Cybersecurity

Pegasus used by at least 5 EU countries, NSO Group tells lawmakers

June 21, 2022 8:47 pm

NSO Group ‘made mistakes,’ its chief lawyer says.

Europe at Large

Europe can help prevent disaster in outer space

June 21, 2022 4:00 am

Unregulated junk and debris threatens a chain reaction of collisions.

German Greens confirm top brass hit by cyberattack

June 18, 2022 3:26 pm

The attacks were initially discovered by the party’s IT service provider.

Abortion rights advocates in US prepare for a new wave of digital security threats

June 18, 2022 3:02 pm

Advocates and abortion providers are reassessing their digital security practices ahead of an expected rise in cyberattacks and surveillance.

German Greens party’s emails compromised by hackers

June 17, 2022 4:46 pm

The party’s co-leaders Omid Nouripour and Ricarda Lang were among the victims of the hacking.

Big Tech cries foul over EU cloud-security label

June 14, 2022 3:56 pm

‘Immunity requirements’ could force giants to disavow US data laws and restructure European operations.

Chelsea Manning dances with the crypto devil

May 31, 2022 4:10 pm

The US whistleblower is working on a privacy project with funding from a digital token.

EU lands new law to fight off hackers in critical sectors

May 13, 2022 9:36 am

Rules for industries and governments aim to prevent all-out cyber breakdown.

EU, UK blame Russia for Ukraine satellite hack

May 10, 2022 2:08 pm

Attack happened an hour before Moscow launched its invasion in February.

Reports: Spain sacks intel chief over Pegasus scandal

May 10, 2022 12:13 pm

PM Pedro Sánchez and his defense minister were hacked with spyware last year.

Brussels braces for tense tech fight over child sex abuse content

May 9, 2022 4:56 pm

The Commission is set to release a rulebook that could force digital companies to detect, remove and report illegal images of child sexual abuse.

Reader poll: Who is Europe’s most influential tech person?

May 5, 2022 5:39 pm

Tell us who is shaping the power and politics of technology in 2022.

Hack of Spanish PM’s phone deepens Europe’s spyware crisis

May 2, 2022 6:20 pm

Pedro Sánchez is first EU head of state confirmed to have fallen victim to Pegasus.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez had phone hacked with Pegasus spyware

May 2, 2022 11:06 am

Spain’s defense minister also hit in ‘illegal and external’ intrusion.

Catalonia calls for EU ‘protection’ from Pegasus cyber snooping

April 20, 2022 5:12 pm

Madrid must provide answers or else Brussels must step in, Catalan president says.

Europe at Large

NATO doesn’t need to refight the Cold War

April 11, 2022 4:00 am

Despite calls for an eastern buildup, the alliance should be thinking smart, not heavy.

Outrage after EU signs mega-deal with UK firm to handle confidential data

April 7, 2022 11:40 am

Critics say Commission can’t achieve strategic autonomy while awarding multibillion-euro contracts to non-EU companies.

Boris Johnson’s China problem

April 5, 2022 8:09 pm

The British prime minister has described himself as ‘fervently Sinophile’ — but his government is caught between drumming up investment and talking tough on security.

Crypto CEO warns of mass surveillance risk under ‘track and trace’ proposals

April 5, 2022 4:45 pm

Pascal Gauthier accuses some MEPs of waging a war against Bitcoin.

UK ministers quietly approve Chinese microchip factory takeover

April 1, 2022 4:09 am

Nexperia, a Dutch subsidiary of the Chinese technology company Wingtech, engineered a takeover of Newport Wafer Fab last spring.

Ukraine minister pleads to expand ‘digital blockade’ on Russia

March 29, 2022 1:21 pm

Kyiv’s digital chief wants to label firms that have business in Russia.

NATO steps up intelligence-sharing ‘in preparation’ for Russian cyberattacks

March 24, 2022 5:49 pm

Leaders say ‘we will continue efforts to support Ukraine in defending its networks against cyber incidents.’

NATO set to boost forces on its eastern flank, chief says

March 23, 2022 6:27 pm

Stoltenberg says alliance plans to step up deployments on land, in the air and at sea.

The world holds its breath for Putin’s cyberwar

March 23, 2022 1:39 pm

Moscow’s slowness to unleash its cyber might against Ukraine has scrambled long-held assumptions about the future of warfare — even as warnings grow that attacks are imminent.

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