Apple has joined the debate about the UK government’s proposed bill to weaken every UK citizen’s privacy online, by threatening to pull affected Apple services from the UK market. As Apple (and several articles I have posted) state, laws already exist for the authorities to breach the privacy of citizens …
What happens when a company leaks data?
Of course the company reports the data security mistake to the Information Commissioner’s Office and takes whatever steps are necessary to fix the problem. They then probably release a press statement explaining how their client’s data security was not impacted by their breach and credit card details etc are safe. …
The University of Manchester Hack
Some University of Manchester students and staff have been receiving emails, warning them that their personal information will soon be disclosed, because the University has not responded to the criminal’s demands. University of Manchester: Students and staff sent data leak threat – BBC News The students and staff number about …
University of Manchester Cyber Attack
The University has informed all relevant authorities, including the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and the National Crime Agency (NCA), about the data theft and security breach. The investigations are ongoing. University of Manchester says hackers ‘likely’ stole data in cyberattack (bleepingcomputer.com)
Another democracy does not like E2EE
End-to-end-ecryption (E2EE) seems to be an issue with many democratic governments – they dislike their law abiding citizens having it unless they can have the keys to the security. If governments have the keys to your E2EE it will not be long before the criminals also have those keys! Now …
