Revealed: Hundreds of passwords linked to government departments leaked on dark web
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Revealed: Hundreds of passwords linked to government departments leaked on dark web
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"Hundreds of passwords linked to government departments have been leaked on the dark web,The Independent can reveal. A report seen exclusively by this publication reveals more than 700 email addresses and corresponding passwords from across nine government domains have been leaked online in the past year sparking fears that taxpayers' sensitive data or critical systems such as power grids could be targeted by hackers."
Coverage emphasizes on-the-ground reporting across reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech and highlights fundraising to sustain journalists while keeping reporting freely accessible rather than behind paywalls. Donations are presented as necessary to continue investigative work, documentary production, and balanced reporting. Cybersecurity monitoring identified more than 700 email addresses and passwords from nine government domains leaked on the dark web over the past year, prompting fears that taxpayer data and critical systems like power grids could be targeted. There were also nine attempts to sell classified UK military and NATO-related documents, and a threat-exposure firm warned of dangerous government cybersecurity gaps that raise national security risks.
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