Cyber Security

Germany’s CDU hit by major cyberattack

Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was targeted by a large-scale cyberattack on Saturday that forced the opposition party to temporarily take parts of its IT infrastructure off line. Law enforcement…

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142 arrests in police action against criminal website that offered ‘spoofing’ services to fraudsters

Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Europe, Australia, the United States, Ukraine, and Canada have taken down a website that allowed fraudsters to impersonate trusted corporations or contacts to access…

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West warns of powerful Russian cyber-attacks

Western governments jointly warned about a potential threat of increased malicious cyber activity by Russia against critical infrastructure as a response to sanctions imposed as punishment for its invasion of…

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Italy’s state railway may have been target of cyber attack

Italian railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) said it had temporarily halted some ticket sale services on Wednesday as it feared they had been targeted by a cyber attack.…

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Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency

BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, with the COVID-19 pandemic and home working creating opportunities for cybercriminals,…

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FBI Director Wray urges companies to stop paying ransoms to hackers

FBI Director Chris Wray pleaded with public companies and other hacking victims to avoid paying ransom, saying he fears it will only embolden cyber criminals to ramp up future attacks.…

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France believes that Mafia-type gangs likely behind cyber attacks on hospitals

Mafia-type organisations, often based in eastern Europe, are likely to have been behind a recent wave of cyber attacks on French hospitals, rather than foreign powers, said the French minister…

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Red Cross urges halt to cyberattacks on healthcare sector amid COVID-19

The Red Cross called for an end to cyberattacks on healthcare and medical research facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, in a letter published Tuesday and signed by a group of…

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GoDaddy Confirms Data Breach

The world's largest domain registrar, GoDaddy, with 19 million customers, has disclosed a data breach impacting web hosting account credentials. With more than 19 million customers, 77 million domains managed,…

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Microsoft helps in new action to disrupt world’s largest online criminal network

Microsoft and partners across 35 countries took coordinated legal and technical steps to disrupt one of the world’s most prolific botnets, called Necurs, which has infected more than nine million…

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Cybercriminals are capitalizing on coronavirus fears

A leading cyber security firm says criminals and a group affiliated with China are capitalizing on growing fears over the coronavirus, leading to a spike in malicious online activity. "They've been…

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Mitsubishi Electric data likely compromised in massive cyberattack blamed on Chinese group

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Monday it has been targeted in a massive cyberattack, and that information regarding government agencies and other business partners may have been compromised, with a Chinese…

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Austria’s foreign ministry targeted in ‘serious cyber-attack’

Austria's foreign ministry over the weekend was targeted in a "serious cyber-attack”, warning another country could be responsible. The hack started on Saturday night and experts warn it could continue…

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Kaspersky owner warns of ‘catastrophic’ cyberattacks

According to Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian head of an antivirus software company that carries his name, catastrophic cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are coming in the near future unless governments can…

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International operation breaks e-commerce fraudsters ring

A joint law enforcement operation supported by 19 countries led to the arrest of 60 people suspected of fraud. The main aim of the 2019 e-Commerce Action (eComm 2019) is…

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NOUV, AtoZ Electronics Form New Company To Start Offering Cyber-Security Solutions

One in five IT decision-makers claimed cyber-attacks left no clue to their identity, while 54% said they had faced at least one attack in the past two years that resulted…

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UniCredit says 3 million clients hit by data breach

Italian banking giant UniCredit said Monday that around three million of its clients in Italy were affected by a data breach in 2015, while stressing that account details were not…

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Foreign power was behind cyber-attack on Czech Foreign ministry

A foreign state staged the latest cyber-attack targeting the Czech Foreign Ministry, the Senate’s security committee said on Tuesday, though it did not identify the nation concerned or provide any…

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Global businesses – including Google and Microsoft – back UK to block cyber threats with new tech

Major businesses including Google and Microsoft are backing the UK to become a world leader in tackling the most damaging cyber security threats, helping to ensure the UK remains one…

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Microsoft helping to stop British losing millions of pounds a year to phishing attacks

Microsoft is supporting a UK police force in its bid try to stop people losing millions of pounds every year to phishing scams. City of London Police revealed that Brits…

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Are concerns about Huawei justified?

Huawei is a Chinese business which has grown to become the world's largest telecommunications equipment vendor. Reports of its equipment being banned as nations seek to develop their 5G networks…

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EU institutions organise exercise to test EU’s response for potential elections’ cybersecurity incidents

The European Parliament, the EU Member States, the European Commission and the EU Agency for cybersecurity (ENISA) organised an exercise to test the EU's response to and crisis plans for…

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Facebook tightens rules on political ads

Facebook has hardened its rules on political advertising in Europe as pressure from EU regulators increases to do more to guard against foreign meddling ahead of the European Parliament…

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The US warns Germany on Huawei cooperation

The US has told Germany it would curb intelligence sharing if it allows Huawei to participate in its 5G mobile network. The Wall Street Journal reports that the warning came…

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Huawei opens Brussels Cyber Security Transparency Centre

Amid a period of intense scrutiny around the world, technology giant Huawei has opened a cyber security transparency centre in Brussels. The new building is located at the intersection of…

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Will CyberWar be the New ColdWar?

In less than 24 hours we had the Netherlands, the UK, the US, the EU and Canada all levying accusations and in cases charging people of Russian hacking and cyber-warfare.…

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Ireland’s data protection commission opens case into Facebook cyber attack which affected 50m users

Ireland’s data regulator has opened a case into the cyber attack that allowed hackers to access up to 50m Facebook accounts. The Irish Data Protection Commission, which is responsible for regulating…

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Monday’s morning briefing – 4th June

Good morning It might be cloudy, and despite the early hours, its 21degrees. The heat intends to persist as the temperature in Malta is expected to reach the 30degree mark.…

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Next global major threat will be in the form of a cyber attack with the proportions of 9/11 and Pearl Harbour – OECD warned

The next major global attack will be a cyber attack, and it will be of of devastating proportions. The problem is not a matter of if, but when, numerous security…

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Reuters : Cyber researchers, Ukraine warn of possible Russian attack

Reuters reports that "hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices in dozens of countries, some of the world’s biggest cyber security firms warned on Wednesday, in a campaign…

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