European police busts Ukraine scam call centers 2025-12-16 at 15:25 By Zeljka Zorz Law enforcement agencies from several European countries have arrested twelve persons suspected of being involved in scamming victims across Europe, Eurojust announced today. “The fraudsters used various scams, such as posing as police officers to withdraw money using their victims’ cards and […]
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Europe’s DMA raises new security worries for mobile ecosystems 2025-12-15 at 08:43 By Anamarija Pogorelec Mobile security has long depended on tight control over how apps and services interact with a device. A new paper from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law warns that this control may weaken as the European Union’s Digital Markets […]
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Portmaster: Open-source application firewall 2025-12-03 at 08:11 By Anamarija Pogorelec Portmaster is a free and open source application firewall built to monitor and control network activity on Windows and Linux. The project is developed in the EU and is designed to give users stronger privacy without asking them to manage every rule by hand. A […]
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Cryptomixer crypto laundering service taken down by law enforcement 2025-12-01 at 16:57 By Zeljka Zorz German and Swiss law enforcement agencies have taken down Cryptomixer, an illegal cryptocurrency mixer service, and have confiscated over 25 million euros (approximately $29 million) in Bitcoin. The Cryptomixer seizure banner As part of Operation Olympia, and with support from […]
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The privacy panic around machine learning is overblown 2025-11-18 at 08:43 By Sinisa Markovic We often hear warnings about how machine learning (ML) models may expose sensitive information tied to their training data. The concern is understandable. If a model was trained on personal records, it may seem reasonable to assume that releasing it could […]
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Russia-linked hackers intensify attacks as global APT activity shifts 2025-11-06 at 14:50 By Anamarija Pogorelec State-aligned hacking groups have spent the past six months ramping up espionage, sabotage, and cybercrime campaigns across multiple regions, according to ESET’s APT Activity Report covering April through September 2025. The research highlights how operations linked to Russia, China, Iran, […]
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European authorities dismantle €600 million crypto scam network 2025-11-04 at 13:25 By Sinisa Markovic Nine people have been arrested in a coordinated international operation targeting a large cryptocurrency money laundering network that defrauded victims of more than €600 million. The operation was led by Eurojust, the EU’s judicial cooperation agency, which brought together investigators and […]
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Europe’s phone networks are drowning in fake calls 2025-11-03 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Caller ID spoofing has become one of Europe’s most persistent enablers of cyber fraud. A new position paper from Europol warns that manipulated phone identities now drive much of the continent’s financial and social engineering crime, making it difficult for law […]
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Sanctions won’t stop cyberattacks, but they can still “bite” 2025-10-29 at 16:58 By Zeljka Zorz Sanctions are one of the tools Western governments use when they want to hit back at state-sponsored cyber threat actors. But do they actually work? That’s the question a group of current and former cybersecurity officials, analysts, and researchers tackled […]
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€100M crypto scam busted: Five arrested in Europe-wide operation 2025-09-24 at 13:18 By Anamarija Pogorelec A cross-border cryptocurrency scam has left investors across Europe with losses of more than €100 million. Authorities in several countries worked together to shut down the operation and arrest those behind it. How the scheme worked The fraudsters ran what […]
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The real-world effects of EU’s DORA regulation on global businesses 2025-09-19 at 08:31 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Matt Cooper, Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Vanta, discusses the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and its effects six months after it went into effect. DORA is the first […]
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Creating a compliance strategy that works across borders 2025-09-17 at 08:37 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Marco Goldberg, Managing Director at EQS Group, discusses how compliance and regulation are evolving worldwide. He talks about how organizations can stay compliant with international rules while keeping their systems practical and user-friendly. Goldberg points […]
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Nearly 500 researchers urge EU to rethink controversial CSAM scanning proposal 2025-09-09 at 10:22 By Mirko Zorz Nearly 500 scientists and researchers have signed an open letter warning that the latest version of the EU’s Chat Control Proposal would weaken digital security while failing to deliver meaningful protection for children. The signatories represent 34 countries […]
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How to reclaim control over your online shopping data 2025-09-05 at 09:33 By Sinisa Markovic Online shopping is convenient, saves time, and everything is just a click away. But how often do we stop to think about what happens to the data we leave behind, or the risks that might come with it? Where shopping […]
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The final frontier of cybersecurity is now in space 2025-07-29 at 08:11 By Sinisa Markovic As the space sector becomes more commercial and military-focused, these assets are becoming attractive targets. The global space economy is booming and is expected to increase from $630 billion in 2023 to $1.8 trillion by 2035. This means the need […]
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Digital sovereignty becomes a matter of resilience for Europe 2025-07-25 at 08:37 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Benjamin Schilz, CEO of Wire, discusses Europe’s push for digital sovereignty through initiatives like Gaia-X and the EU AI Act. As the continent redefines its technological future, the focus shifts from regulation to building […]
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Six months into DORA, most financial firms are still not ready 2025-07-25 at 07:57 By Help Net Security It’s been six months since the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into effect, but a new Censuswide survey shows that nearly all financial services organizations in EMEA still feel unprepared. An overwhelming 96% of respondents […]
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Why outsourcing cybersecurity is rising in the Adriatic region 2025-07-24 at 11:57 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Aleksandar Stančin, Board Member Adriatics, Exclusive Networks, discusses the state of cybersecurity in the Adriatic region. He talks about how local markets often lag behind EU regulations, despite facing threats comparable to those in […]
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Machine unlearning gets a practical privacy upgrade 2025-07-17 at 09:08 By Mirko Zorz Machine learning models are everywhere now, from chatbots to credit scoring tools, and they carry traces of the data they were trained on. When someone asks to have their personal data erased under laws like the GDPR, their data also needs to […]
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Inorganic DNA: How nanoparticles could be the future of anti-counterfeiting tech 2025-07-15 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz For decades, manufacturers and security professionals have been playing a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with counterfeiters. From holograms and QR codes to RFID tags and serial numbers, the industry’s toolkit has evolved, but so have the […]
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