Collaborate Disseminate
Jonathan McCambridge reports: More than 1,000 PSNI officers and staff have taken up an offer of a payment to help with home security improvements following a major data leak. The Policing Board was told the cost to the force of the scheme is currently … Continue reading Ie: More Than 1,000 Apply for Security Payment Following PSNI Data Leak
In July, a freedom of information activist dumped an unredacted cache of text messages allegedly hacked from Manafort’s daughter’s phone. Continue reading Manafort’s Daughter’s Lawyers Pressured Twitter to Delete Links to Hacked Text Messages
The US government exposed dozens of people’s’ personal details, including social security numbers, due to an online mishap on a public transparency portal. Continue reading Social Security numbers exposed on US government transparency site
DHS’s Office of the Inspector General says it has ‘limited resources’ to investigate hundreds of civil liberties and detainee abuse complaints, but one expert said the figures “demand a closer look.” Continue reading FOIA: DHS Did Not Investigate Hundreds of Civil Rights Abuse Complaints
A teen is being charged for downloading 7k records, 250 of which weren’t properly redacted. Who’s to blame? Continue reading Is scraping files from a Freedom of Information website ‘hacking’?
A London council has been fined £120,000 for accidentally revealing the names of people who owned empty properties. An error that could have been avoided with a simple double-click.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Excel pivot table data leak leads to £120,000 fine for London council
A teenager faces upwards of 10 years in prison for downloading 7,000 freedom of information releases that contained people’s sensitive personal information. On 11 April, Nova Scotia’s police raided the home of a yet-unnamed 19-year-old. As … Continue reading Teen Faces 10 Years in Prison for Downloading 7K Freedom of Information Releases
Twitter sued Customs and Border Protection on Thursday. By Friday morning, the government withdrew its subpoena for the user information of @ALT_uscis. Continue reading How Twitter Sued the Trump Administration and Won Almost Instantly
Twitter sued Customs and Border Protection on Thursday. By Friday morning, the government withdrew its subpoena for the user information of @ALT_uscis. Continue reading How Twitter Sued the Trump Administration and Won Almost Instantly