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A previously undocumented remote access trojan written in the Go programming language has been spotted disproportionately targeting entities in Italy, Spain, and the U.K. Called Nerbian RAT by enterprise security firm Proofpoint, the novel malware leverages COVID-19-themed lures to propagate as part of a low volume email-borne phishing campaign that started on April 26, 2022. "The newly identified Nerbian RAT leverages multiple anti-analysis components spread across several stages, including multiple open-source libraries," Proofpoint researchers said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
Italy's antitrust regulator has fined both Apple and Google €10 million each for what it calls are "Aggressive" data practices and for not providing consumers with clear information on commercial uses of their personal data during the account creation phase. The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato said "Google and Apple did not provide clear and immediate information on the acquisition and use of user data for commercial purposes," adding the tech companies chose to emphasize the data collection as only necessary to improve their own services and personalize user experience without offering any indication that the data could be transferred and used for other reasons.
The Lazio region in Italy has suffered a reported ransomware attack that has disabled the region's IT systems, including the COVID-19 vaccination registration portal. Early Sunday morning, the Lazio region suffered a ransomware attack that encrypted every file in its data center and disrupted its IT network.
The Lazio region in Italy has suffered a RansomEXX ransomware attack that has disabled the region's IT systems, including the COVID-19 vaccination registration portal. [...]
Italy has created a national cybersecurity agency following warnings by Prime Minister Mario Draghi that Europe needed to protect itself from Russian "Interference." The new agency was approved in a cabinet meeting late on Thursday.
Researchers have disclosed a new family of Android malware that abuses accessibility services in the device to hijack user credentials and record audio and video. The malware repeatedly reopens the Settings screen every eight seconds until the user turns on permissions for accessibility and device usage statistics, thus pressurizing the user into granting the extra privileges.
Two people have been arrested for stealing defense data from the Italian aerospace and electronics group Leonardo, the interior ministry said on Saturday. "At the end of a complex investigation by the Naples prosecutor into a serious computer attack against Leonardo. a former worker and a company director were arrested," a ministry statement said.
NIKE Group's data-driven approach and compliance platform help clients monitor new regulatory requirements and assist with compliance. The acquisition enhances Accenture's RegTech and compliance capabilities for clients in Italy and across Europe.
Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company, announced the opening of the AWS Europe Region. "AWS customers in Italy are among the most creative and innovative organizations that we support anywhere in the world, and we are always inspired by the work they do with our technology," said Peter DeSantis, Senior Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services.
"A Dissenting View on Covid-19 Response Considering that the great majority of Covid-19 infections don't require special medical treatment, and that we have a good picture of the small percentage of the population that is most vulnerable, the optimal strategy is to a. provide strong protections for the people known to be most likely to get acutely ill". "Bell curves are the dominant trait of outbreaks. A virus doesn't grow linearly or exponentially forever. It accelerates, plateaus, and then declines. Whether via environmental factors or our own efforts, viruses accelerate and quickly decline. This fact of nature is represented in Farr's law. CDC's recommendation of"bend the curve" or "flatten the curve" reflects this natural reality A low probability of catching COVID-19 The World Health Organization according to their report if you come in contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 you have a 1-5% chance of catching it as well.