Jenna McLaughlin reports: In the first days of March, a team of advisers from President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency initiative arrived at the Southeast Washington, D.C., headquarters of the National Labor Relations Board. The small, independent federal agency investigates and adjudicates complaints about unfair labor practices. It stores reams of potentially sensitive data,…
Category: Government Sector
Major data breach affects multiple Dutch ministries, impact still unclear
Barry Zwets reports: Several ministries have been affected by a major data breach. The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations refers to a ‘privacy problem’ that has their ‘full attention’. This was reported by BNR sources, after which confirmation from the government followed. In addition to the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Ministry…
Former GCHQ intern admits top secret data breach risking national security
Here’s today’s reminder of the insider threat (well, this, and the fact that U.S. government officials continue to deny any problem with discussing attack plans on Signal). The Argus reports: A former GCHQ intern has admitted risking national security by taking top secret data home. Hasaan Arshad, 25, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, pleaded guilty to…
Shoot the Messenger, Sunday Edition: Reporting on a leak is not unethical, Hamilton County
On March 26, DataBreaches linked to reporting by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Their report indicated that the local government had not notified residents of a data breach potentially affecting 14,000 people despite having been notified of the incident 240 days ago. According to the memo, the firm sent a letter on Feb. 17 saying…
United States Unseals Charges Against Aubrey Cottle for Theft of Texas Republican Party Data
AUSTIN, Texas – The Department of Justice announced the unsealing of charges against Canadian national Aubrey Cottle, 37, of Oshawa, Ontario, in connection with the theft of data relating to the Texas Republican Party in 2021. Canadian authorities arrested Cottle on Wednesday and are pursuing charges under Canadian law. A criminal complaint filed in the…
Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
This will likely come as no surprise to many, but Spiegel International reports: Donald Trump’s most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including mobile phone numbers, is freely accessible on the internet. According to…