Cyprus Mail30 Jul 2026

EU will not intervene over alleged mass data leak in north

The European Commission plans to take no action over allegations that the personal data of more than 350,000 people was leaked after a file belonging to the Turkish Cypriot ‘health ministry’ was reportedly leaked on the dark web.

A commission spokesperson told the Cyprus Mail that “due to the suspension of the acquis in the non-government-controlled areas of Cyprus, the GDPR does not apply there”. As such, rules regarding personal data and its handling to not apply in the north, and the EU...

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