Data and computer security

Pizza Hut Australia hack: data breach exposes customer information and order details
Company says it believes about 193,000 customers are affected by the breach, which it spotted in early September
Josh Taylor
20, Sep, 2023 @6:58 AM

Greater Manchester police officers’ data hacked in cyber-attack
Details of thousands of officers may have been taken in ransomware attack on third-party supplier
Josh Halliday and Matthew Weaver
14, Sep, 2023 @7:24 PM

‘Our health data is about to flow more freely, like it or not’: big tech’s plans for the NHS
The long read: The government is about to award a £480m contract to build a vast new database of patient data. But if people don’t trust it, they’ll opt out – I know, because I felt I had to
Cori Crider
14, Sep, 2023 @4:00 AM

Twitter chaos after Elon Musk takeover may have violated privacy order, DoJ alleges
US Department of Justice questions compliance with FTC order on data security and privacy practices
Dan Milmo and agency
13, Sep, 2023 @11:50 AM

Washington DC-based group targeted in apparent Pegasus hack
Citizen Lab discovers alleged attack using ‘zero-click exploit’ on individual employed by DC organization
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
08, Sep, 2023 @4:27 PM

Electoral Commission failed cybersecurity test in same year as hack
UK election watchdog admits it did not pass assessment in 2021, when voter data security was breached
Dan Milmo
05, Sep, 2023 @9:57 AM

TissuPath hack: patient data possibly exposed in cyber-attack on Melbourne pathology clinic
Company says it is investigating the potential exposure of referral letters, patient names, contact details and Medicare numbers
Ariel Bogle
05, Sep, 2023 @6:30 AM

Customer data used for unwanted romantic contact, UK poll shows
Almost one in three people aged 18-34 have been messaged by staff after giving personal details to a business
Hibaq Farah
21, Aug, 2023 @11:01 PM

In Northern Ireland, even a data breach can be deadly – and the ripple effects could be disastrous | Martin Kettle
The return of power-sharing has never been more urgent, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Martin Kettle
17, Aug, 2023 @7:00 AM

Dissident republicans obtained leaked police data, says PSNI chief
Force’s chief constable believes thousands of officers’ personal details are in paramilitary hands
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
14, Aug, 2023 @6:20 PM

PSNI bosses’ blase attitude to data leak that has put my family at risk | Letter
Letter: A serving member of Police Service Northern Ireland on the sacrifices that have been made and the lack of support from the top
13, Aug, 2023 @4:30 PM

PSNI data breach: 200 officers and staff not informed about theft for month
Police-issued laptop, radio and documents stolen from car in Northern Ireland on 6 July
Nadeem Badshah and agency
12, Aug, 2023 @6:38 PM
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