• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) inadvertently exposed Social Security numbers of thousands of doctors through a data breach.
• The agency failed to adequately secure sensitive personal information in its systems, raising concerns about federal data protection practices.
• The breach has prompted investigations into CMS security protocols and potential regulatory reforms.
• U.S. House of Representatives 週四通過了一項 Homeland Security 撥款法案,為結束該機構長達兩個月的停擺鋪平了道路,此前該停擺已導致聯邦移民、邊境及 cybersecurity 運作的部分中斷。
• President Donald Trump 隨後簽署了該措施,恢復了對 Department of Homeland Security 的全面撥款,並避免了本財政年度內機場安檢、驅逐行動及邊境執法可能面臨的中斷。
• 這場停擺衝突使 Trump 盟友與溫和派 Republicans 及 Democrats 在邊境執法層次上產生對立,但最終法案在保留 Trump 時代核心邊境舉措的同時,也軟化了一些強硬的開支要求。
• Home secretary 承諾將「竭盡所能」確保 British Jews 的安全,警方稱嫌疑人為在 Somalia 出生的 UK 國民
• Shabana Mahmood 承諾將「竭盡所能」確保 British Jews 的安全,警方表示週三在 London 北部 Golders Green 刺傷兩名男子的嫌疑人是一名 45 歲、在 Somalia 出生的 British 國民
• 部長們表示,在 London 北部發生疑似恐怖攻擊後,將進一步投資 £25m 以增加 Jewish communities 的安全。繼續閱讀...
Article 42.7 had languished in obscurity for decades – until Donald Trump began casting doubt on US commitment to Nato• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereMost people have heard of Nato’s article 5. The “one for all, all for one” clause states an armed attack on one member country should be considered an attack on all, requiring member states to come to the victim’s aid – including with “the use of armed force”.Not so many, till this week, had heard of the EU’s own mutual defence clause, article 42.7 (pdf), which says that if a member state comes under armed attack, the others “shall have towards it an obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power”. That’s perhaps because there hadn’t, until recently, been much need for Europeans to consult article 42.7. More than 40 US military bases and 85,000 troops across the EU (and UK) were testament to Washington’s defence commitment to the old continent. Continue reading...
An 89-year-old man was apprehended in Patras after allegedly injuring at least four people in two separate shootings in Athens. Authorities believe pension grievances and psychological issues fueled the attacks, which targeted a social security office and a court building. The suspect, found with a weapon, is under investigation.
An 89-year-old man armed with a shotgun wounded an employee at a social security office in Athens before opening fire at a courthouse, injuring several more people. Police are actively searching for the suspect, with the motive behind the attacks currently unknown.
Motorists are forced to queue up to six hours for fuel or pay more on the black market, while farmers lack fuel to operate machinery and harvest crops.