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What are the main foreign disinfo campaigns targeting EU voters?

Foreign interference and misinformation campaigns have targeted EU and domestic governments ahead of the 2024 European elections. These are some of the biggest.

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Fearing elections meddling, EU countries beef up anti-disinfo efforts

Russia and China are reported to have manipulated the online space in previous elections in Europe and elsewhere, including the 2016 US presidential vote.

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TikTok says cyberattack targeted 'high-profile accounts'

A "very small number of accounts" were compromised, according to TikTok.

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Disruptive attacks have doubled in EU, cybersecurity chief says

Attacks with geopolitical motives have steadily risen since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU cybersecurity chief said.

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Give us time to implement laws, telecom ministers ask Commission

They also ask for a mid-term review to analyse the interplay between laws and sectoral updates.

Business

Rise in cyber attacks on German business costing billions of Euros

Some 80% of the targeted firms were victims of data theft, espionage or sabotage, according to the German digital industry association, Bitkom.

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How long does it take a hacker to crack your passwords in 2024?

A simple eight-character password can be cracked in only 37 seconds using brute force but it takes over a century to crack a 16-character one.

World News

AI fuelling global surge in cybercrime

The cost of cybercrime around the world is estimated to reach 11.2 trillion euros a year by 2025.

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European Parliament election prep unearthed data breach

Earlier this year, a breach occurred in an external recruitment application used by the European Parliament, a cybersecurity issue that went unidentified for months.

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Council denies French request for legal opinion on cyber certificate

A deal on the pending EUCS scheme could come at the earliest at the end of May.

World News

'Cyberwarriors' prepare against attacks during Paris Olympics

France is expecting an uptick in cyber attacks during the sporting contest, particularly from Russia.

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France requests legal opinion on cyber certificate, postponing deal

An agreement could come in the next expert meetings in May or June.

Business

It's a scam! How deepfakes and voice cloning taps into your cash

A recent deepfake video call with what was thought to be a CFO of a company cost €23 million to an undisclosed firm in Hong Kong.

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Microsoft warns China is using AI content to sway voters' opinions

A new report from Microsoft details China's use of social media and AI-generated content to influence opinion.

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Cyber certification fix sought by mid-April over sovereignty issue

The new draft text builds on suggestions put forward by Belgium.

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Croatia alone partially adopts new cyber rules for critical entities

The rules to protect the energy, banking and transport sector need to be in place by 17 October this year.

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Exclusive: Commission seeks Frenchman for top standards job

The other two shortlisted candidates are from Spain and Sweden.

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UK court orders delay to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange's extradition to US

Judges at the UK's High Court are seeking assurances from the United States that Assange would not face the death penalty.

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China linked to cyber attack on UK lawmakers and election watchdog

"The cyber threat posed by China affiliated actors is real and it is serious, but it is more than equalled by our determination and resolve to resist it," the UK deputy prime minister said.

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French PM to track down hackers who sent threats to schools

The messages were sent via hacked digital workspaces to students and parents and included beheading videos

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