Security News

Navigating Europe’s digital identity crossroads
2024-07-08 08:54

The trouble is that while we think of the world as a digital one, digital identity is a problem yet to be solved. As a blueprint for the national digital identity schemes, eIDAS 2.0 introduces the concept of the EU digital identity wallet.

UK Trails Behind Europe in Technical Skills Proficiency, Coursera Report Finds
2024-06-12 08:00

The U.K. is by no means a reflection of Europe as a whole when it comes to technical proficiency. "We must strive for greater collaboration between higher education institutions, government and the technology industry to meet the rapidly evolving skill requirements of the digital economy. Without this collaboration and the right level of investment, we will continue to fall behind in technical skills proficiency."

Photos: Infosecurity Europe 2024
2024-06-05 12:53

Infosecurity Europe is taking place at ExCel London from 4-6 June 2024. Help Net Security is on-site. This gallery takes you inside the event. The featured vendors are: Plainsea, Qualys, Akamai,...

Plainsea cybersecurity platform to launch at Infosecurity Europe
2024-06-04 08:00

Plainsea is a cutting-edge platform set to shake up the cybersecurity scene with its European launch at Infosecurity Europe in 2024. As cyber threats continue to evolve at an alarming rate, the demand for efficient and intelligent cybersecurity solutions has never been higher.

Russian Hackers Target Europe with HeadLace Malware and Credential Harvesting
2024-05-31 10:10

The Russian GRU-backed threat actor APT28 has been attributed as behind a series of campaigns targeting networks across Europe with the HeadLace malware and credential-harvesting web pages. APT28,...

Black Basta Ransomware Strikes 500+ Entities Across North America, Europe, and Australia
2024-05-13 10:01

The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has targeted more than 500 private industry and critical infrastructure entities in North America, Europe, and Australia since its...

Apple's 'incredibly private' Safari is not so private in Europe
2024-04-30 07:24

Your profile can be used to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests. Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services, possible interests and personal aspects.

Mispadu Trojan Targets Europe, Thousands of Credentials Compromised
2024-04-03 09:32

The banking trojan known as Mispadu has expanded its focus beyond Latin America (LATAM) and Spanish-speaking individuals to target users in Italy, Poland, and Sweden. Targets of the ongoing...

Growing AceCryptor attacks in Europe
2024-03-20 11:00

ESET Research has recorded a considerable increase in AceCryptor attacks, with detections tripling between the first and second halves of 2023. In recent months, researchers registered a significant change in how AceCryptor is used, namely that the attackers spreading Rescoms started utilizing AceCryptor, which was not the case beforehand.

APT28 Hacker Group Targeting Europe, Americas, Asia in Widespread Phishing Scheme
2024-03-18 05:59

The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT28 has been linked to multiple ongoing phishing campaigns that employ lure documents imitating government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in...