President Iohannis received evidence from the secret intelligence services indicating that both state and non-state actors had interfered in the election, and naming Russia as responsible for a series of aggressive hybrid attacks. The U.S. endorsed the findings of Russian involvement. Acting on the intelligence, Iohannis declassified secret files that alleged Georgescu had unlawfully benefited from … Read more
Europe’s energy system is entering a period of radical change. The net-zero transition will require a significant overhaul of our infrastructure and our supply chains, right when geopolitical tensions are forcing the continent to find new sources of oil and gas and develop new networks of energy collaboration with allies. In this special podcast episode … Read more
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of remotely switching off his Tesla Cybertruck, which he has repeatedly claimed was a gift from the Tesla CEO. Last month, the warlord posted a video of himself driving the Cybertruck, which was fitted with a machine gun turret, around the grounds of his presidential palace. … Read more
According to the minister, the number of cybersecurity incidents has doubled in the past year, but with the help of the interior ministry and the coordinated efforts of other agencies and the military, they successfully thwarted the August attack. Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak added that the Polish government is now working to update regulations on … Read more
Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday. Iranian actors also have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway American voters this fall, … Read more
“A far-reaching cyberattack campaign in 2023 was directed against high-value targets in business and politics, including the SPD party executive committee,” Thomas Haldenwang, the president of the office for the protection of the constitution, the country’s domestic intelligence agency, said. “This attack has since been attributed to the APT 28 group, which is controlled by … Read more
Poland said it was also “among the targets” of the Russian-controlled hacking group that attacked Germany and the Czech Republic. “Poland stands in solidarity with Germany and with Czechia following the malicious cyber campaign against their political parties and democratic institutions,” the Polish foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. The German government said on … Read more
