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Scientists invent new technology to print invisible messages

Messages can only be seen under UV light and can be erased using...
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YouTube’s fine and child safety online | Letters

Fining YouTube for targeting adverts at children as if they were adults shows...
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Data breach may affect 50,000 Australian university students using ‘Get’ app

Students using events app Get, previously known as Qnect, may have had their...
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Guardian investigations: how tech helps tackle big data … and big lawyers

Our head of investigations explains how a new IT system, Giant, has the...
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A ‘deep fake’ app will make us film stars – but will we regret our narcissism?

Users of Zao can now add themselves into the scenes of their favourite...
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Chinese deepfake app Zao sparks privacy row after going viral

Critics say face-swap app could spread misinformation on a massive scaleA Chinese app...
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Uighurs in China were target of two-year iOS malware attack – reports

Android and Windows devices also targeted in campaign believed to be state-backedChinese Uighurs...
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Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academic

Exclusive: Hannah Fry says ethical pledge needed in tech fields that will shape...
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Myki data release breached privacy laws and revealed travel histories, including of Victorian MP

Researchers able to identify MP Anthony Carbines’s travel history using tweets and Public...
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Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms

Fingerprints, facial recognition and other personal information from Biostar 2 discovered on publicly...
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From Watergate to El Paso: should we be relying on unelected bodies to protect us?

Web security firm Cloudflare’s decision to terminate 8chan as a customer is welcome,...
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Chinese cyberhackers ‘blurring line between state power and crime’

Cybersecurity firm FireEye says ‘aggressive’ APT41 group working for Beijing is also hacking...
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Briton who helped stop 2017 WannaCry virus spared jail over malware charges

Marcus Hutchins pleaded guilty to two malware charges25-year-old ‘incredibly thankful’ to be...
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Is buying a ‘smart nappy’ really such a clever idea? | Arwa Mahdawi

Anxious parents may see the appeal of measuring their baby’s vital signs –...
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The Great Hack: the film that goes behind the scenes of the Facebook data scandal

This week, a Netflix documentary on Cambridge Analytica sheds light on one of...
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How do I remove malware from my Windows laptop?

Don’s laptop is infected with malware and he’d like a clean machine, what’s...
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Hacked forensic firm pays ransom after malware attack

Largest private provider Eurofins hands over undisclosed fee to regain control of systems...
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How Chinese spy app allows officials to harvest personal data

Intrusive software collects emails and texts and could be used to track movementThe...
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Australian National University hit by huge data breach

Vice-chancellor says hack involved personal and payroll details going back 19 yearsThe Australian...
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The Guardian view on cybercrime: the law must be enforced | Editorial

Governments and police must take crime on the internet seriously. It is where...
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Saudi Arabia accused of hacking London-based dissident

Kingdom targeted satirist Ghanem Almasarir with Israeli malware, letter of claim allegesSaudi Arabia...
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George Orwell’s dystopia is with us today | Letters

As several Observer stories reveal, individuals are being watched and scrutinised just as...
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Sajid Javid announces overhaul of espionage and treason laws

New bill needed to tackle hostile activity by Russia and others, says home...
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Nothing but the truth: the legacy of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four

Every generation turns to it in times of political turmoil, and this extract...
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May I have a word about… Pegasus spyware | Jonathan Bouquet

Is the powerful virus that infected WhatsApp a flying horse or a Trojan...
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Israeli firm linked to WhatsApp spyware attack faces lawsuit

Amnesty International fears its staff may be ‘surveilled via NSO Pegasus software’The Israeli...
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How do you retaliate against a WhatsApp attack? | James O’Malley

Cyberwarfare is on the march, but there is nothing in the Geneva conventions...
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UK government security decisions can be challenged in court, judges rule

Supreme court says GCHQ’s hacking powers should be subject to judicial reviewGovernment security...
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The Guardian view on hacking: a dangerous arms trade | Editorial

Cyberweapons are dangerous in themselves. Their proliferation makes them much more harmfulNSO Group,...
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WhatsApp spyware attack was attempt to hack human rights data, says lawyer

NSO Group technology reportedly used against lawyer involved in civil case against the...