84 m. ago What I told MPs about the government’s catastrophic Afghan data leak

For nearly two years, media organisations - including The Independent - knew about an MoD data breach that had exposed the details of 18,700 Afghan applicants to UK resettlement schemes but were prevented from reporting what had happened due to an unprecedented superinjunction. Home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft was called to give evidence at an MP-led inquiry into the catastrophic error

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8 h. ago Watch live: The Independent’s Holly Bancroft give evidence to MPs on Afghan data breach

Watch live as The Independent Social Affairs Correspondent Holly Bancroft gives evidence to a Defence Committee meeting over the Afghan data breach and super-injunction on Tuesday (4 November).

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29 h. ago Gmail update as account holders told to 'reset password' after huge data breach

A security expert is urging people to think about taking immediate action

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43 h. ago First test cases against PSNI over data breach to get under way

It follows a major data breach in August 2023 when a spreadsheet was released as part of a Freedom of Information Act response.

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3 d. ago Woman charged after NHS patients' records accessed in data breach

Around 100 patients in NHS Lothian could have had their records accessed because of an NHS data breach.

Science

5 d. ago Confidential information leaked after MoD official left laptop open on train

Exclusive: Details of 49 data breaches at MoD include personal data accidentally sent to a civil service sports club with 140,000 members

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5 d. ago Revealed: Afghan data breach after MoD official left laptop open on train

Exclusive: Details of 49 data breaches at MoD include personal data accidentally sent to a civil service sports club with 140,000 members

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5 d. ago UK bank account holders told 'act early' as some could get £200

Several banks are issuing payments to customers

Economics

6 d. ago PM ‘in regular contact’ with N Ireland chief constable over funding shortages

The PSNI is facing a bill expected to reach £120 million for compensation following a major data breach.

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7 d. ago At least 49 relatives and colleagues of Afghans affected by the MoD's mass data breach 'have been killed'

The report found that out of 231 respondents, who were told their data had been leaked, 49 said a family member or colleague had been killed because of the blunder.

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8 d. ago Google issues statement after reports of Gmail 'data breach' affecting 183 million users

Google has urged Gmail users to make important changes after a cybersecurity expert sparked reports of a data breach

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8 d. ago At least 49 relatives and colleagues of Afghans in data leak have been killed, study suggests

Research also finds 200 of 231 people notified by MoD of breach reported threats to themselves or familiesAt least 49 family members and colleagues of Afghans affected by the MoD’s mass data breach have been killed, according to research submitted to a parliamentary committee.The first on-the-ground research into 350 affected people in Afghanistan, the UK or elsewhere has found that, of the 231 respondents who received notification from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that their data had been leaked, 49 responded that either a colleague or a family member had been killed as a result of the data breach. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Gmail users put on red alert after millions of passwords stolen in huge data breach

An eye-watering 183 million passwords were stolen in the 3.5-terabyte leak.

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8 d. ago Urgent warning to Gmail users as 183 MILLION passwords are stolen in data breach

Gmail has been involved in a huge data breach affecting more than 183 million user accounts. Here's how to tell if your email data has been compromised.

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8 d. ago Gmail warning as millions of passwords stolen in huge data breach

Gmail users have been issued an urgent warning to check their accounts and change their passwords as soon as possible following the massive breach

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1 week ago Halifax issues statement over £2,500 limit that applies to all account holders

A customer asked Halifax to clarify how the rules work

Economics

2 w. ago ‘A few unrecorded meetings and a handshake’: Damning verdict of probe into major Afghan data breach

Top secret information ‘bandied about like confetti' during catastrophic Ministry of Defence leak, MP claims

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2 w. ago Mango issues warning that shoppers personal data may be 'exposed' following IT breach

The retailer has warned shoppers some customer data may have been "exposed" following a breach

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2 w. ago Thousands of LNER train passengers are latest hacking victims as they are told their data has been stolen in major cyber security breach

The train operator, whose services run from London to Edinburgh , revealed that hackers gained access to its customer communication database last month following a 'security incident'.

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2 w. ago Thousands of LNER train passengers are latest hacking victims as they are told their data has been stolen in major cybersecurity breach

The train operator, whose services run from London to Edinburgh , revealed that hackers gained access to its customer communication database last month following a 'security incident'.

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