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“2-Year Delay in Public Disclosure of COVID-19 Vaccination Records Due to Irish Government Website Glitch”

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A bug in an Irish government website that exposed COVID-19 vaccination records took two years to publicly discloseThe Irish government fixed a vulnerability two years ago in its national COVID-19 vaccination portal that exposed the vaccination records of around a million residents. But details of the vulnerability weren’t revealed until this week after attempts to coordinate public disclosure with the government agency stalled and ended. Security researcher Aaron Costello said he discovered the vulnerability in the COVID-19 vaccination portal run by the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) in December 2021, a year after mass vaccinations against COVID-19 began in Ireland. Costello’s public disclosure marks more than two years since first reporting the vulnerability. His blog post included a multi-year timeline revealing a back and forth between various government departments that were unwilling to take claim to public disclosure.

The Potential Impact of SEC Support on Emerging Climate Startups

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The bid would help inform investors about any climate- or energy transition-related risks publicly traded companies face. And depending on how far the SEC takes the proposed climate disclosure rule, many of these startups stand to benefit. Scope 3 emissions are the broadest category, and if the SEC would require their reporting, the effects would ripple far beyond just publicly traded companies. Look for it to be one of the first climate tech companies to list publicly when the IPO window opens. Enter Bend, a corporate spend startup that focuses not just on tracking expenses, but also carbon emissions.

The Vastness of the Illicit Fishing Trade Revealed Through Satellite Image Analysis

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Satellite imagery and machine learning offer a new, far more detailed look at the maritime industry, specifically the number and activities of fishing and transport ships at sea. Satellite imagery offers a new perspective on this conundrum: you can’t hide from an eye in the sky. The dark fishing industry is huge — perhaps as big again as the publicly documented one. “Fish are an important dynamic resource that move around, so openly tracking fishing vessels is fundamental for monitoring fish stocks. The global community only hears second-hand, and one of the study’s findings was that the Asian fishing industry is systematically under-represented.

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