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UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach
By Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Security lapse leaves sensitive information and contact details of 51 government officials exposed for 40 hours

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/02/uk-state-investments-agency-data-breach

#Investing #Business #Financialsector #UKnews #Cybercrime #Dataandcomputersecurity #Technology #TheGuardian #KalyeenaMakortoffBankingcorrespondent

UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/02/uk-state-investments-agency-data-breach #Investing #Business #FinancialSector #UkNews #Cybercrime #DataAndComputerSecurity #Technology

Hackers steal sensitive data from Department for Education and police
By Dan Milmo and Vikram Dodd

Details of parents and staff, including email addresses and phone numbers, are among data taken by cybercriminals

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/29/department-for-education-police-hackers-cybercrime

#Cybercrime #DepartmentforEducation #Dataandcomputersecurity #Dataprotection #Police #Crime #UKnews #TheGuardian #DanMilmo #VikramDodd

Hackers steal sensitive data from Department for Education and police https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/29/department-for-education-police-hackers-cybercrime #Cybercrime #DepartmentForEducation #DataAndComputerSecurity #DataProtection #Police #Crime #UkNews

Personal and banking details among customer data stolen in Origin Energy hack https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/23/personal-and-banking-details-among-customer-data-stolen-in-origin-energy-hack #AustraliaNews #Hacking #DataAndComputerSecurity #Technology

Personal and banking details among customer data stolen in Origin Energy hack
By Luca Ittimani

Hackers access Australian customers’ names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and some bank account details, company says

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/23/personal-and-banking-details-among-customer-data-stolen-in-origin-energy-hack

#Australianews #Hacking #Dataandcomputersecurity #Technology #TheGuardian #LucaIttimani

‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/16/hackers-2024-cyber-attack-transport-for-london-tfl-jailed #Cybercrime #Tfl #Technology #London #Crime #Transport #PublicTransport #UkNews #England #Hacking #DataAndComputerSecurity #NcaNationalCrimeAgency

‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed
By Dan Milmo and Joe Pinner

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, sentenced to five and a half years each for cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39m

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/16/hackers-2024-cyber-attack-transport-for-london-tfl-jailed

#Cybercrime #TfL #Technology #London #Crime #Transport #Publictransport #UKnews #England #Hacking #Dataandcomputersecurity #NCANationalCrimeAgency #TheGuardian #DanMilmo #JoePinner

Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach
By Kat Wong

‘Malicious actor’ obtains sensitive data including Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results in cyber-attack on Partnered Health

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/16/partnered-health-data-breach-medical-centres-cyber-attack

#Health #Australianews #Cybercrime #Dataandcomputersecurity #TheGuardian #KatWong

Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/16/partnered-health-data-breach-medical-centres-cyber-attack #Health #AustraliaNews #Cybercrime #DataAndComputerSecurity

AI models that can take down governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/22/anthropic-claude-fable-ai-model-artificial-intelligence-national-security #AiArtificialIntelligence #DataAndComputerSecurity #UsNews #UkNews #AustraliaNews #Canada #NewZealand #Technology

Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/14/readers-reply-experts-say-we-should-use-passkeys-but-can-a-smartphone-pin-really-be-safer-than-a-password #LifeAndStyle #Technology #Smartphones #DataAndComputerSecurity #MobilePhones #Telecoms

Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/09/spyware-firm-targeted-whatsapp-users-defiance-us-court-order-meta-says #Whatsapp #Hacking #Espionage #Meta #Malware #Technology #DataAndComputerSecurity #UsNews #WorldNews

Report ‘phone hack’ to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/27/nigel-farage-phone-hacking-claims #NigelFarage #ReformUk #DataAndComputerSecurity #Russia #Labour #Politics #UkNews

Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/25/nigel-farage-russian-hack-claim-disclosure-5m-gift #NigelFarage #Russia #Politics #UkNews #WorldNews #DataAndComputerSecurity

Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/11/palantir-access-nhs-england-patient-data #Nhs #Palantir #DataProtection #DataAndComputerSecurity #AiArtificialIntelligence #UkNews #Health #Technology #England

Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/23/private-health-records-uk-biobank-chinese-website-alibaba #DataAndComputerSecurity #Alibaba #China #UkNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Charities #Ecommerce #Privacy #Genetics

Rental platform unnecessarily collected the data of millions of Australians, privacy commissioner finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/22/2apply-rental-platform-excessive-tenant-data #Technology #ConsumerAffairs #AustraliaNews #Housing #DataAndComputerSecurity #Renting

Booking.com warns customers of hack that exposed their data https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/13/booking-com-customers-hack-exposed-data #Hacking #Hotels #Internet #DataAndComputerSecurity #Travel #ConsumerAffairs #Technology #Business #Netherlands #Cybercrime #Scams

Politics live: new standards for datacentres being built in Australia; report warns of drone threat https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/23/federal-parliament-ursula-von-der-leyen-visit-labor-anthony-albanese-chris-bowen-fuel-crisis-coalition-liberals-angus-taylor-nationals-matt-canavan-ntwnfb #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews #LaborParty #Coalition #AustralianEconomy #NationalParty #OneNation #Business #DataAndComputerSecurity #Iran #SouthAustral...

Stone, parchment or laser-etched glass? Scientists find new way to preserve data https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/18/scientists-new-way-preserve-data-microsoft #Technology #Microsoft #Science #Computing #DataAndComputerSecurity #UkNews

Why should renters like me have to trade away our privacy just to get a roof over our heads? | Samantha Floreani https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/02/property-renters-privacy-data-real-estate-australia #Dataandcomputersecurity #Australianews #Technology #Housing

Why should renters like me have to trade away our privacy just to get a roof over our heads? | Samantha Floreani https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/02/property-renters-privacy-data-real-estate-australia #Housing #Technology #AustraliaNews #DataAndComputerSecurity

Real estate agents in Australia using apps that leave millions of lease documents at risk, digital researcher says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/02/real-estate-agents-in-australia-using-apps-that-leave-millions-of-lease-documents-at-risk-digital-researcher-says #Dataandcomputersecurity #Australianews #Realestate #Business #Housing

Burner phones and lead-lined bags: a history of UK security tactics in China https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/28/burner-phones-history-uk-security-tactics-china-keir-starmer-visit #ForeignPolicy #KeirStarmer #China #WorldNews #Politics #AsiaPacific #UkNews #InternationalTrade #TradePolicy #Espionage #DataAndComputerSecurity #Technology #Hacking

Burner phones and lead-lined bags: a history of UK security tactics in China https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/28/burner-phones-history-uk-security-tactics-china-keir-starmer-visit #ForeignPolicy #KeirStarmer #China #WorldNews #Politics #AsiaPacific #UkNews #InternationalTrade #TradePolicy #Espionage #DataAndComputerSecurity #Technology #Hacking

Spanish court points finger at Israel as it drops Pegasus spyware case again https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/23/spanish-court-drops-pegasus-spyware-case-again-israel-spain-nso #Spain #Israel #WorldNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #Europe #Malware #Technology #DataAndComputerSecurity #PedroSnchez

OBR chair ‘mortified’ by budget leak as ex-cybersecurity chief called in to investigate https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/27/obr-budget-leak-cybersecurity-investigate #OfficeforBudgetResponsibility #Dataandcomputersecurity #Economicpolicy #RachelReeves #Budget2025 #Technology #Economics #Politics #Business #UKnews

Two London councils enact emergency plans after being hit by cyber-attack https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/26/london-councils-kensington-and-chelsea-westminster-cyber-attack-emergency #Dataandcomputersecurity #Localgovernment #Cybercrime #Technology #Computing #Internet #England #London #UKnews

Two London councils enact emergency plans after being hit by cyber-attack https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/26/london-councils-kensington-and-chelsea-westminster-cyber-attack-emergency #Dataandcomputersecurity #Localgovernment #Cybercrime #Technology #Computing #Internet #England #London #UKnews