Pierluigi Paganini
April 13, 2023
Poland intelligence linked the Russian APT29 group to a series of attacks targeting NATO and European Union countries. Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service and its Computer Emergency Response Team linked a recent string of attacks targeting NATO and European Union countries to the Russia-linked APT29 group (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, and The Dukes). APT29 along with APT28 cyber espionage group […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2022
TikTok updated its privacy policy for European Economic Area (“EEA”) and confirmed that its Chinese staff can access their users’ data. The short-form video-sharing service TikTok updated its privacy policy for European Economic Area (“EEA”), the UK, and Switzerland and confirmed that its users’ data can be accessed by its personnel, including Chinese employees. European user data […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2022
The Council of the European Union (EU) warns of malicious cyber activities conducted by threat actors in the context of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Council of the European Union (EU) warns of the risks associated with the malicious cyber activities conducted by threat actors in the context of the ongoing conflict […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2021
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity welcomes the European Commission proposal to launch the new Joint Cyber Unit. The European Commission proposed on Wednesday the creation of a new Joint Cyber Unit that aims at providing a coordinated response to large-scale cyber attacks and crises. The idea of establishing a Joint Cyber Unit (JCU) was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 18, 2021
European Council extended for one year the sanctions against foreign threat actors that threaten the European Union and its member states. The European Council announced that it will extend for one year the framework for sanctions against threat actors that launched cyberattacks against the infrastructure of the European Union and its member states. The Council Decision […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 17, 2021
SolarWinds supply chain attack also impacted six European Union institutions, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration confirmed. European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn confirmed the hack of some EU agencies as result of the SolarWinds supply chain attack in a response to a question filed by an EU Parliament member in February 2021. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 07, 2021
Not only the European Commission, but many other organizations of the European Union have been targeted by a cyberattack in March. A European Commission spokesperson confirmed that the European Commission, along with other European Union organizations, was hit by a cyberattack in March. The authorities did not disclose any details about the type of threats […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 16, 2020
The European Union is going to unveil two laws, the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, that will impose new rules for tech giants. The European Union is set to unveil two laws, the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, that aim at defining new rules for the digital market, especially for the operations of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 31, 2019
European authorities have addressed two security vulnerabilities affecting the eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services) system. European authorities have released security updates (v2.3.1) for its eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services) system that addressed two security vulnerabilities. ‘The electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services‘ is an EU regulation on / a set of standards for electronic identification and trust […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 22, 2019
The French data protection watchdog CNIL announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US search giant Google under GDPR.The French data protection watchdog CNIL announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US search giant Google under GDPR. “On 21 January 2019, the CNIL’s restricted committee imposed a financial penalty […]
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