Security News

European banks at mercy of US regulators
2017-09-12 12:55

European banks are under disproportional enforcement pressure from US regulators. Since 2012, of the $38.4bn levied in economic crime fines worldwide, 97 percent of all fines have come from US...

Dragonfly hackers gained operational access to European, US power companies (Help Net Security)
2017-09-07 12:00

The Dragonfly hacking group is back – or should we say it probably never went away – and is still interested in penetrating the networks of European and US companies in the energy sector. Even...

Dragonfly 2.0: Hacking Group Infiltrated European and US Power Facilities (The Hackers News)
2017-09-07 06:50

The notorious hacking group that has been in operation since at least 2011 has re-emerged and is still interested in targeting the United States and European companies in the energy sector. Yes, I...

European court says workplace surveillance must not violate workers’ privacy (Help Net Security)
2017-09-06 16:04

European companies must strike a fair balance between workplace surveillance and their employees’ right to privacy, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. Delivery of the decision...

European Companies Must Tell Employees If Their Work Emails Are Being Monitored (The Hackers News)
2017-09-05 09:39

Finally, European companies must inform employees in advance if their work email accounts are being monitored. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday gave a landmark judgement...

Can Bosses Snoop on Employees? European Court to Rule (Security Week)
2017-09-04 16:46

Europe's top human rights court is set to rule Tuesday whether bosses have the right to spy on employees who use company messaging systems, in a landmark decision for privacy in the work place. read more

US, European Law Enforcement Shutter Massive AlphaBay Market (Threatpost)
2017-07-20 16:32

U.S. authorities along with law enforcement Europe and Asia announced today the takedown of the dark web’s largest illicit market, AlphaBay.

U.S., European Police Say 'Dark Web' Markets Shut Down (Security Week)
2017-07-20 15:50

Washington - US and European police on Thursday announced the shutdown of two huge "dark web" marketplaces that allowed the anonymous online trade of drugs, hacking software and guns. read more

European Parliament Proposes Ban On Encryption Backdoors (The Hackers News)
2017-06-19 04:52

Prime Minister Theresa May wants tech companies, like Facebook, Apple, and Google, to create controversial 'backdoors' for police, but even somewhere she knows that it's not that easy as it...

ISPs Should Block ‘The Pirate Bay’ Torrent Site: Top European Court Rules (The Hackers News)
2017-06-14 07:39

The Pirate Bay — a widely popular file-sharing website predominantly used to share copyrighted material free of charge — is once again in trouble, this time in Europe. The European Union Court of...