Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed terabytes of internal sensitive data

Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed tens of terabytes of sensitive data, including private keys and passwords, while publishing a storage bucket of open source training data on GitHub. In research shared with TechCrunch, cloud security startup Wiz said it discovered Read More …

UK: Greater Manchester Police officers’ details hacked in cyber attack

Police officers’ personal details have been hacked after a company was targeted in a cyber attack. The firm in Stockport, which makes ID cards, holds information on various UK organisations including some of the staff employed by Greater Manchester Police Read More …

Russia linked hackers hit UK Ministry of Defence as security secrets leaked

Top secret security information on British military and intelligence sites has been leaked online by hackers linked to Russia. They released thousands of pages of data which could help criminals get into the HMNB Clyde nuclear submarine base, the Porton Read More …

UK: Metropolitan Police on red alert after details of officers and staff hacked in massive security breach

The Metropolitan Police were on red alert tonight after details of officers and staff were hacked in a massive security breach. All 47,000 personnel were warned of the risk their photos, names and ranks had been stolen when cyber crooks Read More …

Northern Ireland: Man arrested on suspicion of terror offence linked to PSNI data breach released

A man arrested by detectives investigating criminality linked to last week’s major PSNI data breach has been released on bail to allow for further police enquiries. The 39-year-old man had been detained following a search in Lurgan, Co Armagh on Read More …

UK: Victims and witnesses personal data leaked by Norfolk and Suffolk police

A total of 1,230 people, including victims of crime and witnesses, have had their data breached by Norfolk and Suffolk police forces. The constabularies said the personal information was included in Freedom of Information (FOI) responses due to a “technical Read More …

Russian and Chinese cyber attack on Foreign Office was kept secret from public

Hackers from Russia and China infiltrated the Foreign Office’s emails and internal messages without the public’s knowledge, it has been revealed. The major security breach meant cyber attackers were able to see the day-to-day business of the government department in Read More …

Personal data of at least 26,212 people accessed in ransomware attack, Dallas tells state

Computer hackers accessed the personal information of at least 26,212 Texans in the recent ransomware attack on the city of Dallas, according to an official disclosure made public Monday on the Texas attorney general’s web site, three months after the Read More …