Security News

Preparing for NIS - Europe's First Dedicated Cybersecurity Law
2018-01-16 16:24

In May of this year, an important new European law will come into force which will affect providers of networking and operational technology (OT) systems in vital sectors such as energy,...

Facebook, WhatsApp Both Put Under Notice by Europe
2017-12-20 15:42

The French privacy regulator, the National Commission of Computing and Freedoms (CNIL) has issued a formal notice on WhatsApp. It requires the Facebook company to stop personal data transfers to...

Tech Investor VT Partners Aims to Fuel Cybersecurity Firms in Europe
2017-11-02 16:01

Newly Formed VT Partners Seeks to Combine International Finance, American Adventure, and European Innovation read more

BadRabbit Ransomware Strikes Eastern Europe
2017-10-25 09:48

Russia and Ukraine Suffer Most Infections of New Crypto-Locking RansomwareNew ransomware called BadRabbit is directly targeting at least 200 organizations, primarily in Russia and Ukraine. The...

Bad Rabbit: New Petya-like Ransomware Rapidly Spreading Across Europe
2017-10-24 12:08

A new widespread ransomware attack is spreading like wildfire around Europe and has already affected over 200 major organisations, primarily in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and Germany, in the past few...

Europe Court Backs Employee Fired Over Private Messages (Security Week)
2017-09-06 11:49

Europe's top rights court on Tuesday restricted the ability of employers to snoop on their staff's private messages, in a landmark ruling with wide ramifications for privacy in the workplace. read more

Stealthy backdoor used to spy on diplomats across Europe (Help Net Security)
2017-08-31 19:46

A new, sophisticated backdoor Trojan has been used to spy on targets in embassies and consulates across Southeastern Europe and former Soviet Union republics. ESET researchers have analyzed and...

APT28 Using EternalBlue to Attack Hotels in Europe, Middle East (Threatpost)
2017-08-12 12:00

Researchers believe attacks against wi-fi systems in hotels across Europe and the Middle East track back to Russian-speaking hackers known as APT28.

Russian Cyberspies Target Hotels in Europe (Security Week)
2017-08-11 13:10

A notorious Russia-linked hacker group specializing in cyber espionage is believed to be behind an ongoing campaign targeting hotels in several European countries. read more

Crypto in Europe: Battle Lines Drawn (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-21 17:03

EU Seeks Mandatory End-to-End Encrypted CommunicationsThe European Parliament and European Commission are pushing for mandatory end-to-end encrypted communications, and banning backdoors, as part...