India’s Citizen ID System Is Leaking, Again!

India's immutable, biometric citizen ID system, Aadhaar, has had a history of data leaks.
India's immutable, biometric citizen ID system, Aadhaar, has had a history of data leaks.
Since the start of the month, there have been no less than sixty claims and publications of major data breaches from Indonesia. Many are from government systems.
Today, on what marks the 58th day of protests against the new Georgian government, an interesting turn of events caused Tblisi's bus system to suspend fares.
There's been a lot of back-and-forth about what's driving the recently enacted-then-retracted TikTok ban. It's important to remember that the fundamental reasoning for "why" (or as some would say, the excuse given) is one of national cybersecurity. But does that hold up?
The Netherlands is really going through it with the data leak stuff. Another dump of Dutch citizens’ personally identifiable information (PII) data just dropped a few hours ago.
Just a local copy of the most recent Steady newsletter update. December’s Note Before we get started: I wanted to draw attention to two awesome organizations that have recently worked in both Gaza and Ukraine, and continue to put themselves…
A new Ransomware threat actor has emerged, claiming over 30 victims in 10 days.
Sometimes it's old code. Sometimes they're just full of it. But sometimes, threat actors hit pay-dirt.
"Hacktivists" from at least 10 groups claim to try overwhelming numerous German and other NATO country targets.
...these developments are indicative of an understated trend in militaries around the world: a growing acceptance of mass-casualty-causing weapons in automated hands. As several states that are innovators in this space find themselves engaged around the world, it may only be a matter of time before this technological rubicon is crossed in ground-based warfare, as it has in the air.