Money Axie Infinity's Ronin network hit by €552 million crypto heist The blockchain network Ronin, which powers the popular online NFT game Axie Infinity, has been hit by one of the sector's biggest thefts ever. 30/03/2022
Tech News Russia's state websites hit by unprecedented cyberattacks, says Tass Russia's government has proposed a raft of measures to support the IT sector, as the country becomes increasingly isolated from global financial systems. 17/03/2022
Mobility Why are there GPS disturbances on Finland’s border with Russia? Earlier this month a skier in Finland noticed her smartwatch's GPS tracking was wrong, very wrong. She wasn't the only one having problems. 16/03/2022
Tech News Cyber spies and hack attacks playing a key role in the Ukraine war "Likely they're using those resources for espionage purposes to try to understand the world's response to Russia invading Ukraine," one expert said. 09/03/2022
Tech News Is Russia using cyberattacks in its war against Ukraine? "It is realistically possible that these sanctions will result in reprisal," said Chris Morgan, an analyst at cybersecurity firm Digital Shadow. 24/02/2022
Tech News Glitch on Saudi activist's iPhone key to uncovering global hacking A software glitch on a mobile phone belonging to a women's rights activist uncovered one of the world's biggest hacking scandals. 22/02/2022
Tech News Ukraine warns of more cyberattacks on banks and state agencies One message on a hacking forum read: "lease of servers to prepare new attacks on the websites of the public sector, the banking sector and the defence sector". 21/02/2022
World News EU data protection watchdog calls for ban on Pegasus spyware The Israeli-owned software was used to hack journalists, activists and politicians in a number of European countries. 15/02/2022
Money Couple arrested after US seizes $3.6 billion in stolen Bitcoin The FBI said it was the largest financial seizure ever. 09/02/2022
Money Can we trust crypto technology after the Wormhole bridge hack? The second-largest decentralised finance (DeFi) hack occurred this week in an attack that swiped $320 million (€279 million), or 120,000 Ether. 04/02/2022
World News Oil terminals disrupted after European ports hit by cyberattack The hackers disrupted operating systems and prevented some oil tankers from delivering energy supplies. 03/02/2022
The Cube Portugal's parliament investigating possible hack during election Portugal is electing a new legislative parliament on Sunday. 30/01/2022
Tech News Tech this week: France authorises drones for police use Despite privacy concerns, France’s Constitutional Court has given police drones the green light and Twitter hops on the NFT trend. 23/01/2022
Portugal Hackers send fake news alert about Portugal president's removal The hackers were able to access a Portuguese media conglomerate's email and text message system. 06/01/2022
Poland Polish opposition duo hacked with NSO spyware, digital researchers say Citizen Lab could not say who ordered the hacks and NSO does not identify its clients, beyond saying it works only with legitimate government agencies. 20/12/2021
Tech News Rights groups call on Europe to ban the use of Pegasus spyware The powerful spyware was used by several governments to spy on lawyers, journalists, political opponents and human rights activists. 03/12/2021
Tech News FBI was hit by a fake email cyberattack. Here’s what you need to know The growing number of cyberattacks since the COVID pandemic began has spared no major organisation - not even the FBI. 15/11/2021
Tech News Twitch hacking: What we know so far The video streaming site confirmed that it had suffered a data breach after 126GB of source code, streamer payouts and development data was posted to a forum. 07/10/2021
United Kingdom UK High Court says Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife Princess Haya's phone The court found that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum hacked the phones of the princess and her attorneys during a custody battle for their two children. 06/10/2021
My Europe Series Meet the hackers trying to bring down Belarus' disputed president The crackdown in Belarus may have stopped public dissent, but as these hackers suggest, it could be just driving it underground. 14/09/2021