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Italian government denies Paragon has cut spyware contract
Italy denied on Wednesday that Israeli spyware maker Paragon had cut ties with Rome following allegations that the Italian government had illegally used its technology to hack the ...
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Four Russians arrested in Phobos ransomware crackdown, Europol says
Four Russian nationals, who were suspected of deploying a variant of Phobos ransomware to extort payments from people in Europe and beyond, were arrested last week, the pan-Europea...
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UK sanctions Russia's Zservers over cyber crimes
Britain sanctioned Russian cyber group Zservers and six of its members on Tuesday, saying they helped facilitate crippling ransomware attacks globally.
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US, UK, Australia target Russia-based Zservers over Lockbit ransomware attacks
The United States joined Australia and Britain in targeting Russia-based Zservers service provider for its role in supporting the Lockbit ransomware attacks, the U.S. Department of...
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Europol body: Banks should prepare for quantum computer risk now
Europe's financial sector should start preparing now for quantum computers to be able to break some forms of encryption widely used to protect sensitive data, a Europol-led body se...
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Fortinet projects annual revenue above estimates, shares rise
Fortinet forecast its full-year revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as clients turn to its cybersecurity products to protect their digital operations from rising onlin...
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Meta's WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted users
An official with Meta's popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil so...
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International law enforcement operation targets group of cybercrime websites
The FBI and a host of law enforcement agencies seized a series of cybercrime-related websites on Wednesday, according to a seizure notice posted to the websites and one of the agen...
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Italian startup Exein to supply cybersecurity for chips to MediaTek
Italian tech startup Exein has agreed with Taiwan's MediaTek to provide cybersecurity systems to be embedded on the chipmaker's Genio platform, Exein said on Wednesday.
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UK engineering firm Smiths Group hit by cyber attack
British engineering firm Smiths Group is managing a cybersecurity incident that involved unauthorised access to its systems, the company said on Tuesday, sending its shares down as...
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DeepSeek limits registrations due to cyber attack
Chinese startup DeepSeek said on Monday it is temporarily limiting registrations due to a large-scale malicious attack on its services.
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India's central bank asks lenders to tighten cybersecurity oversight
India's central bank said on Monday its chief has urged banks to tighten their oversight on cybersecurity issues and to have systems in place that can prevent digital fraud.
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Poland's Big Cheese Studio says game development unaffected by cyberattack
Poland's Big Cheese Studio's said its game development work has not been jeopardised as a result of a cyberattack on its systems early on Friday.
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Game developer Big Cheese Studio targeted in cyber attack, PAP reports
Polish game developer Big Cheese Studio was hit by a hacker attack early on Friday, its management confirmed to the Polish Press Agency (PAP).
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Outgoing FCC head says Salt Typhoon hacking a clarion call to address security issues
The outgoing head of the Federal Communications Commission said a massive Chinese-linked cyber-espionage operation against U.S. telecoms firms known as "Salt Typhoon" is a "clarion...
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US Treasury Dept sanctions Chinese company over Salt Typhoon hack
The U.S. Treasury department on Friday sanctioned Singaporean Yin Kechen and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., accusing both of being involved in a seri...
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Chinese hackers accessed Yellen's computer in US Treasury breach, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's computer was hacked and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach of the Treasury Department by Chinese state-sponsored ha...
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FBI warns agents of call log thefts by hackers, Bloomberg News reports
FBI leaders have warned that hackers who breached AT&T's system last year likely stole months of agents' call and text logs, prompting an urgent effort to safeguard confidential in...
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