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Norway says Russian groups 'likely' behind Parliament cyber attack

Norway's domestic security agency said that Russian hackers linked to military intelligence were "likely'' behind a cyber attack on the Norwegian parliament's email system in August, but have closed the investigation due to lack of sufficient evidence.

World News

EU sanctions 2 Russian officers over German parliament cyber attack

Restrictive measures were imposed against the head of Russia's military intelligence agency. The 2015 attack resulted in a "significant amount of data" being stolen and affected Chancellor Angela Merkel's email account.

Norway

Norway blames Russia for cyber-attack on Parliament

Norway has accused Russia of being behind a computer attack that targeted the emails of Parliament MPs this summer. The Russian embassy has described the accusation as "serious provocation".

United Kingdom

Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking claims

Britain, the US and Canada said earlier this week that a hacking group called APT29 — also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of Russia's intelligence services — has been targeting various organisations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development in the three western countries.

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The Cube

Romania criminalises cyber harassment as a form of domestic violence

Domestic violence will now include a provision specifically for "cybernetic violence" which intends to "shame, humble, scare, threat, or silence the victim".

Australia

Australia under 'cyber-attack' by 'sophisticated state-actor'

Prime minister Scott Morrison did not name the alleged attacker, which he said it targeted "all levels of government, industry, political organisations", but added that "there aren’t too many state-based actors who have those capabilities".

Georgia

Russia behind massive cyber attack on Georgia, say Western allies

It was part of a long-running campaign of hostile activity Georgia, the UK's foreign office said,

United Kingdom

British political parties hit by wave of cyberattacks

Labour was hit first, then came under a second digital bombardment, followed by a third attack on the website of the Conservative Party.

Russia

Controversial new Russian internet law could increase censorship

A new Russian internet law came into effect on November 1 that hands Moscow the power to disconnect the country's internet to protect it from a cyber-attack or other incident.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s ‘biggest leak’: Suspect arrested after cyber attack

Bulgarian police said on Wednesday they have arrested a suspect for a cyber attack on the country's National Revenue Agency (NRA), which led to the leak of personal and financial data of millions of people.

United Kingdom

NHS must take urgent steps to defend against cyber attacks: new report

"Pretty much everything is digital in healthcare. Even after a week after the WannaCry attack, many appointments were cancelled. At the end of the day, any limitation in care will have an impact," Dr Saira Ghafur, lead author of the report, told Euronews.

USA

British 'hero' hacker pleads guilty to US malware charges

Marcus Hutchins was praised in May 2017 for putting an end to the global WannaCry cyber attack.

Germany

Facebook vows to fight fake news before European Parliament elections

Facebook is partnering with German news agency DPA as part of a large-scale effort to fight fake news through fact-checking ahead of the European Parliament election in May

USA

'Virtual kidnapping' is on the rise: Here's how to protect your family

What do you do if you get a call from someone claiming they kidnapped your child?

Switzerland

Switzerland offers cash to hackers who can crack its e-voting system

Hackers are invited to look for vulnerabilities in Switzerland's e-voting system during a four-week dummy poll.

World News

What are the biggest threats to the world this year?

What are the most likely risks we will face this year, and how significant will they be? Some of the world's most influential people have given their views.

Belgium

Cyber hackers ‘have downloaded thousands of EU diplomatic cables’

Over the past three years, hackers have been able to download thousands of EU diplomatic cables, according to a New York Times article.

USA

Up to 500 million Marriott hotel guests may have had their data hacked

The New York Attorney General has opened an investigation into the hack at the world's largest hotel chain.

Japan

Japan's new minister of cybersecurity has never used a computer — ever

Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, was appointed last month to lead Japan's cybersecurity strategy.

World

Conference on election security begins in Brussels

The two-day conference will gather leading experts and political figures from around the world to discuss questions relating to election security.