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A Ransomware attack hit Goa’s flood monitoring system according to the Hindustan Times, which reports that the state government’s water resources department that maintains the data said that all its files have been encrypted and can no longer be accessed. The data center server in Panaji stores the data of 15 flood monitoring systems on major rivers in the Goa region, as part of disaster management and flood control. Access is unavailable to data relating to batteries and to real time monsoon activity.

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Followings the EU’s agreement on the Digital Markets Act last night, the world’s farthest reaching law to address Big Tech’s monopoly, cyber security experts reacted below. The act will stop tech ‘gatekeepers’ from using their power to box in users and squash emerging rivals, creating a fairer, more competitive market. Google will no longer be able to offer targeted ads without users’ consent and Apple may have to allow alternatives to the App Store on iPhones. Violators of the law could face penalties of up to 20% of global revenue.

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It has been reported that Marriott International Inc. has suffered yet another data breach, the second time the hotel chain has had data stolen this year. Initially reported by DataBreaches.net, an unnamed hacking group claimed to have stolen roughly 20 gigabytes of data. The data, including credit card information and personally identifiable information on guests and workers, was stolen from an employee at the BWI Airport Marriott in Baltimore.

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It has been reported that an ITV News investigation into cyber security at UK public services has revealed an enormous disparity in defence budgets, hundreds of potential website vulnerabilities and the email addresses and passwords of staff at one council posted in full online.

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