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France’s ‘Secure’ Telegram Replacement Hacked in an Hour
2019-04-22 15:28

The messaging app that will replace the government's use of WhatsApp and Telegram was released last week, with security vulnerability included.

France to Tighten 5G Security: Minister
2019-02-07 13:04

France will soon make proposals to reinforce the security of mobile telephone networks, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Wednesday after the US stepped up pressure on Europe to block China's...

Les Hackers, en garde! 'Cyber war has begun', France will hack first, its defence sec declares
2019-01-22 20:12

No plans to surrender... and we're starting a military bug bounty scheme, added Parly FIC2019 France’s defence secretary Florence Parly today declared “Cyber war has begun.”…

France Hits Google with $57 Million GDPR Fine
2019-01-22 09:33

Record Privacy Fine Sends Strong Signal to Data-Processing Technology CompaniesFrance has hit Google with a 50 million euro ($57 million) fine for violating the EU's General Data Protection...

Google fined $57 million by France for lack of transparency and consent
2019-01-21 18:48

The French data protection watchdog CNIL has issued its first fine of €50 million (around $57 million) under the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law that came into...

France Hits Google With 50 Million Euro Data Consent Fine
2019-01-21 18:24

France's data watchdog on Monday announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US search giant Google, using the EU's strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the first time. read more

France Fines Uber 400,000 Euros Over Huge Data Breach
2018-12-21 14:51

France's data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million...

France next up behind UK and Netherlands to pummel Uber with €400k fine over 2016 breach
2018-12-20 13:23

Dara and pals told to hand over yet another cash wodge for hack it spent $100k covering up Uber has been slapped with a €400,000 fine by the French data protection agency for the hack that exposed...

Greece: France Wins New Round on Russian Cybercrime Suspect
2018-12-19 15:59

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's supreme court has accepted a French extradition request for a Russian bitcoin fraud suspect, whom the same court has, confusingly, already agreed to extradite to the...

Brazil bested by hackers, Virgin plugs hub bugs, and France surrenders… records
2018-12-15 11:04

Plus, Talos critical of flawed message apps It was pretty hectic security week, between the Sharpshooter malware attack, a massive Patch Tuesday, and yet another Facebook privacy fail.…