North to investigate reported leak of 350,000 people’s data

The Turkish Cypriot authorities are to investigate reports 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, ‘public works minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Monday.

“There is an allegation. We are investigating it. Is there a possibility that it happened? Yes, there is. What is the extent of it? The telecommunications department is investigating it,” he told the Turkish Cypriot...