Tim Diacono reports: Prime Minister Robert Abela announced plans to update the law to safeguard and regulate the practice of ‘white hat’ ethical hacking. In an interview on ONE this morning, Abela warned that a gap exists in the country’s legislative framework surrounding ethical hacking and cybersecurity. The Malta Digital Innovation Authority has drafted proposed…
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Ex-Police Scotland employee charged with 44 data breaches
Today’s reminder of the need to control and regularly audit employee access to personal information comes to us from Erin Maguire in Scotland: A FORMER member of Police Scotland staff is due to stand trial after she denied 44 charges of illegally accessing the personal data of dozens of people over a period spanning four…
Free Russia Foundation to investigate data breach after internal documents published online
Novaya Gazeta Europe reports: One of Russia’s most prominent pro-democracy organisations, the Free Russia Foundation, announced that it was investigating a potential cyberattack on Friday, following a leak of thousands of emails and documents related to its work. On Thursday, Telegram channel SOTA reported that “more than 2,500 email chains and more than 13GB of…
The Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill: Hong Kong’s first specific cybersecurity legislation
Tommy Liu and Kenneth Cheung of Hogan Lovells write: In late June 2024, the Security Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government (the “Government”) proposed the first specific cybersecurity legislation in Hong Kong, tentatively entitled the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill (the “Bill”), to strengthen the security of the computer systems of critical…
Iran pays millions in ransom to end massive cyberattack on banks, officials say
Matthew Karnitschnig reports: A massive cyberattack that hit Iran last month threatened the stability of its banking system and forced the country’s regime to agree to a ransom deal of millions of dollars, people familiar with the case say. An Iranian firm paid at least $3 million in ransom last month to stop an anonymous…
UK: Trainee surgeon jailed for rape pleads guilty to data breach charges
Kirstie Newton reports: A trainee surgeon who was convicted of raping two women in Cornwall and Devon has also pleaded guilty to misusing patient records at hospital trusts. Salil Korambayil, aged 32, of Redhill in Surrey, attacked and raped two victims in their own homes after meeting them on social media. He denied three counts…