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Wealthsimple Data Breach Impacts 30,000 Customers

Wealthsimple, a Toronto-based online financial services provider, experienced a data breach on August 30th, compromising the personal information of approximately 30,000 customers, including social insurance numbers and account details; the breach stemmed from a compromised software package from a t...

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Spain's Government Divided Over Attorney General's Prosecution

Spain's Supreme Court authorized the prosecution of Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz for allegedly leaking information; while Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez supports him, several government members question whether he should resign, creating internal divisions.

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Dutch Public Prosecution Service Suffers Weeks-Long Network Shutdown After Data Breach

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the Dutch Public Prosecution Service's Citrix Netscaler software, forcing a network shutdown since July 17th that may last weeks to investigate the extent of the breach and secure their systems; a police report has been filed, and the Dutch Data Protection Author...

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UK to Deny Compensation to Afghans Affected by Data Leak

The UK Ministry of Defence will not compensate thousands of Afghans whose personal data was leaked in a February 2022 incident, despite fears of Taliban retribution, citing a low likelihood of harm; the government has already spent \£400m on relocating other Afghans.

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Shapps Defends Two-Year Cover-Up of Afghan Data Leak Exposing British Personnel

Former UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps defended a two-year cover-up of a major Afghan data leak, exposing over 100 British personnel and 18,800 Afghans, claiming secrecy prevented murders, sparking a major security and political row.

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UK Halts £400 Million Afghan Relocation Program After Data Leak Review

The UK secretly relocated 4,500 Afghans in 2023 following a 2022 data leak of 18,000 collaborators' details; the £400 million operation is now halted after an independent review questioned its proportionality to the threat, and a court order has been lifted.

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£850m MoD Data Breach Highlights UK Government Security Failures

A data breach at the UK's Ministry of Defence leaked the information of almost 19,000 Afghan relocation applicants due to a hidden spreadsheet tab, costing an estimated £850 million and leading to questions about government data security and the ICO's decision not to fine the MoD.

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Panama Playlists" Leak Exposes Spotify Data of Prominent US Figures

An anonymous individual leaked the Spotify playlists of several prominent US figures, including Vice President JD Vance and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, raising concerns about online data privacy.

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Taliban Arrests of Afghans After UK Data Leak

Following a data leak of Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) applications, at least seven Afghans, including former special forces members, have been arrested by the Taliban while checking their details on a UK government website, highlighting the vulnerability of those who assisted Briti...

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UK Ministry of Defence Data Leak Exposes 18,714 Afghans

A UK Ministry of Defence employee accidentally leaked a database of 18,714 Afghans, including British Special Forces and MI6 personnel, to the wrong recipient in 2023, leading to a secret relocation scheme and a super-injunction that was lifted in April 2024.

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UK Data Leak Endangers Afghan Allies

A data leak from the British government has exposed the personal information of Afghan individuals who assisted British forces, resulting in death threats, displacement, and fear, underscoring failures in data protection and raising concerns about the UK's ability to protect its allies.

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Leaked Afghan Relocation Database Sparks Controversy and Superinjunction

A leaked Ministry of Defence database containing the personal information of almost 19,000 Afghan relocation applicants was released in error in February 2022, causing controversy after excerpts were posted on Facebook in August 2023, and leading to a superinjunction.

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