Security News

Facebook Wins an EU Privacy Ruling
2019-12-20 14:04

Will Dispute Over Sharing European's Data With US Continue?Facebook's sharing of data of European users with the U.S. is legal and provides enough protections, the legal adviser to the EU's top...

EU releases its 5G conclusions
2019-12-10 12:00

The Chinese company is at the heart of a security spat with the US that has also been causing some consternation in the UK.

EU to Relaunch Push to Regulate WhatsApp, Skype on Privacy
2019-12-03 15:47

The EU will relaunch its deadlocked effort to more closely regulate internet phone and message services such as WhatsApp, Skype and Messenger, a top bloc official said on Tuesday. read more

EU to Check How Facebook, Google Use Data: Spokeswoman
2019-12-03 06:14

The European Commission said Monday it had begun a "preliminary investigation" into how Facebook and Google collect personal data and what they do with it. read more

EU raises eyebrows at possible US encryption ban
2019-11-27 12:26

EU officials have warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology.

Europol: Spear phishing the most prevalent cyber threat affecting orgs across the EU
2019-11-04 12:08

Spear phishing describes the practice of targeting specific individuals within an organisation or business for the purposes of distributing malware or extracting sensitive information. As...

Researchers find hole in EU-wide identity system
2019-10-31 12:47

The EU has fixed a flaw in the powerful yet complex eIDAS digital identification system that let people authenticate as someone else.

Remember the Democratic National Committee email leak? Same hackers now targeting EU countries, say malware boffins
2019-10-17 13:55

Researchers say they've cracked a Washington embassy and more The hacker crew behind the US Democratic National Committee breach are still at it and have infiltrated an EU country's embassy in...

EU Hints at Huawei Risk in 5G Security Assessment
2019-10-09 19:46

The European Union hinted strongly it viewed Chinese tech group Huawei as a security risk to its roll-out of 5G networks in a report released Wednesday. read more

Users Need to Consent to Online Tracking Cookies: EU Court
2019-10-01 11:06

Online companies in the EU can no longer present internet users with a pre-checked box telling them cookies will be planted on their smartphone or computer if they don't deselect the option, under...