Cybercrime

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GCHQ warns of fresh threat from Chinese state-sponsored hackers
National Cyber Security Centre urges operators of critical national infrastructure to prevent hacks

Dan Milmo Global technology editor

25, May, 2023 @3:34 PM

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Fancy Bear Goes Phishing by Scott Shapiro review – a gripping study of five extraordinary hacks
A professor of law who’s a computer geek carves an undaunted path through the conceptual and technical undergrowth in this illuminating tour of cyberspace’s dark side

John Naughton

22, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

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Capita cyber-attack: USS pension fund members’ details may have been stolen
Universities Superannuation Scheme says it can not be certain information about 470,000 members is safe

Rob Davies

12, May, 2023 @3:29 PM

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Risk of cyber-attack is main Eurovision worry, says BBC executive
Cybersecurity experts drafted in to help thwart any sabotage attempt as UK stands in as host for Ukraine

Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

10, May, 2023 @4:06 PM

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Ransomware payments nearly double in one year
British cybersecurity firm also finds UK ransom payments even higher than global average

Dan Milmo

10, May, 2023 @2:34 PM

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Outdated IT systems threaten UK food security and air quality, say MPs
Some systems at Defra are so old they have no protection from cyber-attacks, says public accounts committee

Helena Horton Environment reporter

09, May, 2023 @11:29 PM

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ADF to expand Pacific links in $1.9bn budget package to boost Australia’s influence
After big-spending Aukus and defence announcements, Labor switches focus to diplomacy

Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

09, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

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Eleven things you shouldn’t miss in more than 1,000 pages of 2023 federal budget papers
We scour the reams of documents for interesting bits that might otherwise get overlooked

Rafqa Touma

09, May, 2023 @10:59 AM

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Google rolls out passkey technology in ‘beginning of the end’ for passwords
Apple and Microsoft also collaborated on the technology which allows authentication with fingerprint ID, facial ID or a pin

Josh Taylor

04, May, 2023 @7:28 AM

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FCA urges Capita clients to ascertain if data was compromised in cyber-attack
Corporate clients that outsource work to Capita – including Aviva and Phoenix Group – must ‘assess fallout from data breach’

Alex Lawson

03, May, 2023 @4:03 PM

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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 data, client documents and credit card details

Josh Taylor

02, May, 2023 @3:14 AM

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Cyber-attack sparks fears criminals could target
National Crime Agency assessing risk after data of some National Smallbore Rifle Association members ‘compromised’

Mark Townsend

29, Apr, 2023 @4:36 PM

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