highly...
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At least 13 phone firms hit by suspected Chinese hackers since 2019, say experts

LightBasin hackers were able to obtain subscriber information and call metadata, says CrowdStrikeAt...
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NSO Pegasus spyware can no longer target UK phone numbers

Israeli maker of surveillance software blocked +44 code after detecting hack against Princess...
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Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife using NSO Pegasus spyware, high court judge finds

Sheikh Mohammed used spyware on Princess Haya and five associates in unlawful abuse...
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‘The walls are closing in on me’: the hacking of Princess Haya

Court judgments reveal how Sheikh Mohammed’s use of Pegasus spyware against his ex-wife...
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Nuisance calls could lead to multimillion-pound fines in UK

Ministers considering bringing punishment in line with GDPR, which can issue fine of...
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What is GDPR and why does the UK want to reshape its data laws?

The government says an overhaul will boost growth and increase trade – but...
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UK to overhaul privacy rules in post-Brexit departure from GDPR

Culture secretary says move could lead to an end to irritating cookie popups...
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Australians hit by ‘Flubot’ malware that arrives by text message

New scam spreads to Australia from Europe, targeting thousands of Android usersThousands of...
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UK security chiefs issue guidance to ministers over hackers on WhatsApp

Exclusive: civil service chief points to work to improve cybersecurity in response to...
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Password of three random words better than complex variation, experts say

UK National Cyber Security Centre recommends approach for improved combination of usability and...
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Officials who are US allies among targets of NSO malware, says WhatsApp chief

Will Cathcart claims government officials around the world among 1,400 WhatsApp users targeted...
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The Pegasus project: why investigations like this are at the heart of the Guardian’s mission

Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner reflects on our recent investigation into NSO Group, which...
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How NSO became the company whose software can spy on the world

The Pegasus project has raised new concerns about the Israeli firm, which is...
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Data officers raid two properties over Matt Hancock CCTV footage leak

Computer equipment and electronic devices seized in connection with images of minister kissing...
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CCTV firm in Hancock scandal worked at military research lab and bases

Exclusive: US company Emcor manages CCTV and security, and has worked at Porton...
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Dominic Raab’s mobile number freely available online for last decade

Exclusive: Finding raises questions for security services weeks after similar revelations about PM’s...
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Buckland: ministerial offices should be swept for hidden cameras – video

The justice secretary has signalled that ministerial security may have been compromised as...
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Ministers should not have cameras in their offices, Sajid Javid says

New health secretary confirms recording device in his office has been disabled after...
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John McAfee obituary

Controversial antivirus software pioneer who entered US politics and became a fugitive from...
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GPs urged to refuse to hand over patient details to NHS Digital

Senior doctors call on colleagues not to share personal data, in effort to...
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A Russian Doll review – a data-disinformation troll keeps us hooked

Barn theatre, CirencesterRachel Redford shines as a student recruited to mess with British...
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Government agencies could access personal data without consent under new bill

Privacy advocates fear Coalition’s proposed data-sharing law could allow for robodebt-style tacticsAustralians’ personal...
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People with dyslexia have skills that we need, says GCHQ

UK surveillance agency says it has long valued neurodiverse analysts such as Alan...
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Signal founder: I hacked police phone-cracking tool Cellebrite

Moxie Marlinspike accuses surveillance firm of being ‘linked to persecution’ around the worldThe...
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Poppy Gustafsson: the Darktrace tycoon in new cybersecurity era

Gustafsson’s firm, founded when she was 30, is marketed as a digital parallel...
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FBI hacks vulnerable US computers to fix malicious malware

US justice department says bureau hacked devices to remove malware from insecure softwareThe...