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A JetBrains article examines five areas of risk threatening government software compliance, from data protection and supply chain integrity to auditing and continuity. It calls for moving controls from delayed manual review to traceable automated checks within the development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines.
The Berlin city administration confirmed that it is facing an attempted cyber extortion following a ransomware attack attributed to the Rhysida group, while authorities say the investigation is ongoing and the full extent of the stolen data has not yet been determined. Berlin’s mayor refused to pay the ransom, while authorities found no evidence that data related to the upcoming elections had been compromised.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €825 million after investigating the suspension of driver accounts through automated procedures without sufficient warning or human oversight in some cases. The company denies that permanent suspensions occurred without human review and intends to appeal the decision.