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Europe nears tipping point on Russian hacking
The European Union is getting ready to slap sanctions on a group of Russian hackers, according to three diplomats involved — a move that would mark a turning point in the bloc’s efforts to address...
View ArticleIn a first, EU slaps sanctions on hackers in Russia, North Korea, China
The EU on Thursday announced sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on hacker groups believed to be behind three large-scale cybersecurity incidents that hit European countries in the last...
View ArticleHacker seeks to extort Finnish mental health patients after data breach
A hacker is trying to blackmail tens of thousands of Finnish patients after gaining access to their medical records from therapy sessions, in what experts and the country’s top politicians called a...
View Article‘Mafia-like groups’ behind hospital cyberattacks, French digital minister says
NICE, FRANCE — “Mafia-like groups” are likely behind a series of recent ransomware attacks targeting French hospitals, the country’s Digital Affairs Minister Cédric O said today. Asked on France 2...
View ArticleUS, allies to promise ‘disruptive action’ against ransomware gangs
The U.S. and international allies plan to take “disruptive action” against ransomware criminals by cracking down on their infrastructure and stop money laundering via cryptocurrencies. The countries...
View ArticlePolice bust ransomware gang that plagued French, Norwegian firms
Police authorities cracked down on a longstanding ransomware criminal group that caused major disruptions in critical infrastructure firms in Europe and the U.S. over the past few years, including at...
View ArticleBiden tried to push Putin aside. The Russian isn’t having it.
When National Security Council officials approached President Joe Biden with a package of sanctions to impose on Russia earlier this year, he sent it back to them three times. It’s not tough enough,...
View ArticleVolvo Cars says it suffered cyberattack
Car company Volvo suffered a cyberattack on some of its research and development property, the manufacturer said in a press release. “Volvo Cars has become aware that one of its file repositories has...
View ArticleInfamous ransomware group claims it hacked France’s Justice Ministry
An infamous cybercriminal group said Thursday it had hacked the French Justice Minister and encrypted its files, asking for a ransom payment in return for the data. The Lockbit 2.0 ransomware gang...
View ArticleWe must tackle Europe’s winter cyber threats head-on
Jamie Collier is an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and a senior threat intelligence advisor at Mandiant. Jamie MacColl is a research fellow in cyber threats and cyber security...
View ArticleRussia could increasingly target Ukraine’s Europe allies with cyberattacks,...
The Russian government is coordinating cyberattacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure with missile and other physical strikes as Russian troops retreat from formerly occupied areas of Ukraine,...
View ArticleNATO prepares for cyber war
TALLINN, Estonia — Some 150 NATO cybersecurity experts assembled in an unimposing beige building in the heart of Estonia’s snow-covered capital this week to prepare for a cyberwar. It’s a scenario...
View ArticleRansomware hacking campaign targets Europe and North America, Italy warns
Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warned on Sunday of a large-scale campaign to spread ransomware on thousands of computer servers across Europe and North America. France, Finland and Italy...
View Article‘We knew we were on the precipice’: How Washington navigated run-up to...
This oral history was compiled and woven together by GARRETT M. GRAFF, based on dozens of hours of interviews by ERIN BANCO, LARA SELIGMAN, NAHAL TOOSIand ALEXANDER WARDwith more than 30 key figures...
View ArticleUK security minister warns of AI coding weapons
LONDON — The U.K.’s security minister warned this morning that the country had to beat its rivals in the AI race, warning hostile states and criminals would use the technology to look for chinks in...
View ArticleEuropean election at risk from AI, says EU’s cyber agency
The European Union’s 2024 election is at risk from artificial intelligence chatbots and deepfake images and videos, the bloc’s cybersecurity agency ENISA said Thursday. There had been a surge in AI...
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Europe’s grid is under a cyberattack deluge, industry warns
BRUSSELS — Thousands of cyberattacks have inundated Europe’s energy grid since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a top industry leader is calling for help as officials and researchers fret that not...
View ArticleUK vulnerable to ‘catastrophic’ ransomware attack, MPs warn
LONDON — MPs have warned that swathes of the United Kingdom’s critical national infrastructure are vulnerable to ransomware which the government is ill prepared to fend off. In a report published...
View Article30 things Joe Biden did as president you might have missed
Joe Biden has been president now for three years, and you might think you’ve heard everything there is to know about his presidency. You probably haven’t. Most of the work of government doesn’t go...
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