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Pro-Russian hacker group targets Italian Foreign Ministry website

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The EU spent billions on a cyberattack shield — nobody checked if it worked

The EU built an early-warning system to catch the next major cyberattack before it spreads. Roughly 20 months later, auditors have found it still is not fully switched on.

United Arab Emirates

Every Iranian strike came with a cyberattack, UAE cyber chief says

Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti told Euronews the UAE was hit online and from the air at the same time, and says international law still has no answer for it.

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AI makers step up calls for a slowdown as fears of a rogue takeover grow

From a resigning Anthropic researcher to AI models hacking their way into rival systems, a turbulent few weeks have pushed the industry's biggest names to demand safeguards — before AI outpaces anyone's ability to rein it in.

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Russian malware found in Ukrainian government system, study says

Researchers say the attack was likely part of a wider operation to steal cryptocurrency and login credentials by tricking users through a fake Google verification check to trick victims.

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Rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German wiki, and it stayed secret for weeks

The latest report of an OpenAI agent swarm attack has prompted calls from MEPs for the EU's AI Office to "use its new powers" to "counter agentic risks" rather than letting companies self-report incidents.

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Berlin cyberattack: hackers leak highly sensitive data across dark web

A large amount of personal data has also been leaked, particularly relating to state civil servants, including birth certificates, what appear to be absence lists, telephone numbers and home addresses.

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State actors 'tried to hack EU officials' messaging apps'

A confidential Commission presentation has acknowledged for the first time that state actors tried to hack EU officials' Signal and WhatsApp accounts in so-called "spearphishing" attacks.

Europe News

Euroviews. Digital economy: How Europe can avoid a digital train crash

Europe benefited enormously from open markets and global trade. But the geopolitical environment has changed. Europe should remain open to investment and global cooperation, but only with trusted partners. Writes Andrea Giuricin an Expert in Transport Economics and Logistic in an Oped for Euronews.

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Liechtenstein's anti-money laundering data hacked, government says

A team appointed to investigate the hack has already established that the hackers had managed to steal data "from approximately 31,000 legal entities," a government statement said.

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'Unprecedented': OpenAI models autonomously hacked another AI company

OpenAI has admitted one of its models exploited a hidden flaw to escape a controlled test and break into Hugging Face's servers, in what its CEO called an autonomous, first-of-its-kind breach.

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Could 'banned topics' be the secret to stopping AI hackers?

The trick to stopping an AI cyberattack may be as simple as bringing up a subject the AI system is not allowed to discuss.

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Young British hackers jailed over TfL cyberattack

TfL, which had to reset the passwords of around 27,000 employees, estimated the attack cost the organisation around £29 million (€34 million) in damages and a further £10 million (€11.7 million) in lost income.

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EU-UK sanctions target Russia over Europe-wide 'vast cyber campaign'

Poland foiled an attempted cyberattack on energy infrastructure that could have left up to half a million consumers without heating during Poland's bitter winter.

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UK cyberspy chief calls AI 'unstoppable force' and warns about Russia

Britain’s cyberspy chief warns of rising Russian hybrid warfare and weaponised AI, urging governments, firms and citizens to treat cybersecurity far more urgently.

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Italy extradites Chinese hacker to US accused of spying for Beijing

The FBI accuses Xu Zewei of hacking US government entities, research institutes and universities involved in vaccine research in 2020 and 2021 at the height of the pandemic.

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Germany suspects Russia of Signal phishing attacks on politicians

Russia has often been accused of carrying out cyberattacks and acts of sabotage across Europe, allegations that Moscow has repeatedly denied.