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Cybercrime

June 2026

  • Woman authenticating mobile phone with face id system outdoorsYoung adult woman unlocking smartphone using face id facial recognition

    Notes and queries
    Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone PIN really be safer than a password?

  • Bad Weather To Blame For Fresh Veg ShortageCARDIFF, WALES - FEBRUARY 25: Empty shelves in a supermarket on February 25, 2023 in Cardiff, Wales. Aldi, Asda, Morrisons and Tesco have placed limits on the number of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers customers can purchase due to shortages. The UK government has said this is due to extreme weather in Spain and north Africa which has affected harvests. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

    ‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply

May 2026

  • Shoplifting (posed by a model). The person is about to hide a bottle under their coat

    Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders

  • A man working on a computer in a dark room

    Canvas hack: is it ever a good idea to pay a ransom, and what happens to the data?

  • A shadowy translucent hand types on the keyboard of a laptop

    AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says

  • Students relax and play on a lawn in front of a neoclassical stone building with columns.

    Cyber-attack on system widely used in US education disrupts final exams

  • The British public need to be better prepared for emergencies

  • Business live
    Financial stability risks are rising as AI fuels cyber-attacks, IMF warns; oil below $100 on Iran peace hopes – as it happened

  • ‘Think before sharing,’ Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral

  • Persons hands on a laptop keyboard

    What is a passkey, how does it work and why is it better than a password?

    Login method for apps and websites stored on users’ devices provides stronger security and is resistant to phishing and breaches
  • Photo Illustrations - NSA And Claude Mythos Anthropic

    The Guardian view on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos: when AI finds every flaw, who controls the internet?

    Editorial: Tech can scale cyber-attacks and defences alike, raising questions about private power, public risk and the future of a shared internet
  • Passengers on a platform at Copenhagen central station in Denmark.

    Some Interrail travellers told to cancel passports as hacked data posted online

    Eurail, which sells passes, says data being ‘offered for sale on dark web’ after December breach affecting 300,000 people
  • Richard Horne delivers a speech to the CyberUK conference

    Chinese hackers using everyday devices to target UK firms, warns cybersecurity agency

    Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre says companies must step up vigilance to prevent espionage attacks
  • Anthropic logo

    What is Mythos AI and why could it be a threat to global cybersecurity?

    Anthropic’s decision to restrict access to its powerful new model increases fears about the advanced technology
  • Anthropic logo.

    Anthropic investigates report of rogue access to hack-enabling Mythos AI

    ‘Handful’ of people allegedly gain unauthorised access to model adept at detecting cybersecurity vulnerabilities
  • A close-up of a warning about a cyber attack featuring red glowing text

    UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency

    Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidents
  • Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta

    Timor-Leste parliament questions president over proposed resort’s links to ‘scam’ empire

  • Illustration of a trojan horse with a computer screen on its side

    AI job scams are booming – and I was fooled by one. Here is how to avoid them

  • Grand Theft Auto VI logo displayed on screen following Rockstar Games' first official image release.

    Hacker group threatens to release Grand Theft Auto VI data in Rockstar Games attack

  • Booking.com website - online hotel search and booking - Paris, France

    Booking.com warns customers of hack that exposed their data

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