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TikTok Faces Fresh European Privacy Investigation Over China Data Transfers

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TikTok Faces Fresh European Privacy Investigation Over China Data Transfers 2025-07-11 at 12:04 By Associated Press The Irish Data Privacy Commission announced that TikTok is facing a new European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China. The post TikTok Faces Fresh European Privacy Investigation Over China Data Transfers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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What EU’s PQC roadmap means on the ground

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What EU’s PQC roadmap means on the ground 2025-07-10 at 09:11 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, David Warburton, Director at F5 Labs, discusses how the EU’s Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) roadmap aligns with global efforts and addresses both the technical and regulatory challenges of migrating to PQC. Warburton also outlines practical steps […]

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How FinTechs are turning GRC into a strategic enabler

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How FinTechs are turning GRC into a strategic enabler 2025-07-02 at 08:36 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Alexander Clemm, Corp GRC Lead, Group CISO, and BCO at Riverty, shares how the GRC landscape for FinTechs has matured in response to tighter regulations and global growth. He discusses the impact of frameworks […]

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Fraudsters behind €460 million crypto scam arrested in Spain

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Fraudsters behind €460 million crypto scam arrested in Spain 2025-06-30 at 18:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec Spanish authorities arrested five members of a criminal network responsible for laundering €460 million stolen through global cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes. Source: Europol The operation, led by the Guardia Civil with support from Europol and law enforcement in Estonia, France, […]

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Europe’s AI strategy: Smart caution or missed opportunity?

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Europe’s AI strategy: Smart caution or missed opportunity? 2025-06-30 at 08:03 By Mirko Zorz Europe is banking on AI to help solve its economic problems. Productivity is stalling, and tech adoption is slow. Global competitors, especially the U.S., are pulling ahead. A new report from Accenture says AI could help reverse that trend, but only […]

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EU launches EU-based, privacy-focused DNS resolution service

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EU launches EU-based, privacy-focused DNS resolution service 2025-06-09 at 17:38 By Zeljka Zorz DNS4EU, an EU-based DNS resolution service created to strengthen European Union’s digital sovereignty, has become reality. What is DNS? The Domain Name System (DNS) “translates” human-readable domain names into IP addresses and back, and is essential for accessing websites. Most users use […]

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Chinese cyber spies are using Ivanti EPMM flaws to breach EU, US organizations

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Chinese cyber spies are using Ivanti EPMM flaws to breach EU, US organizations 2025-05-23 at 17:21 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-4427 and CVE-2025-4428 – the two Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild as zero-days and patched by Ivanti last week – are being leveraged by a Chinese cyber espionage […]

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Nation-state APTs ramp up attacks on Ukraine and the EU

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Nation-state APTs ramp up attacks on Ukraine and the EU 2025-05-21 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Russian APT groups intensified attacks against Ukraine and the EU, exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities and deploying wipers, according to ESET. Ukraine faces rising cyber threats The Russia-aligned Sandworm group intensified destructive operations against Ukrainian energy companies, deploying a new […]

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Why EU encryption policy needs technical and civil society input

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Why EU encryption policy needs technical and civil society input 2025-05-19 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Full Professor at University of Leuven, unpacks the European Commission’s encryption agenda, urging a balanced, technically informed approach to lawful access that safeguards privacy, security, and fundamental rights across the EU. Given the […]

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EU Cybersecurity Agency ENISA Launches European Vulnerability Database

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EU Cybersecurity Agency ENISA Launches European Vulnerability Database 2025-05-14 at 15:02 By Eduard Kovacs Experts say the European Vulnerability Database, or EUVD, should be a good resource, but only if ENISA manages to maintain it properly. The post EU Cybersecurity Agency ENISA Launches European Vulnerability Database appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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European Vulnerability Database goes live, but who benefits?

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European Vulnerability Database goes live, but who benefits? 2025-05-14 at 07:20 By Mirko Zorz The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has unveiled the European Vulnerability Database (EUVD), an initiative under the NIS2 Directive aimed at enhancing digital security across the EU. The database serves as a centralized repository offering aggregated and actionable information on […]

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TikTok Fined $600 Million for China Data Transfers That Broke EU Privacy Rules

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TikTok Fined $600 Million for China Data Transfers That Broke EU Privacy Rules 2025-05-05 at 11:02 By Associated Press EU privacy watchdog fined TikTok $600 million after a four-year investigation found that data transfers to China put users at risk of spying, in breach of strict EU data privacy rules. The post TikTok Fined $600 […]

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Securing digital products under the Cyber Resilience Act

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Securing digital products under the Cyber Resilience Act 2025-04-18 at 08:37 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Dag Flachet, co-founder at Codific, explains what the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) means for companies and how it compares to GDPR in terms of regulatory complexity and impact on organizations. He discusses the technical […]

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Cozy Bear targets EU diplomats with wine-tasting invites (again)

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Cozy Bear targets EU diplomats with wine-tasting invites (again) 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Zeljka Zorz APT29 (aka Cozy Bear, aka Midnight Blizzard) is, once again, targeting European diplomats with fake invitations to wine-tasting events, Check Point researchers have shared. Cozy Bear uses wine-tastings and dinners as a lure In early 2024, Zscaler flagged a low-volume […]

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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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