Europe
Ransomware attack on Eurofins cuts of its ties with UK Police
Belgium based scientific testing laboratory Eurofins has unfortunately encountered a ransomware attack on its digital assets on June 2nd this year. And the security breach has made the UK police suspend its ties with Europe’s forensic firm. Technically speaking, the firm which is actually headquartered in Brussels provides clinical research for companies and government organizations […]
Large scale cyber attacks on EU law enforcement agencies says EUROPOL
EUROPOL says that the law enforcement agencies operating across Europe are preparing for large scale cyberattacks from foreign countries. And to counter these attacks the EU council has decided to adopt an EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol which gives a pivotal role to EC3- European Cyber Crime Center. “The whole framework is designed such […]
Russia APT28 Cyber Attacks European Political Parties
After launching Cyber attacks on the US Democratic National Committee Servers in 2016 to access sensitive info and then the German Council on Foreign Relations and European Offices of the Aspen Institute & the German Marshall Fund; news is now out that Russian intelligence funded hacking group APT28 aka Fancy Bear has targeted some of […]
Information Security Digital Privacy law tops EU Google’s Search List 2018
From May 25th, 2018 European Union announced the world’s toughest rules for companies offering online services to the populace of the region. And the internet juggernaut Google has claimed that its search engine was fueled with queries related to the digital privacy law in the whole of 2018. As per the most search stats released […]
Physical Cyber Attack makes 8 European Banks bleed Millions
A study conducted by Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has discovered that at least 8 European banks have fallen prey to a cyber attack launched physically by hackers to siphon tens of millions of pounds. Kaspersky Researchers say that the attack was launched through physical devices such as Netbooks, Raspberry Pi devices and Bash Bunnies planted […]
CEE Countries are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Central and Eastern Europe Countries(CEE) are said to be vulnerable to cyber attacks says a report compiled by an international law firm CMS. The report also stresses the fact that the political parties ruling in the countries are to be blamed for the failure as they still do not have regulatory actions in place. The […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook wants tough data privacy laws in the US like Europe
Apple CEO Tim Cook shared his insights at the International Conference on Data Privacy recently and advocated for tough data privacy laws in the US like in Europe. Cook appreciated the European Union(EU) for bringing in a strict regime of data privacy laws from May this year and opinioned that the Trump administration should start […]
Ransomware attacks surge Cyber Insurance claims in Europe
Ransomware attacks have surged cyber insurance claims in Europe says a report compiled by AIG, one of the largest cyber insurers on the globe. The data shows that the financial institution has received as many cyber claims last year as in the previous four years from companies operating in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. AIG […]
Deployment of 5G might not bolster IoT Security
Last year, US President Donald Trump announced that his government would like to nationalize the next generation 5G wireless networks in a bid to guard against competitive and Cybersecurity threats from nations like Russia, North Korea and from mainly China. The Federal Communications Commission of United States has also confirmed that the move will help […]
Petya ransomware hits companies across Europe
A major ransomware attack was launched on companies operating in Europe targeting banks, government offices and power grids. And as per the latest reports available to us, Ukraine’s National Bank, State Power Company and Largest Airport were also targeted by hackers. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Rozenko Pavlo said that the latest attack was a mimic of […]
