cybersecurity
Belgium and Poland are the latest in a line of European countries that are rapidly moving to limit disinformation and protect national security as more governments on the continent take the Kremlin's alleged "malign influence" seriously. In Warsaw, a special commission tasked with investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland began its work on Wednesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced. At a news conference in the Polish capital, Tusk and other officials described the commission as a non-partisan body of experts whose aim is to protect national security. In May, Tusk ordered th...
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Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) was behind a large-scale DDoS attack that "paralyzed" the work of several Russian ministries and companies, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on June 5. Roskomnadzor, Russia's state communications regulator, said on June 3 that several government websites had been rendered "partially inaccessible," allegedly due to the failure of "sections of the main communications network." The source told the Kyiv Independent that the failure was, in fact, caused by the cyberattack. Ukrainska Pravda (UP) reported that according to its undisclosed m...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) was behind a large-scale DDoS attack that "paralyzed" the work of several Russian ministries and companies, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on June 5. Roskomnadzor, Russia's state communications regulator, said on June 3 that several government websites had been rendered "partially inaccessible," allegedly due to the failure of "sections of the main communications network." The source told the Kyiv Independent that the failure was, in fact, caused by the cyberattack. Ukrainska Pravda (UP) reported that according to its undisclosed m...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) was behind a large-scale DDoS attack that "paralyzed" the work of several Russian ministries and companies, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on June 5. Roskomnadzor, Russia's state communications regulator, said on June 3 that several government websites had been rendered "partially inaccessible," allegedly due to the failure of "sections of the main communications network." The source told the Kyiv Independent that the failure was, in fact, caused by the cyberattack. Ukrainska Pravda (UP) reported that according to its undisclosed m...
Kyiv Independent
TikTok has taken steps to stop a cyberattack targeting high-profile accounts, the social media platform said in a statement. “Our security team was recently alerted to malicious actors targeting CNN’s TikTok account," TikTok spokesperson Jason Grosse said. Grosse said TikTok was working with the media company to restore access to the account and add "enhanced security measures". “We are dedicated to maintaining the integrity of the platform and will continue to monitor for any further inauthentic activity,” Grosse added. TikTok said the cyberattack took place through the platform's direct-mess...
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The IT Coalition for Ukraine, comprising 12 European nations, has raised a combined 58 million euros ($62.9 million) for Ukraine's IT and cybersecurity defense capabilities, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on May 31. The announcement comes as members of the IT Coalition Steering Group met this week for discussions in Tallinn. During the meetings, an additional funding contribution of 22 million euros ($23.8 million) was announced from Luxembourg, Iceland, Estonia, and Belgium. The coalition, which was established in September 2023, is led by Estonia and Luxemburg and includes Ukraine, Bel...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
The IT Coalition for Ukraine, comprising 12 European nations, has raised a combined 58 million euros ($62.9 million) for Ukraine's IT and cybersecurity defense capabilities, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on May 31. The announcement comes as members of the IT Coalition Steering Group met this week for discussions in Tallinn. During the meetings, an additional funding contribution of 22 million euros ($23.8 million) was announced from Luxembourg, Iceland, Estonia, and Belgium. The coalition, which was established in September 2023, is led by Estonia and Luxemburg and includes Ukraine, Bel...
Kyiv Independent
The IT Coalition for Ukraine, comprising 12 European nations, has raised a combined 58 million euros ($62.9 million) for Ukraine's IT and cybersecurity defense capabilities, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on May 31. The announcement comes as members of the IT Coalition Steering Group met this week for discussions in Tallinn. During the meetings, an additional funding contribution of 22 million euros ($23.8 million) was announced from Luxembourg, Iceland, Estonia, and Belgium. The coalition, which was established in September 2023, is led by Estonia and Luxemburg and includes Ukraine, Bel...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
An international task force apprehended a Chinese national and dismantled what's believed to be the "world's largest" botnet, considered a crushing blow to cybercrime. The cybercriminal allegedly operated this botnet for nearly a decade, netting him an estimated $99 million in profits. The "911 S5" botnet, a sophisticated weapon of choice for cybercriminals, facilitated a range of nefarious activities from fraud and identity theft, to child exploitation.The arrest of Yunhe Wang, the suspected ringleader of this criminal network, signifies a turning point in the fight against cybercrime. Wang, ...
IBTimes
The EU's top cybersecurity official has said there has been a "significant increase" in disruptive cyber attacks, many of which can be traced to Russia-backed groups, in recent months. “The number of hacktivist attacks (against) European infrastructure, threat actors whose main aim is to cause disruption, has doubled from the fourth quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of 2024,” Juhan Lepassaar, head of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, or ENISA, said in an interview with the AP. The agency has been leading exercises and consultations as well to harden the resilience of election-rel...
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