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Only Belgium and Croatia adopt EU cyber rules, week before deadline

Updated cyber rules enter into force in one week, but just two of the 27 member states have so far notified the European Commission about their national implementing laws.

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Cyberattacks increase with AI making them more sophisticated - expert

A new report found that more than half of the cybersecurity teams said that they were underfunded.

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Cyber certificate debate to land on plate of incoming Commission

New EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen will have to improve the adoption processes of certification schemes, her mission letter says.

United Kingdom

Police probing cyberattack on wi-fi networks at UK train stations

UK transport officials and police said on Thursday they are investigating a “cyber-security incident” that hit the public wi-fi networks at the country’s biggest railway stations.

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Ukraine bans Telegram use on state-issued devices over security fears

Government officials, military personnel and critical infrastructure workers will not be allowed to use the popular messaging app, but Ukrainians remain free to use it in their personal devices.

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Europol arrests 51 people and dismantles platform used for cybercrime

Europol arrests 51 people connected to Ghost, a platform used by cybercriminals for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering.

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There are 2,000 possible cyber-attacks per second, UK telecoms say

The UK’s largest telecommunications provider says there are roughly 2,000 potential cyber-attacks every second recorded through its platforms.

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Euronews Digital Summer: AI needs no more rules, says EU Commission tech chief

Roberto Viola discusses Europe's technological edge and future challenges.

Business

Cyber firm CrowdStrike lowers full-year outlook due to major IT outage

CrowdStrike delivered a strong quarterly performance despite a major IT outage in July. However, the company has revised its full-year revenue guidance downward due to delayed subscriptions caused by the incident.

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Can EU officials continue to use Telegram?

The EU Commission does not have restrictions in place, but it banned TikTok in 2023.

Radio Schuman

Should the EU ban its officials from using Telegram?

What threats might Telegram pose, particularly when used by EU officials?

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French museum network hit by ransomware attack

The Olympics are going on without disruption even after a ransomware attack hit several Paris museums that are hosting events.

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Euroviews. Don’t sanction cyberweapons — sanction how they’re used

Amid the war in Ukraine, which is increasingly being waged in cyberspace, countries need to clamp down on malicious technological actions, rather than the weapons used themselves, Helene Pleil writes.

Health news

EU to toughen cyberattack defence strategy for healthcare sector

The European Commission will step up its cybersecurity action in an increasingly digitalised health sector already experiencing threats and poses new challenges.

Travel News

European airports faced less IT outage chaos than the US - here’s why

It exposed the centralised nature of modern air travel, but not all airlines were equally affected.

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US Congress calls Crowdstrike CEO to testify about global IT outage

The CEO of Crowdstrike, the cybersecurity company at the centre of Friday's global IT outage, is being called before a congressional committee.

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European Commission denies responsibility for Microsoft IT outage

Last week's outage caused thousands of flights to be delayed or cancelled, leaving passengers stranded at airports.

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Microsoft says 8.5 million computers affected by Crowdstrike glitch

The glitch was caused by a corrupted update which caused computers running Windows to crash, causing havoc across much of the world.

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Mass IT outage: 'We will be more vulnerable' to crashes, expert warns

Despite testing, it is impossible to completely rule out crashes like the Crowdstrike outage, a computer science expert tells Euronews Next.

Germany

Services begin recovery after faulty update causes global IT crash

Crowdstrike's CEO George Kurtz apologised for the chaos and said the company had issued a fix but warned it could be "some time" before all systems were running normally.

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