Jim Dunton reports: The chief executive of the Legal Aid Agency has told MPs that the organisation is still working out the extent of a cyberattack that was uncovered back in the spring. Jane Harbottle told members of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee that a team of analysts is still exploring how much of the compromised…
Category: Non-U.S.
Revealed: Afghan data breach after MoD official left laptop open on train
Holly Bancroft reports: A Ministry of Defence official revealed confidential information by leaving a laptop open on a train in another Afghan data breach, The Independent can reveal, as new documents reveal a string of government blunders which have put confidential information into the wrong hands. An officially sensitive personal email relating to Afghans seeking safety in Britain was also accidentally…
Canada says hacktivists breached water and energy facilities
Bill Toulas reports: The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warned today that hacktivists have breached critical infrastructure systems multiple times across the country, allowing them to modify industrial controls that could have led to dangerous conditions. The authorities issued the warning to raise awareness of the elevated malicious activity targeting internet-exposed Industrial Control Systems (ICS)…
UK: FCA fines former employee of Virgin Media O2 for data protection breach
FX News Group reports: Taunton-based Luke Coleman, aged 30, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining and the subsequent disclosure of personal data in breach of the Data Protection Act, following a prosecution by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Coleman, who was employed by Virgin Media O2, sold confidential customer data to family friend Nicholas…
China Amends Cybersecurity Law and Incident Reporting Regime to Address AI and Infrastructure Risks
Yan Luo of Covington and Burling writes: Over the past few months, Chinese regulators have taken steps to update the country’s cybersecurity framework, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI) safety and clarifying incident reporting obligations for onshore infrastructure. These developments reflect a broader trend toward more proactive AI and cyber governance and could…
Alan Turing institute launches new mission to protect UK from cyber-attacks
Robert Booth reports: Britain’s leading AI institute has announced a new mission to help protect the nation from cyber-attacks on infrastructure, including energy, transport and utilities, after it was embroiled in allegations of toxic work culture and the chief executive resigned amid ministerial pressure. The Alan Turing Institute will “carry out a programme of science and innovation designed to…