Prosecutors raid properties of key Georgescu backer in Romania election probe – POLITICO

Prosecutors raid properties of key Georgescu backer in Romania election probe – POLITICO

Georgescu is an ultranationalist who has no party and was a little-known political figure until he shot into the lead in the first round of voting after what authorities said was a coordinated foreign hybrid attack attempting to sway the election.  Prosecutors raided three properties in the city of Brașov, in the mountainous Transylvania region, … Read more

China’s intelligence ministry warns of security risks from open-source information

China’s intelligence ministry warns of security risks from open-source information

China’s top intelligence agency has warned that open-source information poses threats to national security by making sensitive data vulnerable to exploitation by foreign spies. Sensitive data that is not properly declassified or assessed for risks can be publicly spread online and “become an important source of open-source intelligence” for overseas spy agencies, the Ministry of … Read more

Vatican and Israel implicated in Italian hacking scandal, leaked files reveal – POLITICO

Vatican and Israel implicated in Italian hacking scandal, leaked files reveal – POLITICO

Other countries are likely to be pulled into the Italian investigation. Calamucci, who previously boasted of penetrating the Pentagon with the Anonymous hacktivist collective, frequently referenced dozens of hackers working for him in Colchester, England. The firm also made use of servers in the United States and Lithuania, where they felt they were less vulnerable, according … Read more

Hacked info from state security databases sold to rich clients: Milan prosecutors – POLITICO

Hacked info from state security databases sold to rich clients: Milan prosecutors – POLITICO

The confidential data, which was allegedly sold to clients or used to blackmail businessmen and politicians, including former Milan Mayor Letizia Moratti, went back to at least 2019 and continued up to March 2024, a court document seen by Reuters showed. The Milan prosecutors allege the business intelligence agency tapped into three key databases: one … Read more

China spy agency warns of growing cybersecurity threats amid call for Intel review

China spy agency warns of growing cybersecurity threats amid call for Intel review

China’s top spy agency has warned of state security threats following a Chinese cybersecurity group’s call for a review of Intel products sold on the mainland. “Cybersecurity threats and risks are becoming more pronounced, permeating various fields such as politics, economics, culture, society, ecology and national defence,” the Ministry of State Security (MSS) said in … Read more

Biden, Trump associates targeted by Iranian hackers on WhatsApp, Meta says – POLITICO

Biden, Trump associates targeted by Iranian hackers on WhatsApp, Meta says – POLITICO

Social media giant Meta has blamed an Iranian hacker group for attempts to access the WhatsApp accounts of a series of diplomatic and political figures in the United States. The company — which runs Facebook and Instagram along with messaging service WhatsApp — said the known APT42 group was to blame, adding that WhatsApp had suspended … Read more

Germany goes soft on China, dragging out Huawei ban until 2029 – POLITICO

Germany goes soft on China, dragging out Huawei ban until 2029 – POLITICO

Huawei components would have to be removed from radio access networks such as antenna masts by the end of 2029 instead of the end of 2026. This is a satisfactory outcome for German operators, who were planning to replace them by then anyway, limiting extra costs. Greens lawmaker Tobias Bacherle deplored the “unnecessary room for … Read more

How Russian disinformation could skew EU election — and whether Europe can fight it – POLITICO

How Russian disinformation could skew EU election — and whether Europe can fight it – POLITICO

How Russian disinformation could skew EU election — and whether Europe can fight it – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful … Read more

Elite Russian hackers breach Scholz’s German socialist party – POLITICO

Elite Russian hackers breach Scholz’s German socialist party – POLITICO

The European Union can impose sanctions against hacking groups. In 2020 it imposed a second round of cyber sanctions on Fancy Bear for its attacks on the German Bundestag in 2015. The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell in a statement “strongly condemn[ed] the malicious cyber campaign” by Fancy Bear against Germany and the Czech … Read more

UK, Czech ministers among China’s hacking targets – POLITICO

UK, Czech ministers among China’s hacking targets – POLITICO

Among the targets of the attacks: British Minister for Europe Nusrat Ghani, an IPAC member at the time of the attacks who was appointed in her role as minister on Tuesday, and Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, also a member of the group. “This just proves the assessment in our Security Strategy, which states that … Read more