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NATO and EU condemn Russia's cyberattacks against Germany, Czechia

NATO and the European Union, with international partners, formally condemned a long-term cyber espionage campaign against European countries conducted by the Russian threat group APT28.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 03, 2024
- 11:47 AM
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Opera sees big jump in EU users on iOS, Android after DMA update

Opera has reported a substantial 164% increase in new European Union users on iOS devices after Apple introduced a new feature to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA).
- Mayank Parmar
- March 23, 2024
- 12:59 PM
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TikTok slapped with $368 million fine over child privacy violations

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €345 million ($368 million) for violating the privacy of children between the ages of 13 and 17 while processing their data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 15, 2023
- 09:05 AM
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Windows 11 browser change: Europe applauds, outrage everywhere else

Microsoft will soon allow users in the European Union, as well as from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, to once again open all links in Windows using their default web browser rather than forcing the use of Microsoft Edge.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 30, 2023
- 05:08 PM
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Meta to fight €390 million fine for breaching EU data privacy laws

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta a total of €390 million after finding that it forced Facebook and Instagram users to consent to personal data processing for targeted advertising.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 04, 2023
- 10:57 AM
- 2
Massive Twitter data leak investigated by EU privacy watchdog

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry following last month's news reports of a massive Twitter data leak.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 23, 2022
- 10:06 AM
- 0
EU warns of Russian cyberattack spillover, escalation risks

The Council of the European Union (EU) said today that Russian hackers and hacker groups increasingly attacking "essential" organizations worldwide could lead to spillover risks and potential escalation.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2022
- 03:57 PM
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US, EU blame Russia for cyberattack on satellite modems in Ukraine

The European Union formally accused Russia of coordinating the cyberattack that hit satellite Internet modems in Ukraine on February 24, roughly one hour before Russia invaded Ukraine.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 10, 2022
- 09:47 AM
- 0
EU to create pan-European cyber incident coordination framework

The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) proposed a new systemic cyber incident coordination framework that would allow EU relevant authorities to better coordinate when having to respond to major cross-border cyber incidents impacting the Union's financial sector.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 28, 2022
- 10:00 AM
- 0
EU investigating leak of private key used to forge Covid passes

The private key used to sign EU Digital Covid certificates has been reportedly leaked and is being circulated on messaging apps and forums. The key has also been misused to generate forged certificates, such as those for Adolf Hitler, Mickey Mouse, Sponge Bob—all of which are being recognized as valid by the official government apps.
- Ax Sharma
- October 28, 2021
- 05:53 AM
- 2
EU officially blames Russia for 'Ghostwriter' hacking activities

The European Union has officially linked Russia to a hacking operation known as Ghostwriter that targets high-profile EU officials, journalists, and the general public.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 24, 2021
- 12:11 PM
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WhatsApp to appeal $266 million fine for violating EU privacy laws

Ireland's Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) has hit Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp with a €225 million ($266 million) administrative fine for violating the EU's GDPR privacy regulation after failing to inform users and non-users on what it does with their data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 02, 2021
- 09:29 AM
- 1
US and allies officially accuse China of Microsoft Exchange attacks

US and allies, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, and NATO, are officially blaming China for this year's widespread Microsoft Exchange hacking campaign.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2021
- 07:49 AM
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Google fined €220 million for abusing dominant role in online ads

The French competition authority has fined Google €220 million for abusing its dominant position in online advertising and favoring its services to the disadvantage of its publishers and competitors.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 07, 2021
- 08:21 AM
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European Commission, other EU orgs recently hit by cyber-attack

The European Commission and several other European Union organizations were hit by a cyberattack in March according to a European Commission spokesperson.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 06, 2021
- 01:08 PM
- 0
Facebook data leak now under EU data regulator investigation

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) is investigating a massive data leak concerning a database containing personal information belonging to more than 530 million Facebook users.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 06, 2021
- 10:22 AM
- 0
European Banking Authority discloses Exchange server hack

The European Banking Authority (EBA) took down all email systems after their Microsoft Exchange Servers were hacked as part of the ongoing attacks targeting organizations worldwide.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 08, 2021
- 11:05 AM
- 0
Hackers leaked altered Pfizer data to sabotage trust in vaccines

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) today revealed that some of the stolen Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine candidate data was doctored by threat actors before being leaked online with the end goal of undermining the public's trust in COVID-19 vaccines.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 15, 2021
- 01:43 PM
- 0
Hackers leak stolen Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data online

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) today revealed that some of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data stolen from its servers in December was leaked online.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 12, 2021
- 11:46 AM
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Europol launches new decryption platform for law enforcement

Europol and the European Commission have launched a new decryption platform that will help boost Europol's ability to gain access to information stored in encrypted media collected during criminal investigations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 18, 2020
- 01:01 PM
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