The U.S. and British governments on Monday announced sanctions against a company and two people linked to the Chinese government over a string of malicious cyberactivity targeting the U.K.’s election watchdog and lawmakers in both countries. Officials said those sanctioned are responsible for a hack that may have gained access to information on tens of millions of… Continue reading U.S. and U.K. announce sanctions over China-linked hacks on election watchdog and lawmakers
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UK competition watchdog gives Broadcom-VMware deal green light to go ahead
Broadcom has confirmed that its acquisition of virtualisation giant VMware is now on track to close on 30 October 2023 after the proposed merger secured regulatory approval from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA published a statement on 21 August 2023 confirming that, in line with its provisional judgement on… Continue reading UK competition watchdog gives Broadcom-VMware deal green light to go ahead
UK voter data hacked in cyber attack on election watchdog
The UK’s Electoral Commission has fallen victim to a major cyber incident that saw electoral registers containing the personal data of millions of voters accessed by an as-yet undisclosed threat actor. The election watchdog said the attacker first accessed its systems in August 2021 but was able to avoid detection for over 12 months,… Continue reading UK voter data hacked in cyber attack on election watchdog
Vote leaves Canada with no pro-choice Conservative MPs, watchdog says | Canada
A vote on a controversial bill meant to expand “fetal rights” in Canada has left the country without a single pro-choice Conservative MP, according to an abortion watchdog organization. This week, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) placed the last remaining 15 Conservatives on its list of anti-choice MPs after they voted in support… Continue reading Vote leaves Canada with no pro-choice Conservative MPs, watchdog says | Canada
Mirror’s description of Matt Hancock as ‘failed health secretary’ not inaccurate, says watchdog | Matt Hancock
The press watchdog has ruled it was not inaccurate to refer to Matt Hancock as a “failed health secretary and cheating husband who broke the lockdown rules he wrote”. The Daily Mirror piece from November 2022 was among four articles the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) has said did not breach the accuracy clause of… Continue reading Mirror’s description of Matt Hancock as ‘failed health secretary’ not inaccurate, says watchdog | Matt Hancock