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Hertz data breach: Customers in US, EU, UK, Australia and Canada affected

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Hertz data breach: Customers in US, EU, UK, Australia and Canada affected 2025-04-15 at 17:21 By Zeljka Zorz American car rental company Hertz has suffered a data breach linked to last year’s exploitation of Cleo zero-day vulnerabilities by a ransomware gang. The breach resulted in information of an unknown number of customers of Hertz and […]

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North Korean IT workers set their sights on European organizations

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North Korean IT workers set their sights on European organizations 2025-04-02 at 13:05 By Zeljka Zorz North Korean IT workers are expanding their efforts beyond the US, and are seeking to fraudulently gain employment with organizations around the world, but most especially in Europe. According to Google’s threat researchers, they are also increasingly attempting to

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EU invests €1.3 billion in AI and cybersecurity

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EU invests €1.3 billion in AI and cybersecurity 2025-03-31 at 15:53 By Help Net Security The European Commission has approved the 2025-2027 Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) work program, allocating €1.3 billion to advance key technologies essential for the EU’s future and technological sovereignty. DIGITAL is an EU funding initiative designed to bring digital technology closer

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Part of EU’s New €1.3 Billion Investment Going to Cybersecurity

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Part of EU’s New €1.3 Billion Investment Going to Cybersecurity 2025-03-31 at 14:46 By Eduard Kovacs The European Commission plans on investing €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and digital skills. The post Part of EU’s New €1.3 Billion Investment Going to Cybersecurity appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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How AI, corruption and digital tools fuel Europe’s criminal underworld

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How AI, corruption and digital tools fuel Europe’s criminal underworld 2025-03-24 at 09:31 By Help Net Security Europol has released its 2025 report on serious and organized crime in the EU. The EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) is based on intelligence from EU countries and global law enforcement. The findings are stark.

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Understanding the AI Act and its compliance challenges

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Understanding the AI Act and its compliance challenges 2025-02-28 at 08:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, David Dumont, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discusses the implications of the EU AI Act and how organizations can leverage existing GDPR frameworks while addressing new obligations such as conformity assessments and transparency requirements. Dumont

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Leader of North Korean Hackers Sanctioned by EU

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Leader of North Korean Hackers Sanctioned by EU 2025-02-25 at 15:49 By Eduard Kovacs The EU has announced new sanctions against entities aiding Russia’s war against Ukraine, including an individual who leads North Korean hackers. The post Leader of North Korean Hackers Sanctioned by EU appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Political campaigns struggle to balance AI personalization and voter privacy

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Political campaigns struggle to balance AI personalization and voter privacy 2025-02-10 at 07:05 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mateusz Łabuz, researcher at the IFSH, discusses the balance between using AI for personalized political campaigns and protecting voter privacy. Łabuz also discusses the potential of AI in fact-checking, the regulatory landscape, and

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Infosec pros struggle under growing compliance

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Infosec pros struggle under growing compliance 2025-02-07 at 07:07 By Help Net Security The implementation of new regulatory measures that impact the UK, EU, and beyond are driving organizations to enhance vigilance in addressing evolving cybersecurity and operational risks, according to AuditBoard. The research showed 91% of respondents report feeling concerned about cybersecurity threats to

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European Union Sanctions Russian Nationals for Hacking Estonia

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European Union Sanctions Russian Nationals for Hacking Estonia 2025-01-28 at 15:18 By Ionut Arghire The European Union has added three Russian nationals to its sanctions list for their involvement in cyberattacks against Estonia. The post European Union Sanctions Russian Nationals for Hacking Estonia appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity

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EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity 2025-01-17 at 06:39 By Help Net Security The Commission has presented an EU action plan aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. The initiative is an essential step in shielding the healthcare sector from cyber threats. Digitalization is revolutionizing healthcare, enabling better patient services through

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EU law enforcement training agency data breach: Data of 97,000 individuals compromised

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EU law enforcement training agency data breach: Data of 97,000 individuals compromised 2025-01-13 at 16:35 By Zeljka Zorz Personal data of nearly 100,000 individuals that have participated in trainings organized by CEPOL, the European Union (EU) Agency for Law Enforcement Training, has potentially been compromised due to the cyberattack suffered by the agency in May

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Only 26% of Europe’s top companies earn a high rating for cybersecurity

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Only 26% of Europe’s top companies earn a high rating for cybersecurity 2025-01-06 at 07:02 By Help Net Security With the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) deadline approaching on 17th January, 2025, Europe’s top 100 companies face an urgent cybersecurity challenge, according to SecurityScorecard. A-rated companies safer from breaches The report highlights the role

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With DORA approaching, financial institutions must strengthen their cyber resilience

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With DORA approaching, financial institutions must strengthen their cyber resilience 2024-12-16 at 07:33 By Help Net Security The clock is ticking for financial institutions across the EU as the January 17, 2025, deadline for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) approaches. This regulation will reshape how organizations in the financial sector approach cybersecurity and operational

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8Base hacked port operating company Luka Rijeka

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8Base hacked port operating company Luka Rijeka 2024-12-09 at 14:48 By Zeljka Zorz Luka Rijeka, a company that offers maritime transport, port, storage of goods and forwarding services in Rijeka, Croatia, has been hacked by the 8Base ransomware group. The group claimed the attack on their dark web data leak site and professed that they’ve

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Why the NIS2 Directive causes growing pains for businesses

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Why the NIS2 Directive causes growing pains for businesses 2024-11-22 at 07:48 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Dror Liwer, co-founder of Coro, discusses how the EU’s NIS2, its latest security directive for businesses, officially became enforceable recently. This means EU companies face more demanding requirements for internal cyber resilience strategies

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Open-source software: A first attempt at organization after CRA

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Open-source software: A first attempt at organization after CRA 2024-11-05 at 08:03 By Help Net Security The open-source software (OSS) industry is developing the core software for the global infrastructure, to the point that even some proprietary software giants adopt Linux servers for their cloud services. Still, it has never been able to get organized

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How NIS2 will impact sectors from healthcare to energy

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How NIS2 will impact sectors from healthcare to energy 2024-10-17 at 07:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mick Baccio, Global Security Advisor at Splunk SURGe, discusses the far-reaching implications of the NIS2 Directive beyond traditional IT security. He explains how NIS2 will fundamentally change cybersecurity governance, making it a core aspect

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EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products

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EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products 2024-10-11 at 14:17 By Zeljka Zorz The EU Council has adopted the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a new law that aims to make consumer products with digital components safe(r) to use. CRA requirements The CRA outlines EU-wide cybersecurity standards for digital products, i.e. products that are

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DORA regulation’s nuts and bolts

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DORA regulation’s nuts and bolts 2024-10-11 at 08:02 By Help Net Security The frequency, sophistication, and impact of cyber-attacks on financial institutions have been rising. Given the economic system’s interconnected nature, disruptions in one institution can have cascading effects on the broader financial market, leading to systemic risks. Regulators have responded with increasingly stringent requirements.

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