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6th Jun 2023

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Report: Brexit referendum website 'maybe' attacked

The website allowing individuals to register to vote in the Brexit referendum last year might have crashed just before the deadline due to a cyber attack, a report from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has found. "The crash had indications of being a DDOS (distributed denial of service) ‘attack’," the report said. The UK government had stated the crash was due to exceptional surges in demand.

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Final steps for EU's due diligence on supply chains law

Final negotiations on the EU due diligence law begin this week. But will this law make companies embed due diligence requirements in their internal processes or incentive them to outsource their obligations to third parties?

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