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 Europe News EU unveils multi-billion euro cybersecurity strategy The bloc has revealed its new strategy to prevent, deter and respond to cyberattacks across the EU. 16/12/2020
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 world news EU sanctions 2 Russian officers over German parliament cyber attack Restrictive measures were imposed against the head of Russia's military intelligence agency. The 2015 attack resulted in a "significant amount of data" being stolen and affected Chancellor Angela Merkel's email account. 23/10/2020
Now playing Next Norway Norway blames Russia for cyber-attack on Parliament Norway has accused Russia of being behind a computer attack that targeted the emails of Parliament MPs this summer. The Russian embassy has described the accusation as "serious provocation". 14/10/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking claims Britain, the US and Canada said earlier this week that a hacking group called APT29 — also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of Russia's intelligence services — has been targeting various organisations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development in the three western countries. 19/07/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Romania criminalises cyber harassment as a form of domestic violence Domestic violence will now include a provision specifically for "cybernetic violence" which intends to "shame, humble, scare, threat, or silence the victim". 09/07/2020
Now playing Next Australia Australia under 'cyber-attack' by 'sophisticated state-actor' Prime minister Scott Morrison did not name the alleged attacker, which he said it targeted "all levels of government, industry, political organisations", but added that "there aren’t too many state-based actors who have those capabilities". 19/06/2020
Now playing Next Georgia Russia behind massive cyber attack on Georgia, say Western allies It was part of a long-running campaign of hostile activity Georgia, the UK's foreign office said, 20/02/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom British political parties hit by wave of cyberattacks Labour was hit first, then came under a second digital bombardment, followed by a third attack on the website of the Conservative Party. 12/11/2019
Now playing Next Russia Controversial new Russian internet law could increase censorship A new Russian internet law came into effect on November 1 that hands Moscow the power to disconnect the country's internet to protect it from a cyber-attack or other incident. 01/11/2019
Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgaria’s ‘biggest leak’: Suspect arrested after cyber attack Bulgarian police said on Wednesday they have arrested a suspect for a cyber attack on the country's National Revenue Agency (NRA), which led to the leak of personal and financial data of millions of people. 17/07/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom NHS must take urgent steps to defend against cyber attacks: new report "Pretty much everything is digital in healthcare. Even after a week after the WannaCry attack, many appointments were cancelled. At the end of the day, any limitation in care will have an impact," Dr Saira Ghafur, lead author of the report, told Euronews. 02/07/2019
Now playing Next USA British 'hero' hacker pleads guilty to US malware charges Marcus Hutchins was praised in May 2017 for putting an end to the global WannaCry cyber attack. 20/04/2019
Now playing Next Germany Facebook vows to fight fake news before European Parliament elections Facebook is partnering with German news agency DPA as part of a large-scale effort to fight fake news through fact-checking ahead of the European Parliament election in May 18/03/2019
Now playing Next USA 'Virtual kidnapping' is on the rise: Here's how to protect your family What do you do if you get a call from someone claiming they kidnapped your child? 15/03/2019
Now playing Next Switzerland Switzerland offers cash to hackers who can crack its e-voting system Hackers are invited to look for vulnerabilities in Switzerland's e-voting system during a four-week dummy poll. 13/02/2019
Now playing Next world news What are the biggest threats to the world this year? What are the most likely risks we will face this year, and how significant will they be? Some of the world's most influential people have given their views. 17/01/2019
Now playing Next Belgium Cyber hackers ‘have downloaded thousands of EU diplomatic cables’ Over the past three years, hackers have been able to download thousands of EU diplomatic cables, according to a New York Times article. 19/12/2018