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

Greece’s ruling party fined over misuse of voter records – POLITICO

Greece’s ruling party fined over misuse of voter records – POLITICO

A New Democracy official said the party would appeal the decision to Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State. Asimakopoulou emailed Greeks living abroad on March 1, the same day a separate message from the Interior Ministry informed expats they could cast their votes by post in the next election. Failing to explain how … Read more

Poland says it smashed gang of Russian and Belarusian saboteurs – POLITICO

Poland says it smashed gang of Russian and Belarusian saboteurs – POLITICO

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

Greece rocked by voter privacy scandal ahead of EU election – POLITICO

Greece rocked by voter privacy scandal ahead of EU election – POLITICO

Dozens of recipients of Asimakopoulou’s email said they had never had prior communication with her and didn’t consent to receiving her emails. Failing to account for how she got the data, Asimakopoulou — who was vice-chair of the committee on international trade in the last term — stepped down on March 15 from running in the New … Read more

cyber security: Enabled by AI, phishing becomes quite simple

cyber security: Enabled by AI, phishing becomes quite simple

Nitin’s attempts to schedule an appointment with a doctor he had found online had proved fruitless. He had almost given up on the phone numbers that had popped up in the online search, when he received a call. The person claimed to be from the doctor’s office and asked him to download a mobile application … Read more

Serious security breach hits EU police agency – POLITICO

Serious security breach hits EU police agency – POLITICO

They were supposed to be under lock and key, in a secure storage room deep inside Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. But a clutch of highly sensitive files containing the personal information of top law enforcement executives went missing last summer. Europe’s law enforcement agency has been mired in a whodunit ever since. According to … Read more