TikTok removes covert networks ahead of Hungary vote as disinformation concerns grow
2026-04-09T02:51:55Z•01193f500a4b2f3cd68e5b7ae81325abb6c2b575b2b8309db5144de552e7db07
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What happened
Multiple security and disinformation incidents reported: TikTok removed covert networks of fake accounts amplifying political content targeting Hungarian users ahead of a vote; Eurail suffered a December breach that exposed passport numbers for over 300,000 people (attacker claimed 1.3 TB including source code, DB backups, Zendesk tickets); sensitive LAPD files (reported ~7.7 TB) were exposed via a city attorney system breach; Minnesota’s Winona County experienced a cyberattack on critical systems prompting the governor to deploy the National Guard; and two prominent Egyptian journalists were,
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- 2026-04-09T02:51:55Z
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- Yes
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