France launches investigation into Pegasus spying allegations
The French government said on Thursday (22 July) that it had launched an investigation into allegations that Morocco mounted surveillance…
Category: Cybersecurity
Macron may be ‘possible target of spyware attack by NSO’
The mobile phones of French President Emmanuel Macron and 15 members of the French government may have been among potential targets…
Cryptographers uncover four vulnerabilities in Telegram
An international team of computer scientists reported on Friday that they found four cryptographic vulnerabilities in the popular encrypted message…
Chinese government recruiting criminal hackers to attack Western targets, U.S. and allies say
The Biden administration and U.S. allies on Monday blamed the Chinese government for a sprawling web of cyberattacks, including a…
WhatsApp: up to four devices will be possible to use together
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will let people message without using their phone for the first time. At…
Germany not ready to resolve ransomware threats problem
Extortion of companies through ransomware attacks has reached unprecedented levels worldwide, particularly during the pandemic, but Germany’s businesses and public…
Russia ‘Cozy Bear’ Breached GOP as Ransomware Attack Hit
Russian government hackers breached the computer systems of the Republican National Committee last week, around the time a Russia-linked criminal…
Over 200 US companies attacked by REvil, hackers demand $70 million in Bitcoin
REvil or Ransomware Evil has launched a large-scale ransomware attack, targeting hundreds of companies using outsourced IT services from Managed…
Fire Eye discovers cybersecurity breach in National Bank of Denmark – the trace leads to SolarWinds
Denmark's central bank was compromised in last year's global SolarWinds hacking operation, leaving a "backdoor" to its network open for…
EU’s broken ‘GDPR’ needs fixing, departing privacy chief warns
The EU’s “GDPR” privacy law is plagued by “massive loopholes” and endless infighting, according to one of the bloc’s top…