World news about “Cyber attacks” published by euronews.
US and Japan hold joint conference on cyber security The US and Japan are holding their first ever bilateral talks on cyber security in an effort to prevent malicious and intentional attacks. Governments see… 09/05/2013
Twitter steps up securityAs a result of the recent Twitter hacking cases of several high profile celebrities and organisations, the company has decided to strengthen its security… 26/04/2013
Europe Weekly: can European nuclear plants avoid a Fukushima? In this week’s Europe Weekly, we speak to two MEPs who say the future of the EU is federal and have written a book they consider to be a ‘manifesto’; European… 05/10/2012
Large-scale exercise prepares EU for cyber attacks For the first time, banks and internet companies were part of an exercise preparing EU institutions in case of a cyber attack. Four hundred experts from… 04/10/2012
Cyber crime and the threat of virtual terrorism Crime in the cyber world is booming. It is said to be even more lucrative than the global drugs trade. While authorities struggle to tackle that they are… 02/05/2012
Russian Election: Hackers attack websitesTwo Liberal Russian media outlets and an election watchdog have been victim to huge cyber attacks. Sites belonging to the Ekho Moskvy radio station, online… 04/12/2011
Europol’s Rob Wainwright – how safe are we? In the aftermath of Osama Bin Laden’s death and in the perspective of the on-going crises in Northern Africa, Ali Sheikholeslami of Euronews talked to the… 06/07/2011
‘Hactivists’: faceless threat or caped crusaders?No organisation is too big to hack. Sony, Visa, Google, the IMF, the governments of Turkey and Spain and the CIA have all had their security breached in… 22/06/2011
US web firms protest anti-piracy billUS Internet firms protested on Wednesday against an anti-piracy bill they say will encourage web censorship. Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has shut… 18/01/2012
Wikipedia goes on strike in piracy law protestThe online encyclopedia, Wikipedia’s English-language service is going offline for 24-hours on Wednesday to protest against planned anti-piracy legislation in… 18/01/2012
New Facebook worm threatens user securityMore than 45,000 Facebook accounts – mostly in the UK and France – have been compromised. A computer worm – dubbed Ramnit – has stolen login credentials and… 06/01/2012
Hacked security firm warns of more cyber attacksReports say that credit card hackers are threatening to publish private emails described as damaging, after an attack on a US-based intelligence company’s… 28/12/2011
Russian Election: Hackers attack websitesTwo Liberal Russian media outlets and an election watchdog have been the victim of huge cyber attacks. Sites belonging to the Ekho Moskvy radio station… 04/12/2011
Russia poll tests approval of PutinRussians are voting in a poll that is being seen as a measure of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s popularity, ahead of a planned return to the presidency next… 04/12/2011
Cyber attack fail as hacker gets his Dax wrongA website for a second division French rugby team is up and running again after an attack by a hacker who thought he was targeting the Frankfurt stock… 04/11/2011
Learn to be safe in cyberspaceThe internet has made our lives easier, whether it is shopping online for groceries, making a payment or booking a holiday. However, surf carelessly and you… 03/11/2011
UK conference seeks safe and secure cyberspaceThe management of cyberspace is on the agenda at an international conference in London today. Ministers, industry leaders and internet activists are… 01/11/2011
WikiLeaks stops works as financial blockade bitesThe founder of WikiLeaks has warned that it may soon have to stop publishing secrets because of a cash crisis. Julian Assange says the outfit is feeling the… 25/10/2011
Bavaria at heart of corrupted spying softwareBavarian state officials in Germany have confirmed they authorised the use of controversial spying software which has created an uproar across the… 11/10/2011
China silent on cyber attack accusationsThere has been no official comment from China to accusations that it has been behind an extended campaign of cyber attacks targeting dozens of global… 04/08/2011
“Anonymous” hackers arrested for cyber attacksUS authorities have arrested 16 people for cyber crimes including an online attack on eBay’s PayPal website. It was allegedly carried out by the hacking group… 20/07/2011
US announce new strategy to protect computersThe United States defence department has struck back in the fight against attacks from cyberspace. The pentagon has rolled out a strategy to protect military… 15/07/2011
Laughing hackers LulzSec cease activitiesLulzSec, the hacker group that has penetrated a number of high-profile websites over the last two months, has suddenly ceased its activities. The group… 26/06/2011
‘Hacktivist’ groups unite against common targetsCyber war has been declared by Anonymous and LulzSec. The two established groups of hackers have released statements on their websites and issued messages on… 21/06/2011
