Shoot the Messenger, Sunday Edition: Reporting on a leak is not unethical, Hamilton County

https://databreaches.net/2025/03/30/shoot-the-messenger-sunday-edition-reporting-on-a-leak-is-not-unethical-hamilton-county/

See the Chattanooga Times Free Press's full OpEd at: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/mar/30/opinion-reporting-on-a-leak-is-not-unethical/

Here's another notification where it sounds like the victim paid the extortion demand but doesn't come right out and say that. Instead, their notification letter says that the data had temporarily been posted online but "The data is no longer posted on the dark web and, at this time, Kronick has no reason to believe this data was retained by the unknown third party or that any additional data was taken."

They don't name the attackers, but this was an incident involving #Rhysida that Rhysida had claimed on August 22, 2024.

Given how often we are told that these ransomware groups do retain data even after pinky-swearing and providing videos of it supposedly being destroyed forever, should entities like the law firm above say they have no reason to believe that their data was retained?

The notification letter by Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard can be found at https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/KMTG_Individual%20Notice%20Letter%20Sample%203.28.2025_0.pdf

Trust is everything.

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I found these rules in a public group chat.

Kirby's Rules of Moderation:

1. Stay Neutral - Moderators should act fairly and avoid personal bias.

2. Transparency Matters - Decisions should be clear and explainable.

3. Rules Before Power - Enforce guidelines, not personal opinions.

4. Context Is Key - Consider intent before taking action.

5. Encourage Discussion - Promote healthy conversations, not silencing.

Oracle Health is becoming the poster child for how NOT to respond to a breach:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-health-breach-compromises-patient-data-at-us-hospitals/

American Oversight is suing the Trump administration for using Signal to plan military operations! The lawsuit targets officials like Hegseth, Gabbard & Rubio for violating federal records laws. They're fighting to recover deleted messages & ensure accountability. #Accountability #Transparency #AmericanOversight https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-sues-trump-administration-for-using-signal-to-plan-military-operations/ #newz

Yes, this happened.

No Scandinavian country could possibly rival with this grade of transparency. Kudos, USA!

New extended blog post by
@copim 's Archiving group, in which we identify a list of features that are deemed essential for archiving solutions to account for the specifics of #openacces content, including #OAbooks.

#MetadataMatters #archiving #transparency #openarchiving

https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/thoth-open-archiving-network/release/1

How do we scrutinise whether disappeared messages comply with record-keeping requirements if the messages in question have been… disappeared?

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/27/stephanie-foster-signal-australian-home-affairs-secretary-trump-scandal
#AusPol #AusGov #AusLaw #Accountability #Transparency #RecordKeeping