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fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago

WRC rejects whistleblower penalisation claim by worker at Wilson's Hospital School

A whistleblower claim regarding financial irregularities at Wilson's Hospital School was rejected by the Workplace Relations Commission.
fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago

Whistleblower penalisation claim against Wilson's Hospital School rejected

The Workplace Relations Commission has ruled against Siobhan Rogers, who claimed she faced penalisation for reporting financial and governance irregularities at Wilsons Hospital.
Law
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
2 days ago

Former mayoral staffer sues Oakland, says she was fired for blowing the whistle

Leigh Hanson filed a lawsuit claiming wrongful termination after raising concerns about unethical behavior involving then-Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins and a city contractor.
#whatsapp
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days ago
Privacy professionals

WhatsApp's former security chief is 'not done fighting' after his lawsuit got dismissed

A lawsuit by WhatsApp's former chief of security was dismissed for lack of evidence, but plans to refile are underway.
fromArs Technica
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Former WhatsApp security boss sues Meta for "systemic cybersecurity failures"

WhatsApp had systemic privacy and security failures causing mass account takeovers, widespread data scraping of user profiles, and alleged retaliation against a whistleblower.
fromIndependent
3 days ago

Gardai called to remove jet captain on hunger strike in toxic fumes dispute from of Aer Lingus HQ, tribunal told

A pilot at Aer Lingus threatened to go on hunger strike unless the airline disclosed information about alleged toxic fume incidents and agreed to pay him €3 million.
Law
#meta
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Social media marketing

At last, David has landed a double punch on the tech Goliaths. Now to hit them even harder | Jonathan Freedland

Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

At last, David has landed a double punch on the tech Goliaths. Now to hit them even harder | Jonathan Freedland

Meta faces significant legal challenges after juries found it liable for harm caused by its platforms, raising concerns about its future viability.
Law
fromSheKnows
1 week ago

I Was a Meta Whistleblower. This Week's Landmark Verdicts Validate What Parents and Advocates Have Been Saying for Years.

Accountability for Big Tech has emerged, with juries holding companies like Meta responsible for harm to children.
fromCalifornia Post
3 weeks ago

Doomsday for Noma LA as diners flee $1,500-a-head luxury restaurant after celebrity chef's shock resignation

After more than two decades of building and leading this restaurant, I've decided to step away and allow our extraordinary leaders to now guide the restaurant to its next chapter. This team will carry forward together into our LA residency, which will be a powerful moment for them to show what they've been working toward and to welcome guests to something truly special.
LA food
#data-breach
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says | TechCrunch

A former DOGE software engineer allegedly stole restricted Social Security Administration databases containing personal information on over 500 million Americans and stored the data on a thumb drive.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago
US politics

Elon Musk's Doge put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says

Doge staff allegedly copied and uploaded SSA Social Security data to a vulnerable cloud server, risking hundreds of millions and violating federal privacy laws.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says | TechCrunch

A former DOGE software engineer allegedly stole restricted Social Security Administration databases containing personal information on over 500 million Americans and stored the data on a thumb drive.
fromIndependent
4 weeks ago

Ousted state agency boss ordered not to name third parties after reference to alleged blackmail attempt by senator

A senator 'intervened' to see if a promotion for an Inland Fisheries employee who was to be a 'key witness' in a garda probe into alleged fraud in the organisation could be blocked, its ousted former CEO has said.
EU data protection
#wpp
fromDigiday
1 month ago
Business

In fighting a whistleblower suit, WPP put its own account of media agecny trading on the public record

fromDigiday
1 month ago
Business

In fighting a whistleblower suit, WPP put its own account of media agecny trading on the public record

US politics
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Woodside town manager on leave after releasing report about council members, town says he demanded $400,000

Woodside town manager placed on paid administrative leave after sending a whistleblower report and demanding $400,000 to withhold allegations against councilmembers.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Why Is a Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Locked in a Safe???

A whistleblower complaint accusing DNI Tulsi Gabbard remains withheld from Congress for eight months, reportedly locked in a safe amid national-security concerns.
#tulsi-gabbard
fromQueerty
1 month ago
US politics

You can't read it, but it exists. A Tulsi Gabbard whistleblower complaint is reportedly too damning to release - Queerty

fromQueerty
1 month ago
US politics

You can't read it, but it exists. A Tulsi Gabbard whistleblower complaint is reportedly too damning to release - Queerty

US politics
fromDataBreaches.Net
2 months ago

Trump sues IRS and the Treasury for $10 Billion Because His Tax Returns Were Leaked - DataBreaches.Net

President Trump and his sons sued the IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax returns; an alternative estimate proposed was $5,150.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Harvard Club of Boston to pay $2.4 million for defrauding pandemic aid program, prosecutors say

The Harvard Club of Boston will pay $2,472,187 after receiving an ineligible Paycheck Protection Program loan and obtaining SBA forgiveness.
fromDataBreaches.Net
2 months ago

Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Agents Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach - DataBreaches.Net

Sensitive details of around 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees-including almost 2,000 agents working in frontline enforcement-have allegedly been released by a Department of Homeland Security whistleblower following last week's fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good. The Jan. 7 killing of the mother by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked nationwide protests and worldwide outrage, including among some DHS employees.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Commentary: HBO released an explosive Border Patrol documentary. Why is its star angry?

"Critical Incident: Death at the Border" recounts the death of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, a 42-year-old undocumented immigrant who died in 2010 days after immigration agents handcuffed, beat and Tasered him near the San Ysidro Port of Entry after trying to deport him to Mexico. Border Patrol at the time said they used force after Hernández Rojas, who had lived in this country since he was 15, resisted them.
US politics
#justice-department
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Nursery worker admits sexually abusing children

A north London nursery worker pleaded guilty to 26 offences including sexual assault by penetration, sexual touching, and creating severe indecent child images.
US politics
fromAxios
4 months ago

FEMA now says workers were "wrongly" reinstated

Fourteen FEMA employees who signed a petition criticizing disaster-response cuts were wrongly reinstated without authorization, then promptly returned to administrative leave.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

UK special forces chiefs covered up Afghanistan war crimes, inquiry told

The whistleblower's testimony alleged that commanders at the highest levels knew about suspected executions as early as 2011, but chose to bury the claims rather than report them to military police. The evidence suggests the inaction allowed the killings to continue for at least two more years, raising questions about accountability within one of the world's best training and lethal military units.
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told

The former director of UK special forces and other senior military officers tried to cover up concerns that SAS units were carrying out unlawful killings in Afghanistan, an inquiry has heard. A senior special forces whistleblower said the chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of two small children, after the alarm was first raised in early 2011. That failure allegedly allowed them to continue until 2013.
UK news
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

US whistleblower exposes Biden administration's Israel cover-up

The U.S. State Department labeled Shireen Abu Akleh's killing accidental despite a whistleblower finding Israeli forces intentionally shot her.
#deportation
#kaiser-permanente
fromJezebel
4 months ago

Epstein Victim Literally Wrote: 'I Dont Want to Come Early to Find Trump in Your House'

Trump had himself a little crash out on Truth Social on Wednesday following the news, as he is wont to do. "The Democrats are trying to bring up the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax again because they'll do anything at all to deflect on how badly they've done on the Shutdown, and so many other subjects," he wrote. "Only a very bad, or stupid, Republican would fall into that trap," adding that "there should be no deflections to Epstein or anything else."
US politics
fromIrish Independent
4 months ago

Statutory inquiry to be held into care of children with spina bifida and complex scoliosis at Children's Health Ireland

It recently emerged that a whistleblower from CHI made an unprotected disclosure in August regarding the late Harvey Morrison (9). The child suffered from spina bifida and scoliosis and waited in pain for nearly three years for spinal surgery. The whistleblower alleged he was mistakenly taken off the waiting list because he was deemed to be in palliative care. CHI said it only received the protected disclosure from the HSE on Monday.
Public health
#social-security-administration
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months ago
Privacy professionals

Top Social Security Official Resigns After Claiming DOGE Uploaded Confidential Information to Insecure Server

fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months ago
Privacy professionals

Top Social Security Official Resigns After Claiming DOGE Uploaded Confidential Information to Insecure Server

UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
4 months ago

Reeves to unveil US-style whistleblower rewards to tackle tax fraud

The UK will introduce a whistleblower reward scheme paying informants up to 30% of recovered taxes to tackle large-scale tax fraud.
#ghislaine-maxwell
Film
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

No More Shame: Drug-facilitated sexual assault in France

Caroline Darian exposes drug-facilitated sexual assault in France, confronts her father at trial, and demands justice and societal change.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
5 months ago

Things At The DOJ Are Just As Lawless As You Feared - Above the Law

A senior DOJ official urged deportation flights proceed regardless of court orders, declaring 'f*** you' to courts.
#employment-law
fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
5 months ago

Trump Administration Defunds Fair Housing Police, Fires Two Whistleblowers - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Our investigators wear badges; they are law enforcement agencies. That is what Congress has charged them with. And that is the oath that we took when we decided to take these positions. And the frank fact of the matter is that right now discrimination is not being prosecuted. Fair housing laws are not being enforced. And what that means is that every American is less able to secure safe and stable housing.
US politics
Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
6 months ago

Instagram's safety features for teens are 'woefully ineffective' despite Meta's promises, report finds

Instagram's safety measures largely fail to protect teens; most features are ineffective or removed, and only eight tools worked without limitations.
Mental health
fromUS News & World Report
6 months ago

Instagram's 'Deliberate Design Choices' Make It Unsafe for Teens Despite Meta Promises, Report Finds

Instagram's teen safety measures are largely ineffective: most features are unavailable or ineffective, only eight tools work without limitations, leaving children unprotected.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
6 months ago

Democrat report: DOGE is risking Americans' data by operating outside federal law

Department of Government Efficiency personnel uploaded Americans' sensitive personal data into insecure cloud environments, creating serious cybersecurity, privacy, and corruption risks.
Information security
fromTheregister
6 months ago

SSA rejects major DOGE whistleblower claims, silent on copy

DOGE allegedly created an unauthorized, unsecured live copy of SSA's Numident database stored outside SSA control and administered by DOGE employees.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

Judge dismisses charge against ex-Antioch cop shot suspected car thief with less fired lethal launcher

A federal judge dismissed a deprivation-of-rights felony against former Antioch officer Devon Wenger, leaving only a conspiracy charge pending and reserving potential post-verdict review.
fromDataBreaches.Net
6 months ago

Alphabet's Verily covered up HIPAA violations, whistleblower says in lawsuit - DataBreaches.Net

Alphabet's health tech subsidiary, Verily, used the health data of more than 25,000 patients without authorization and actively covered up those violations, a former company executive alleges. The executive, Ryan Sloan, claims Verily fired him after he discovered breaches of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, and reported his concerns to the company's senior management. Patient data in the U.S. is protected under HIPAA, which ensures the sensitive information cannot be disclosed without a patient's consent.
Privacy professionals
#social-security
fromNextgov.com
6 months ago
US politics

Senate Finance Chair wants details from SSA following whistleblower allegations of data endangerment

fromTechCrunch
7 months ago
Information security

DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to 'vulnerable' cloud server, says whistleblower | TechCrunch

fromNextgov.com
6 months ago
US politics

Senate Finance Chair wants details from SSA following whistleblower allegations of data endangerment

fromTechCrunch
7 months ago
Information security

DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to 'vulnerable' cloud server, says whistleblower | TechCrunch

Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
6 months ago

Why Verily's promise of precision health faces precision scrutiny

Verily is accused of mishandling sensitive health data of 25,000 patients, violating HIPAA and allegedly retaliating against an executive who reported the breaches.
US politics
fromTheregister
6 months ago

SSA asked to explain response to DOGE whistleblower

Senator Mike Crapo demands answers on alleged duplication of the Numident database to an unmanaged test cloud and seeks immediate confirmation of any unauthorized access.
#cybersecurity
Law
fromemptywheel
7 months ago

Kristi Noem's Non-Stop Slander Invites Congress to Ask Melania about Her Close Ties to Jeffrey Epstein - emptywheel

DHS and DOJ pressured prosecutors to assert Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 member despite lacking evidence and contrary to legal standards.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
7 months ago

GitHub engineer: team 'coerced' to put Grok in Copilot

GitHub is adding xAI's Grok Code Fast 1 to Copilot while a whistleblower alleges inadequate security testing and an engineering team under duress.
#numident
Information security
fromemptywheel
7 months ago

Amid Hunt for Crime in DC, Whistleblower Implicates Ed "Big Balls" Coristine and John Roberts - emptywheel

Contractors allegedly replicated the entire Social Security database, creating catastrophic privacy risks while governors deploy National Guard to avenge a privileged individual's assault.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
7 months ago

Retired SF Firefighter Wins $1.2M Settlement In Whistleblower Retaliation Case

Longtime San Francisco firefighter received a $1.2 million settlement after being repeatedly passed over for promotions following whistleblowing about racial discrimination.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

In outback Australia, a telescope searches for a hidden universe. Down on Earth, misconduct claims rock the project

The Square Kilometre Array Observatory faces allegations of financial misconduct amid Australian cost overruns and a protected disclosure by a former senior employee.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking on Elon Musk - podcast

In November 2022, a whistleblower contacted investigative journalist Sonke Iwersen, revealing he had access to huge amounts of data about Tesla, including personal information and top-secret documents.
Business
#department-of-justice
Social justice
fromwww.dw.com
8 months ago

Mali basketball whistleblower still fighting for justice DW 07/23/2025

Djelika Tounkara seeks justice after facing threats and retaliation for reporting sexual abuse by her former coach.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
8 months ago

Ex-NYPD top cop Donlon threatens $10M defamation lawsuit against Mayor Adams, retired deputy commish over character assassination' | amNewYork

Thomas Donlon threatens a $10 million defamation lawsuit against Mayor Adams and Deputy Commissioner Sheppard over false claims regarding his mental fitness.
fromwww.housingwire.com
8 months ago

loanDepot accused of steering, loan officer compensation violations

According to the lawsuit, loanDepot required loan officers unable to obtain higher-cost loans to transfer borrowers to internal loan consultants, regardless of actual necessity.
US politics
US politics
fromemptywheel
8 months ago

Old Man Chuck Grassley Got Snookered by Emil Bove's Contemptuous Dodge - emptywheel

Senate Judiciary Democrats urged a hearing on Emil Bove's alleged contempt of court, with Grassley refusing.
fromwww.amny.com
8 months ago

Four former NYPD chiefs say they were forced out after exposing misconduct tied to Mayor Adams' allies: lawsuits | amNewYork

Four former top NYPD officials filed lawsuits alleging retaliation and forced removal following complaints about misconduct, cronyism, and favoritism linked to Mayor Eric Adams' inner circle.
NYC politics
fromIndependent
9 months ago

FAI vice-president resigns after whistleblower allegations revealed in the Sunday Independent

John Finnegan has announced his resignation as vice-president of the Football Association of Ireland, citing personal and family reasons. This decision comes after two years in the role.
Soccer (FIFA)
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
9 months ago

Adam Schiff Grills Trump DOJ Nominee Emil Bove in Senate

Senator Schiff questioned nominee Emil Bove about alleged suggestions to defy court orders during a DOJ meeting.
fromMiami Herald
9 months ago

Kendall companies and doctors pay $810,000 to settle Medicare fraud charges

The settlement, reaching over $810,000, resolves allegations of Medicare fraud against a Kendall radiology center and its associated physicians.
Miami food
Law
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

US whistleblower accuses Trump officials of willfully ignoring court orders

Allegations suggest high-level misconduct at DOJ regarding deportation flights ignoring court orders.
Reuveni's whistleblower complaint highlights significant issues of rights violations under Trump administration.
NYC politics
fromIntelligencer
9 months ago

Top Trump Lawyer Accused of Saying 'F- You' to Courts

Emil Bove's aggressive approach in the DOJ under Trump raises concerns about legal processes regarding deportation.
France politics
fromThe Local France
9 months ago

Civil servant files complaint against French presidential hopeful

Philippe denies all allegations of misconduct amidst ongoing investigations related to his conduct as a former prime minister.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

Top House Democrat asks Microsoft about DOGE code allegedly tied to NLRB data removal

The DOGE team is accused of hiding data related to union organizing and obstructing oversight efforts.
London politics
fromwww.newhamrecorder.co.uk
9 months ago

Council-owned housing firm 'compromising residents by not doing fire safety checks'

Routine safety checks at multiple developments in Newham were either overdue or missing, raising serious safety concerns among whistleblowers.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
9 months ago

Hundreds of east London homes 'went without basic fire safety checks', claims whistleblower

Housing firm allegedly neglected fire safety checks for years, risking residents' lives, as revealed by a whistleblower.
Privacy professionals
fromIT Pro
9 months ago

'I take pleasure in thinking I can rid society of at least some of them': A cyber vigilante is dumping information on notorious ransomware criminals - and security experts say police will be keeping close tabs

Anonymous leaker GangExposed reveals identities of key ransomware figures, aiming to disrupt their criminal operations.
Privacy professionals
fromDatabreaches
10 months ago

Mysterious leaker GangExposed outs Conti kingpins in massive ransomware data dump

A whistleblower named GangExposed has released extensive evidence against ransomware groups, aiming to combat cybercrime.
UK news
fromwww.dw.com
10 months ago

Australian whistleblower loses appeal to reduce prison term DW 05/28/2025

David McBride lost his appeal to reduce a prison sentence for leaking classified documents about war crimes in Afghanistan.
SF politics
fromLos Angeles Times
10 months ago

Orange County DA says his workplace was a miserable 'lions den,' in court testimony

Orange County DA Todd Spitzer denies retaliating against whistleblower Tracy Miller amid sexual harassment allegations within his office.
Non-profit organizations
fromNew York Post
10 months ago

Top exec at ASPCA inhumanely fired after sounding alarm about 'dangerous' fraud at animal rights group: suit

Gordon Lavalette, former ASPCA CFO, alleges wrongful termination after reporting illegal financial practices including $340M in no-bid contracts.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.npr.org
10 months ago

Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting

The NLRB inspector general is investigating possible misconduct involving sensitive worker data linked to the Department of Government Efficiency.
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