Fighting crime doesn’t justify mandatory data retention: European Court of Justice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has effectively banned the general use of telecommunications data retention for combating crime across the European Union. In...
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How European Rulings Imperil Flagship Google Product
Lax laws and sweetheart deals are becoming a thing of the past for big tech firms, particularly in Europe where a series of rulings...
China’s Hacking of European Diplomats Aligns With Russia-Ukraine Conflict
In an ongoing campaign aligned with the current war in Ukraine, Chinese cyberespionage group Mustang Panda has been targeting European diplomats with an updated...
Russian Hackers Target Ukrainians, European Allies via Phishing Attacks
A broad range of threat actors, including Fancy Bear, Ghostwriter, and Mustang Panda, have launched phishing campaigns against Ukraine, Poland, and other European entities...
Hacked Ukrainian Military Emails Used in Attacks on European Governments
Staff at European government organizations have been receiving malicious emails that appear to be coming from email accounts belonging to members of the Ukrainian...
Hackers Try to Target European Officials to Get Info on Ukrainian Refugees, Supplies
Details of a new nation-state sponsored phishing campaign have been uncovered setting its sights on European governmental entities in what’s seen as an attempt...
Russian APT Hackers Used COVID-19 Lures to Target European Diplomats
The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT29 targeted European diplomatic missions and Ministries of Foreign Affairs as part of a series of spear-phishing campaigns...
European Oil Port Terminals Hit by Cyberattack
Major oil terminals in some of Western Europe’s biggest ports have fallen victim to a cyberattack at a time when energy prices are already...
BlackCat ransomware targeting US, European retail, construction and transportation orgs
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 released a deep-dive into the BlackCat ransomware, which emerged in mid-November 2021 as an innovative ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group leveraging...
European Parliament passes non-binding resolution to ban facial recognition
Image: Getty Images The European Parliament has voted in favour to a resolution banning law enforcement from using facial recognition systems. In explaining the resolution,...