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AI
The privacy panic around machine learning is overblown

We often hear warnings about how machine learning (ML) models may expose sensitive information tied to their training data. The concern is understandable. If a model was …

X
Russia-linked hackers intensify attacks as global APT activity shifts

State-aligned hacking groups have spent the past six months ramping up espionage, sabotage, and cybercrime campaigns across multiple regions, according to ESET’s APT Activity …

arrest
18 arrested in €300 million global credit card fraud scheme

A coordinated international operation has led to 18 arrests in a massive credit card fraud case worth at least €300 million. The effort, led by Eurojust, targeted a network of …

crypto scams
European authorities dismantle €600 million crypto scam network

Nine people have been arrested in a coordinated international operation targeting a large cryptocurrency money laundering network that defrauded victims of more than €600 …

Europol
Europe’s phone networks are drowning in fake calls

Caller ID spoofing has become one of Europe’s most persistent enablers of cyber fraud. A new position paper from Europol warns that manipulated phone identities now drive much …

digital earth
Sanctions won’t stop cyberattacks, but they can still “bite”

Sanctions are one of the tools Western governments use when they want to hit back at state-sponsored cyber threat actors. But do they actually work? That’s the question a …

crypto scams
€100M crypto scam busted: Five arrested in Europe-wide operation

A cross-border cryptocurrency scam has left investors across Europe with losses of more than €100 million. Authorities in several countries worked together to shut down the …

EU
The real-world effects of EU’s DORA regulation on global businesses

In this Help Net Security video, Matt Cooper, Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Vanta, discusses the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and its …

Marco Goldberg
Creating a compliance strategy that works across borders

In this Help Net Security interview, Marco Goldberg, Managing Director at EQS Group, discusses how compliance and regulation are evolving worldwide. He talks about how …

EU surveillance
Nearly 500 researchers urge EU to rethink controversial CSAM scanning proposal

Nearly 500 scientists and researchers have signed an open letter warning that the latest version of the EU’s Chat Control Proposal would weaken digital security while failing …

online shopping data risks
How to reclaim control over your online shopping data

Online shopping is convenient, saves time, and everything is just a click away. But how often do we stop to think about what happens to the data we leave behind, or the risks …

securing space infrastructure
The final frontier of cybersecurity is now in space

As the space sector becomes more commercial and military-focused, these assets are becoming attractive targets. The global space economy is booming and is expected to increase …

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