Ellen Nakashima, Joseph Menn and Carolyn Y. Johnson report: The National Institutes of Health and the federal agency responsible for securing the nation’s nuclear weapons were among the victims in a global breach of Microsoft server software over the weekend, according to officials at the agencies. The incident at NIH, which has not been previously reported, involved…
Category: Government Sector
Russia suspected of hacking Dutch prosecution service systems
Dutch News reports: There are “strong indications” that Russia was behind a cyber attack on the Dutch public prosecution department’s internal systems, justice ministry sources have told the AD. The affected systems contain sensitive information on ongoing police investigations and court cases, as well as personal data on staff. The department has not yet said…
France Travail: At least 340,000 job seekers victims of new hack
The following is a machine translation of an article that originally appeared in French by Sylvain Trinel: The public body that manages employment in France, as well as training and unemployment benefits, has been the victim of a “malicious act,” the third in less than two years. This is a new blow for France Travail…
Inquiry launched after identities of SAS soldiers leaked in fresh data breach
Amy Clare-Martin reports: Army leaders have launched an inquiry after the identities of soldiers in the SAS were revealed in a fresh data breach. Details about the elite unit, part of the UK special forces, are usually kept so secret that its members are barred for life from discussing their involvement unless they receive prior approval. News of the…
Government will ‘robustly defend’ compensation claims from Afghans put at risk by data breach
So after putting their lives at risk, the UK’s Ministry of Defence will firmly resist giving anyone even a pence for what they have gone through? Lettice Bromovsky reports: Thousands of Afghans included on a list of people trying to flee the Taliban are unlikely to receive compensation after their details were accidentally leaked. A spokesman for the…
Computer Whiz Gets Suspended Sentence over 2019 Revenue Agency Data Breach
Dimitar Abrashev reports: A computer specialist accused of leaking personal data from Bulgaria’s revenue administration has received a suspended nine-month sentence with three years’ probation, under a plea deal approved by the Sofia City Court. The case stems from a massive cyber breach in 2019 that exposed the personal details of millions of Bulgarians. Kristian…