Tag: government systems
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UK Legal Aid Agency Breach Exposes Decades of Personal Records
A massive data breach at the UK's Legal Aid Agency has exposed a staggering 250,000 personal records, including information dating back to 1978, forcing a major reassessment of the government's data security. The breach, detected in April 2025, reveals that decades-old personal data was surprisingly still accessible on government systems.
CISA Breach Exposes Sensitive Government Systems
A shocking security lapse at CISA exposed highly sensitive government systems, thanks to a contractor's careless mistake of leaving credentials to privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and internal systems publicly available on GitHub. The error granted unfettered access to a vast array of agency infrastructure, putting national security at risk.