Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani recently denounced a data privacy breach involving the private investigation firm Equalize, which prosecutors in Milan allege illegally accessed government databases to create unauthorized dossiers on hundreds…
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Confirming ‘I’m Not a Robot’ May Trigger an Attack
The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has issued an alert concerning a new cyberattack campaign by the APT28 group, also known as Fancy Bear, believed to be linked to Russian military…
Change Healthcare Breach Exposes Data of 100 Million
In one of the largest healthcare data breaches on record, Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth-owned tech firm, reported that information on 100 million individuals may have been exposed. This incident, which occurred after…
Postel Spa Faces €900k Penalty for Neglecting Data Security
In a recent incident highlighting Italy’s ongoing challenges with cybersecurity, Postel Spa, a subsidiary of Poste Italiane, was fined €900,000 by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati…
Dark Web Anti-Bot Services Evade Google’s Red Page Warnings
New anti-bot services are emerging on the dark web, enabling cybercriminals to bypass Google’s “Red Page” warnings, which are designed to protect users from malicious websites. These services represent a serious advancement…
UK Government Removes Chinese Surveillance Cameras by 2025
The UK Government is making notable strides in its efforts to remove over 50% of Hikvision surveillance cameras from sensitive government sites, with the goal of full removal by April 2025. This…
Internet Archive Faces Second Security Breach in October
The Internet Archive, a non-profit dedicated to preserving the history of the web, has faced a second significant security breach in October 2024, adding to a string of cyberattacks that have raised…
Pro-Russian Cyberattack Targets Japan’s Election Campaign
A pro-Russian cyber group recently targeted the website of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party during the country’s House of Representatives general election campaign. The attack, identified as a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, is…
EU’s NIS2 Directive Enforces Stricter Cybersecurity Compliance
The European Union’s new cybersecurity directive, NIS2, is now fully in force, imposing stringent requirements on companies to ensure compliance or face substantial fines. The directive aims to harmonize cybersecurity regulations across…
Quantum Computer Breaches Military Encryption Standards
Chinese researchers have achieved a major breakthrough by launching the first quantum-based attack on widely used cryptographic algorithms, posing a serious threat to current encryption standards in the banking and military sectors….