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Au: Hacking suspect nabbed over court file data breach

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Dissent

Farid Farid reports: A man has been charged with hacking Australia’s largest online court-filing system, but authorities believe the cyber crime hasn’t compromised any personal data. […] “NSW Police Cybercrime Squad detectives have laid charges in relation to last month’s serious data breach involving the Department of Communities and Justice,” Police Minister Yasmin Catley said…

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Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office hacked; Data leaked

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Dissent

One of the many cyberattacks that has escaped recent media attention is an incident involving the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office in Maryland. Yesterday, data from the incident was leaked. The group known as Kairos added stattorney[.]org to its leak site on March 31, 2025.  At that time, Kairos claimed that they had acquired 325 GB…

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A whistleblower’s disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Dissent

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,…

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Major data breach affects multiple Dutch ministries, impact still unclear

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Dissent

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…

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Former GCHQ intern admits top secret data breach risking national security

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Dissent

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…

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Shoot the Messenger, Sunday Edition: Reporting on a leak is not unethical, Hamilton County

Posted on March 30, 2025March 30, 2025 by Dissent

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…

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