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Police National Legal Database confirms data theft after dark web leak

ExfilSquad claims 135,000 contact records weeks after hitting the Department for Education

The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) is the latest UK public sector outfit to admit that cybercriminals made off with its data, including the names and work email addresses of police officers, justice staff, government partners, and customers.

The legal lookup service relied upon by police forces and criminal justice agencies across the UK said it discovered the "data security incident" on July 26 and is investigating alongside specialist cybersecurity firms and the National Crime Agency.

According to the PNLD, the leaked information includes the names, organizations, and work email addresses of police officers, police staff, criminal justice professionals, government partners, and customers. It insists there is "no evidence" that passwords or other authentication data were compromised.

The breach also affected Ask the Police, a public-facing legal advice website operated by PNLD. There, the fallout appears limited to...

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Economist Steve Hanke says AI won't destroy most jobs because it costs more than hiring humans

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A hot potato: A top economist has said that AI will not destroy most of the world's jobs, and his rationale seems totally logical: doing so would simply be far more expensive

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Millions of downloads, zero security: how clone VPNs are gaming the Google Play Store

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Meet deGDID: Windscribe's answer to the Windows tracker that VPNs cannot mask

* Windscribe has released deGDID, a free tool that targets a hidden Windows identifier that VPNs cannot mask * The identifier surfaced in a US court case where it helped trace a suspect's PC across VPNs and three countries * Blocking the identifier can break Microsoft account features like Xbox, Outlook,

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'Every small business will eventually have a digital workforce of AI agents': Bluehost CEO on how AI agents…

Many small businesses already tap into AI for market research, image and video creation, copywriting, and idea exploration. Although this single-prompt approach is helpful, it has its limits. Enter AI agents. Unlike traditional AI, which typically operates within a silo, AI agents can make decisions and take multi-step actions to

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