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The Latest Breaking News on Cybersecurity

Electoral Commission hack was ‘significant failing’, says minister

Hack comes as breach also hits Northern Ireland’s police force

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland police officers ‘shocked, dismayed and angry’ after data breach

The PSNI apologised on Tuesday following a ‘significant’ data breach involving details of thousands of officers and staff.

The Independent UK

Digital personal data protection among 6 bills to be move in Rajya Sabha today

Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 is among six other Bills listed in Wednesday's legislative business for consideration and passage. Read further on Dynamite news:

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Russians blamed for shock cyber attack hitting millions of UK voters

Moscow-linked hackers ‘top of the suspects list by a mile’, says ex-MI6 boss

The Independent UK

What to know about PSNI’s ‘major data breach’

The force’s Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd apologised to his staff for the breach.

The Independent UK

Northern Irish police accidentally share names, work location of officers

UK’s MI5 intelligence agency recently increased threat level in Northern Ireland from ‘domestic terrorism’ to severe.

Al Jazeera

PSNI: Northern Ireland police officers’ details exposed in ‘monumental’ data breach

Police service apologises after serious data breach sparks security concerns

Evening Standard

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Google Messages brings E2EE to group chats, makes RCS the default

Google starts rolling out end-to-end encryption for group chats in Messages.

Android Central

Fears for police officers’ safety after catastrophic data breach in Northern Ireland

The breach reportedly involved the personal data of everyone within the PSNI, including chief constable Simon Byrne

The Independent UK

PSNI apologises to officers and civilian staff after ‘monumental’ data breach

Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd said the data breach appeared to be the result of ‘simple human error’.

The Independent UK

Emergency meeting called after major police data breach in Northern Ireland

There has been a major data breach involving officers and civilian staff of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), PA understands.

The National (Scotland)

Probe launched into cyber-attack on UK’s election registers

Electoral Commission apologises for breach which exposed details of millions of voters to hackers

Evening Standard

Falling short: On the Digital Data Protection Bill, 2023

The Digital Data Protection Bill 2023 must be thoroughly discussed and its discrepancies ironed out in the Rajya Sabha

The Hindu

How to spot sophisticated spammers and scammers

As the online criminals become more sophisticated, so must we. Or we can have some fun instead, writes Lianne Dalziel

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The Guardian - UK

MPs fiddled with voter ID as electoral data security burned

Electoral Commission hack is reminder of importance of protecting democratic system where it counts

iMore

Hacker attacks on Mac users are 10x as high as they were in 2019, report says

New data from Accenture suggests it's time to shore up your Mac security.

Evening Standard

UK Electoral Commission apologises to voters following two-year cyberattack

Hackers had access to voter names, addresses, and email addresses of anyone who was registered to vote in the UK between 2014 and 2022, as well as overseas voters

The Independent UK

Shock for millions of voters as details exposed in hack – which went undetected for a year

Electoral Commission apologises and admits it doesn’t know ‘what files may or may not have been accessed’

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The Independent UK

Elections watchdog apologises after hack left voters’ details exposed

Electoral Commission head Shaun McNally said it would be very hard to use a cyber-attack to influence the democratic process.

The National (Scotland)

Elections watchdog apologises after year-long hack by 'hostile actors' revealed

'HOSTILE actors' hacked the Electoral Commission (EC) for over a year and likely gained access to UK voter registers and sensitive data, it has been…

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Matildas into World Cup quarter-finals with Denmark defeat, voice no vote overtakes yes, cybersecurity fears rise

New poll shows no vote overtaking yes in all states except Victoria; calls for new laws after cybersecurity breaches; Foord and Raso goals fire Matildas past Denmark

The Hindu

Neither the right to privacy nor the right to information

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 legalises data mining rather than safeguarding the right to privacy

The Hindu

Scamsters prey on victims’ fear of getting on wrong side of law

Cyber Crimes dept of Hyderabad City Police sees increase in package delivery scam complaints. Scammers use forged documents, warrants & ID cards to fool victims & extort money. DCP Cyber Crimes said victim lost ₹6 lakh in an hour. Public urged not to believe such calls & call helpline. #1930

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh to tone down ‘draconian’ digital security law

Law minister says law will be replaced by another legislation which will remove sections that were allegedly misused.

The Hindu

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 passes in Lok Sabha; govt. shrugs off exemptions

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 passed in Lok Sabha; sets out requirements for firms collecting data online, with exceptions for Govt & law enforcement. Bill amends RTI Act, 2005 to remove public interest exemptions on disclosing personal info. Govt dismissed concerns around surveillance & RTI. Bill harmonises RTI Act…

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