Now playing Next Russia US to announce new sanctions on Russia over cyber attacks Washington says Russia was behind the so-called Solar Winds hack, which breached the networks of nine US agencies. 15/04/2021
Now playing Next Ireland Ireland launches data protection inquiry into Facebook hack The personal data of more than 530 million Facebook users were found on a hacker's forum last week. 14/04/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech officials in Prague 'hit by massive cyber attack' Czech officials in Prague have been hit by a large-scale cyberattack, according to the city's mayor. 05/03/2021
Now playing Next Lithuania Thousands of CityBee users have their personal data leaked online Lithuanian police are investigating after the personal data of thousands of customers of a car-sharing service were leaked online. 17/02/2021
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea in alleged attempted hack of Pfizer over COVID vaccine North Korea launched a cyber attack on the pharma giant to obtain information about its coronavirus vaccine, according to South Korean intelligence services. 16/02/2021
Now playing Next world news World's 'most dangerous' hacking network Emotet uncovered Police in six European countries were involved in a joint operation to take control of Internet servers used by a malware network known as Emotet. 28/01/2021
Now playing Next world news Hacked COVID vaccine documents were 'manipulated', says EU regulator The stolen documents have since been leaked on the internet and "some of the correspondence has been manipulated by the perpetrators prior to publication in a way which could undermine trust in vaccines," the EMA said. 15/01/2021
Now playing Next USA Russia likely behind huge hack on US government, say security services Officials say the hackers appeared to want to gather intelligence rather than cause disruption. 06/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Julian Assange denied bail due to concerns he could abscond Julian Assange's lawyers had hoped an earlier decision to block an extradition request to the US would work in his favour for bail. 06/01/2021
Now playing Next Finland 'Serious attack on our democracy': Cyber strike hits Finnish MPs "There is a possibility unknown actors have been able to obtain information through the hacking, either for the benefit of a foreign state or to harm Finland," said crime commissioner Tero Muurman. 28/12/2020
Now playing Next USA US multi-agency cyber attack is 'grave' threat — security agency US federal agencies and “critical infrastructure” were targeted in a sophisticated attack that was hard to detect and will be difficult to undo, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Multiple US federal agencies targeted in 'state-sponsored' cyberattack A US official blamed Russian hackers but the Kremlin has rejected these accusations. 15/12/2020
Now playing Next Norway 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. 08/12/2020
Now playing Next Sweden Thousands of sensitive documents stolen in Swedish data hack Swedish security firm Gunnebo said the incident was "extremely regrettable". 27/10/2020
Now playing Next world news Six Russian intelligence officers indicted by U.S. over hacking The men are accused of a range of attacks including the 'Macron leaks' scandal. 20/10/2020
Now playing Next USA Teenagers charged over Twitter hack that targeted celebrities Earlier this month hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies in a Bitcoin scam 01/08/2020
Now playing Next Spain Catalan politicians sue Spain's ex-spy chief over alleged phone hack Roger Torrent, speaker of Catalonia’s regional parliament, said the lawsuit was filed "to defend our rights and claim responsibilities". 30/07/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Twitter hackers accessed messages of far-right leader Geert Wilders Geert Wilders, from the Dutch right-wing Freedom Party (PVV), said Twitter had informed him that his account had been compromised. 23/07/2020
Now playing Next world news Hackers targeted around 130 accounts this week, says Twitter The social media giant said it was continuing to assess whether the attackers were able to access private data of the targeted accounts. 17/07/2020
Now playing Next USA Twitter hack: Should I be worried and how can I secure my account? We spoke to a cybersecurity expert about what the Twitter hacking scandal means for the social media giant and what you can do to help protect your account. 16/07/2020