Hacking

State-linked hackers in Russia and Iran are targeting UK groups, NCSC warns
Sophisticated campaigns against politicians and media aim to steal secrets or embarrass high-profile figures rather than to extort money
Dan Sabbagh
26, Jan, 2023 @12:01 AM

Cyber-attacks have tripled in past year, says Ukraine’s cybersecurity agency
UK security minister Tom Tugendhat warns of ‘persistent threat’ of Russian attacks on country’s infrastructure
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
19, Jan, 2023 @12:01 AM

Royal Mail ransomware attackers threaten to publish stolen data
Postal service has been unable to send letters and parcels overseas since Wednesday due to hacking
Jasper Jolly
12, Jan, 2023 @10:24 PM

Guardian confirms it was hit by ransomware attack
Media firm says personal data of UK staff members was accessed in ‘highly sophisticated’ cyber-attack last month
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
11, Jan, 2023 @4:38 PM

Piers Morgan’s Twitter account abuses queen and Ed Sheeran in apparent hack
Presenter’s account loses most of its content after apparent hacker shares false information and racial slurs
Kevin Rawlinson and agency
27, Dec, 2022 @5:35 PM

‘Hack’ of UK cabinet minister’s Twitter account changes profile picture to Elon Musk
Education secretary Gillian Keegan’s account was completely altered, with profile picture showing Elon Musk
Jessica Murray
26, Dec, 2022 @5:54 PM

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23, Dec, 2022 @6:20 PM

Guardian hit by serious IT incident believed to be ransomware attack
Incident has hit parts of media company’s technology infrastructure, with staff told to work from home
Jim Waterson Media editor
21, Dec, 2022 @1:24 PM

TPG reveals emails of 15,000 iiNet and Westnet customers exposed in hack
Telecommunications company says hacker searched for customers’ cryptocurrency and financial information
Josh Taylor
14, Dec, 2022 @3:05 AM

No safe haven? The Bahraini dissident still menaced after gaining UK asylum
Exiled protest organiser Yusuf al-Jamri is beginning legal action against Bahrain and NSO Group after finding Pegasus spyware on his phone
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
06, Dec, 2022 @1:48 PM

Risky online behaviour ‘almost normalised’ among young people, says study
EU-funded survey of people aged 16-19 finds one in four have trolled someone – while UK least ‘cyberdeviant’ of nine countries
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
05, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

Is it worth taking out personal cyber insurance in case you are caught up in a data hack?
Experts say investing in identity theft protection may provide peace of mind, but won’t help recover lost information
Josh Taylor
28, Nov, 2022 @11:30 PM
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