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Italy’s data privacy watchdog said Friday it was investigating the “potential risks” that Russian antivirus software Kaspersky could be used to launch cyberattacks.
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US cyber security giant NortonLifeLock’s planned purchase of Czech rival Avast for more than $8 billion risks harming competition and could face an in-depth probe, Britain’s regulator warned on Wednesday.
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German cybersecurity agency BSI on Tuesday urged consumers not to use anti-virus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky, warning the firm could be implicated in hacking assaults amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Julian Assange was on Monday denied permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court against moves to extradite him to the United States, where he could face a lifetime in prison.
Washington wants to put the WikiLeaks founder on trial in connection with th… Continue reading Julian Assange Denied US Extradition Appeal
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate said that the country suffered a cyber attack on Monday that briefly took down a number of government web sites.
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The German subsidiary of Russian energy giant Rosneft has been hit by a cyberattack, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) said on Monday, with hacker group Anonymous claiming responsibility.
Rosneft Deutschland reported the incident i… Continue reading Hackers Target German Branch of Russian Oil Giant Rosneft
The absence of any crippling Russian cyberattacks against Ukraine is puzzling experts, but they warn that low-level assaults may be coming, including against the West in retaliation for sanctions.
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The European Parliament on Thursday created a “committee of inquiry” to probe accusations over the use of Pegasus spyware by governments in the bloc, notably in Hungary and Poland.
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Italy’s data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined US-based firm Clearview AI 20 million euros (almost $22 million) over its controversial facial recognition software.
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A Ukrainian man appeared before a US court on Wednesday to face charges over his role in ransomware attacks, including last year’s hack of IT software company Kaseya.
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