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• Boris Johnson denounced for politicising London Bridge attack

  02-12-2019 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Justice activists and political leaders speak out in wake of article by victim’s father‘Jack would be livid his death has been used to further an agenda of hate’ | Dave MerrittPolitical leaders and criminal justice campaigners have condemned the prime minister, Boris Johnson, for his response to the London Bridge attack in the wake of an article written for the Guardian by the father of one of the victims.Jack Merritt, coordinator for Cambridge University’s Learning Toget
  
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• Boris Johnson accused of politicising London Bridge knife attack

  02-12-2019 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Justice activists and political leaders speak out in wake of article by victim’s father‘Jack would be livid his death has been used to further an agenda of hate’ | Dave MerrittPolitical leaders and criminal justice campaigners have condemned the prime minister, Boris Johnson, for his response to the London Bridge attack in the wake of an article written for the Guardian by the father of one of the victims.Jack Merritt, 25, coordinator for Cambridge University’s Learning T
  
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• Bravery, teamwork, tragedy: the effort to stop the London Bridge attack

  02-12-2019 20:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Witnesses describe how Usman Khan went from delegate to killer, and the heroic resistance he met Prison and probation officers, convicted criminals, criminologists and penal reformers had gathered in the chandeliered court drawing room of the Fishmongers’ Hall in the City of London to talk about the power of rehabilitation when they heard shouts from lower in the building.The man who caused them was Usman Khan, a 28-year old delegate from Staffordshire who was released from prison last yea
  
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• US Hospitals Fined $2.175M for "Refusal to Properly Report" Data Breach

  02-12-2019 19:21
  US Hospitals Fined $2.175M for "Refusal to Properly Report" Data BreachAn American health services provider has agreed to pay a fine of $2.175m after refusing to properly notify Health and Human Services of a data breach.In April of 2017, a complaint regarding Sentara Hospitals was received by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The complainant said that they had received a bill from Sentara Hospitals containing another patient’s protected health information (
  
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• Cybercrime Triples in Scotland

  02-12-2019 18:11
  Cybercrime Triples in ScotlandThe number of cybercrimes recorded by the Scottish police has more than tripled in a year, according to Scottish newspaper The Herald.In an article published yesterday, the paper said that new statistics released by the force show that from April to September this year, 4,495 cybercrimes were recorded, including stalking, sexual crimes, and fraud. The figures represent an increase of 315% when compared to the same time period in 2018. The total f
  
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• When Tory lies go unchallenged, democracy itself is in danger | Owen Jones

  02-12-2019 17:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour must focus on the Tories’ wretched record without getting bogged down in outrage at their egregious liesThe Conservative election campaign has been built on a platform of lies – but it crashed to a new low with the grotesque manipulation of the London Bridge terrorist attack. For Boris Johnson, the murder of two remarkable young people who were committed to helping others is merely a campaign prop.Where others reacted with horror and grief, Johnson and his team saw an opportun
  
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• A narwhal tusk was used against the London Bridge attacker – but what is it? | Philip Hoare

  02-12-2019 17:50 via theguardian.com
  
  The story of a Polish man wielding a whale’s tusk to fend off a terrorist is one of heroism, with historical resonanceAmong the heroic responses to the terrorist attack on London Bridge on Friday, one stands out for its strangeness. Łukasz, a Polish chef working at Fishmongers’ Hall where the incident began, grabbed a narwhal tusk that was displayed by the side of the hall’s doorway and, wielding it like a lance, deployed it against the assailant outside. He acted accordin
  
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• Recommendations Published for EU Cloud Service Providers Certification Scheme

  02-12-2019 17:02
  Recommendations Published for EU Cloud Service Providers Certification SchemeThe European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) today published a report containing recommendations to establish an EU-wide cybersecurity certification scheme for cloud service providers.The report was created by the Cloud Service Provider Certification Working Group (CSPCERT WG) at the request of the European Commission. Instead of proposing a completely new certification scheme, the working group has adv
  
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• Johnson's response to London Bridge attack ignores complex reality

  02-12-2019 16:46 via theguardian.com
  
  PM is seeking to dodge questions on impact of austerity on police, prisons and probationBoris Johnson has focused entirely on sentencing when discussing the implications of the terror attack at London Bridge – and in doing so ignores a wide range of factors that could have influenced the tragic outcome.By concentrating on sentencing, the prime minister is able to focus on his opponents, Labour, for introducing the regimes under which the attacker, Usman Khan, was jailed. He can offer a qui
  
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• SAP Blunder Exposes Gun Owners’ Personal Data

  02-12-2019 12:30
  SAP Blunder Exposes Gun Owners’ Personal DataSAP has been forced to apologize after an internal error leaked the personal data of tens of thousands of gun owners to dealerships in New Zealand.The German software giant is supporting a government gun buyback scheme introduced in the wake of the deadly mass shootings in Christchurch earlier this year.As part of this policy, owners can return their firearms to accredited dealerships as well as police stations, registering their weapons first o
  
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• Mixcloud Breach Hits Millions of Users

  02-12-2019 11:30
  Mixcloud Breach Hits Millions of UsersBritish streaming service Mixcloud has been hacked and the personal data of tens of millions of users put up for sale on the dark web, it has emerged.The service issued a brief statement on Saturday confirming the incident.“We received credible reports this evening that hackers sought and gained unauthorized access to some of our systems,” it noted.“Our understanding at this time is that the incident involves email addresses, IP addres
  
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• Global Cops Shut Down Notorious RAT

  02-12-2019 10:50
  Global Cops Shut Down Notorious RATGlobal police executed 85 warrants last week in a coordinated operation to shut down notorious remote access Trojan (RAT) Imminent Monitor.An investigation led by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), was coordinated internationally by Europol and involved law enforcement and judicial authorities in Europe, Colombia and Australia.It began with warrants issued in June to search an alleged employee and developer of the IM-RAT. The operation was followed by last we
  
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• Rendition: refusal to hold UK public inquiry to face judicial review

  02-12-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  High court judge grants permission for challenge by David Davis and othersThe government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into allegations that the security services were complicit in the torture and abduction of terror suspects after 9/11 is to be subjected to a full scale legal challenge.A high court judge, Mr Justice Hilliard, has granted permission for lawyers representing the former Brexit secretary David Davis, the Labour politician Dan Jarvis and the human rights organisation Repr
  
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