Cybersecurity
Johannesburg power supplier falls victim to ransomware attack
City Power, responsible for powering South Africa’s financial capital Johannesburg, announced on Thursday that it had been hit by a ransomware virus…
Two charged with terrorism over Bulgaria’s biggest data breach
Prosecutors have charged two workers at a cybersecurity company with terrorism as part of an investigation into Bulgaria's biggest-ever data breach, a…
Financial records of nearly every Bulgarian exposed
A 20-year-old cybersecurity worker has been arrested in Bulgaria and charged with hacking the personal and financial records of millions of taxpayers…
Second Chinese cybersecurity centre opens in Brussels
China’s ZTE is opening a cybersecurity centre in Brussels, four months after a similar move by Huawei. ZTE said in a press…
U.S., Poland sign cyberspace defence cooperation agreement
In another important milestone marking the strong partnership between the U.S. and Poland, military officials from the two countries signed a cyberspace…
Two Israelis arrested in global ‘dark’ Internet probe
Two Israelis have been arrested on suspicion of setting up a "dark" Internet site that was used to buy weapons, drugs and…
Microsoft teams up with colleges and universities to address the technical skills gap
Microsoft Corp. announced new partnerships with global higher education institutions to align and integrate Microsoft’s technical skills programs and credentials to help…
EU expected to drop threat of Huawei ban
A Reuters exclusive report states that the European Commission will next week ignore U.S. calls to ban Huawei Technologies but urge EU…
Facebook breach leaves thousands of other apps vulnerable
The breach affecting 50m accounts took advantage of ‘tokens’, a system used by third-party platforms such as Spotify. Last Friday, the social…