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IRS CIO Resignation Exacerbates Leadership Crisis Amidst Funding Cuts and Data Security Concerns

The IRS is facing a leadership crisis with the resignation of its CIO, Rajiv Uppal, following the departures of multiple high-ranking officials, including the commissioner and deputy commissioner, amidst funding cuts, data security concerns, and website errors.

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Fake Website Address on 300,000 NI Rate Bills Prompts Cyber Security Investigation

Nearly 300,000 ratepayers in Northern Ireland received tax bills with a misprinted website address that led to a site attempting malware downloads; the Department of Finance reported the issue to Action Fraud, apologized, and urged using www.nidirect.gov.uk/rates for rate information.

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Whistleblower Accuses Musk's Team of NLRB Cybersecurity Breach

A whistleblower alleges Elon Musk's team caused a significant cybersecurity breach at the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), potentially compromising sensitive case files; the incident involved disabling logging software and removal of approximately 10 gigabytes of data, according to a sworn ...

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Apple's Double Threat: Tariffs and Encryption Pressure

Apple faces rising iPhone prices from tariffs and a global push to weaken encryption for law enforcement access, threatening its privacy-focused brand and creating a potential security crisis.

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Last-Minute Bids Flood TikTok Sale as US Ban Looms

Facing a weekend deadline to avoid a US ban, TikTok is attracting last-minute bids from Amazon and a consortium led by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, amidst US security concerns over the app's Chinese ownership.

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Germany Launches Nationwide Electronic Patient File Rollout

Germany's nationwide rollout of electronic patient files (ePA) begins in April 2024, initially testing in three regions before a broader, voluntary rollout for doctors. 70 million of 74 million legally insured Germans have received an ePA, but concerns remain about technical issues and data security...

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Capital One Launches Software Arm, Capitalizing on Internal Data Management Innovations

Capital One launched Capital One Software, a commercial arm selling its data management solutions, initially Slingshot for Snowflake optimization and Databolt for secure data tokenization, addressing market needs identified during its internal cloud migration and leveraging its experience from a 201...

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Inaccurate Blood Tests from Synnovis Cause NHS Chaos

A London-based blood testing company, Synnovis, which provides services to nearly 200 GP surgeries and six hospitals, has been issuing inaccurate blood test results since 2021, causing patient distress, unnecessary hospital referrals, and wasted appointments; this follows a major cyberattack in 2022...

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UK Grants Chinese Researchers Access to 500,000 GP Records Amidst Security Concerns

The UK government approved access for Chinese researchers to 500,000 anonymized UK GP records held by UK Biobank, despite MI5 warnings about potential misuse by Chinese intelligence agencies and a Guardian analysis showing 20% of access applications come from China.

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Senate Bill Targets Chinese-Owned GNC Stores on US Military Bases

Senators Ted Budd, Tom Cotton, and Rick Scott introduced the Military Installation Retail Security Act to ban Chinese-owned GNC stores from US military bases due to national security and data exploitation concerns, following a similar House bill.

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Secret DHS-IRS Agreement to Share Tax Data of Undocumented Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a secret agreement with the IRS to share tax information of undocumented immigrants with ICE, reversing the IRS's prior stance against such sharing, despite concerns about privacy violations and potential for abuse.

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TikTok Negotiation Update: No Agreement Reached

ByteDance is negotiating with the US government to avoid a TikTok ban, but no agreement has been reached; the US granted TikTok a 75-day extension to resolve the issue, which is the second extension granted after a previous 75 day extension and before a 270 day deadline for a sale to a non-Chinese c...

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