cybersecurity
Apparent cyberattacks on EU political parties are just the latest round of disruption to an election campaign that has become increasingly fractious. From 6-9 June, hundreds of millions of voters are going to the polls in one of the world’s biggest democratic exercises – after a months-long period that has been marked by both peaceful protest and, occasionally, physical violence. Pro-Kremlin hackers have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Dutch websites on Thursday (6 June) – the day that voters in the Netherlands went to the polls to select their 31 MEPs for the next five years...
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A ransomware attack against a lab provider disrupted several hospitals and primary care doctors in London this week, delaying operations and blood tests. The attack had a “significant impact,” with the lab provider Synnovis stating it was a “harsh reminder that this sort of attack can happen to anyone at any time,” but the NHS does not know the full impact on data at this point. “All urgent and emergency services remain open as usual and the majority of outpatient services continue to operate as normal,” an NHS spokesperson said on Thursday. “Unfortunately, some operations and procedures which...
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EU-related misinformation by foreign actors is surging to its highest-ever levels as the clock ticks closer to the first days of voting in the European elections. The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), an independent fact-checking network, published research on Tuesday that showed disinformation about EU policies or institutions made up 15 percent of all cases they detected in May - the highest value seen since they started tracking EU misinformation in 2023. The study comes after the Guardian newspaper reported that EU leaders had put rapid alert teams on notice to deal with a “tsunam...
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Belgium and Poland are the latest in a line of European countries that are rapidly moving to limit disinformation and protect national security as more governments on the continent take the Kremlin's alleged "malign influence" seriously. In Warsaw, a special commission tasked with investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland began its work on Wednesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced. At a news conference in the Polish capital, Tusk and other officials described the commission as a non-partisan body of experts whose aim is to protect national security. In May, Tusk ordered th...
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TikTok has taken steps to stop a cyberattack targeting high-profile accounts, the social media platform said in a statement. “Our security team was recently alerted to malicious actors targeting CNN’s TikTok account," TikTok spokesperson Jason Grosse said. Grosse said TikTok was working with the media company to restore access to the account and add "enhanced security measures". “We are dedicated to maintaining the integrity of the platform and will continue to monitor for any further inauthentic activity,” Grosse added. TikTok said the cyberattack took place through the platform's direct-mess...
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The EU's top cybersecurity official has said there has been a "significant increase" in disruptive cyber attacks, many of which can be traced to Russia-backed groups, in recent months. “The number of hacktivist attacks (against) European infrastructure, threat actors whose main aim is to cause disruption, has doubled from the fourth quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of 2024,” Juhan Lepassaar, head of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, or ENISA, said in an interview with the AP. The agency has been leading exercises and consultations as well to harden the resilience of election-rel...
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EU telecom ministers today (21 May) called upon the next European Commission to leave enough time for coherent implementation of tech laws, instead of presenting more digital regulation. In their “Future of Digital Policy” conclusions, meant as input for the incoming Commission which will begin after the EU elections, ministers from the 27 countries noted the “significant number” of EU legislative acts that have been adopted in recent years, and “stress the need to prioritise in the coming years their effective and efficient implementation." The Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen presented...
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Cybercrime in Germany is on the rise and reported to be costing an estimated €148 billion in damage to the economy. Data revealed by the German authorities on Monday showed a 28% increase in cyberattacks by foreign organisations in 2023, particularly from Russia and China. "The threat level in the area of cyber security remains high," said German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser as she presented the national report on cybercrime. Some are after money ... And there are still some, especially private individuals, who just want to have fun. The number of cyberattacks from Russia had doubled over th...
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Updating your password to be longer and contain a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols can increase the time it takes a hacker to crack it even as password encryption measures improve, according to the IT firm Hive Systems. The company released its 2024 password table which displays the time needed to hack a password using the best consumer-accessible hardware. The table is updated every year. Many websites currently require a password of at least eight characters with a mix of letters, numbers, or symbols, but we might be due for an upgrade, experts say, as a longer password offers a signific...
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The breach, dating back to early 2024, was uncovered two weeks ago as the European Parliament intensified efforts to reinforce its cybersecurity in preparation for the upcoming European elections in June, a press officer from the European Parliament told Euronews. The compromised application which has now been taken offline is called 'PEOPLE', and collated sensitive information related to around 8,000 candidates for temporary positions (including parliamentary assistants and contractual agents) and provided them with details about the recruitment process. "All active or past users potentially ...
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