At least 35,000 individuals, including U.S. and UK residents, had their data compromised following the significant breach of Somalia’s electronic visa system, according to the BBC.
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Spain to vet power plants’ cybersecurity for ‘great blackout’ cause
The Spanish government has yet to determine the specific causes of the blackout that left the country without power for an entire day on April 28. Discovering the cause, as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced in an appearance before Congress on May 7, “will take some time,” as approximately 756 million pieces of data from hundreds of…
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Firing of 130 CISA staff worries cybersecurity industry
The firing of upwards of 130 cybersecurity professionals at the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a disaster for the US, but also for many of its allies that count on close collaboration, a security expert said Thursday. David Shipley, CEO of Beauceron Security, said he “struggles to think of another government agency…