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Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo will no longer appear on Google's European search preference menu for Android in most countries, despite being the most popular choice after Google. In 2019 Google agreed to provide Android users a prompt for selecting the default search provider, in response to a July 2018 decision by the European Commission that Google has been abusing its dominant position by tying the Google search app with the Play Store.
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo will no longer appear on Google's European search preference menu for Android in most countries, despite being the most popular choice after Google. In 2019 Google agreed to provide Android users a prompt for selecting the default search provider, in response to a July 2018 decision by the European Commission that Google has been abusing its dominant position by tying the Google search app with the Play Store.
Six European Union countries and the bloc's executive Commission have begun testing a virtual "Gateway" to ensure national coronavirus tracing apps can work across borders. The trial starting Monday will allow national computer systems that run tracing apps in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Latvia to communicate with each other via a central hub.
Infosys announced a definitive agreement to acquire GuideVision, one of the largest ServiceNow Elite Partners in Europe. GuideVision is an award winning enterprise service management consultancy specialised in offering strategic advisory, consulting, implementations, training and support on the ServiceNow platform.
A Chinese threat actor was observed targeting both European diplomatic entities and the Tibetan community with the same strain of malware. In a report published Wednesday, Proofpoint's security researchers revealed a link between COVID-19-themed attacks impersonating the World Health Organization to deliver the "Sepulcher" malware to economic, diplomatic, and legislative entities within Europe and attacks on the Tibetan community that delivered LuckyCat-linked malware and ExileRAT. Furthermore, a July campaign targeting Tibetan dissidents was attempting to deliver the same Sepulcher malware from the same infrastructure, with some of the employed email addresses previously used in attacks delivering ExileRAT, suggesting that both campaigns are the work of TA413.
Travelers Europe has enhanced its cyber insurance product, Travelers CyberRisk, to provide more coverages and risk management solutions to strengthen customers' overall cybersecurity programs. "Our cyber product has always been more than just an insurance policy, with features such as access to experts who can help our customers navigate the stressful experience of a cyber event," said Davis Kessler, Head of Cyber for Travelers Europe.
For the past two years, a threat group tracked as Evilnum has been observed targeting financial technology companies, mainly ones located in the European Union and the U.K., ESET reports. Golden Chickens components used in Evilnum attacks are from the TerraLoader family.
The Valak information stealer is being distributed in ongoing campaigns aimed at enterprises in North America, South America, Europe and likely other regions as well, Cisco Talos reports. What makes Valak stand out in the crowd is the use of stolen email threads for distribution, which increases the likelihood of the victim opening the delivered attachments.
HackerOne announced the expansion of its penetration testing solution in Europe. This latest product from HackerOne compliments its existing offerings dedicated to helping organizations find and fix vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
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