The EU Council decided to impose restrictive measures against six individuals and three entities responsible for or involved in various cyber-attacks. These include the attempted cyber-attack against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and those publicly known as ‘WannaCry’, ‘NotPetya’, and ‘Operation Cloud Hopper’. The sanctions imposed include a travel ban and…
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NATO under cyber attacks
The face of war is changing dramatically as cyber and electronic attacks become increasingly commonplace, and so must our allies’ understanding of defense. Of NATO 28’s member states, only five meet the goal – German defense spending is just 1,2% of GDP. President Trump has a point: NATO’s economics are clearly not working out, and this is undermining the alliance….
Europol fighting cybercrime child abuse
Peer-to-peer file sharing makes the collecting and sharing of child sexual abuse material online easy. Law enforcement all over Europe and their partners, with the support of Europol and EMPACT are now using those same networks to combat the illegal distribution of these files by sending a message to their users. This Police2Peer action will…
Europol: cybercrime child abuse
Europol European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) has successfully supported efforts to identify several victims of child sexual abuse through its third Victim Identification Task Force (VIDTF). The VIDTF 3 hosted at Europol headquarters from 28 January to 10 February saw experts from around the world identifying victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation using advanced techniques,…
Europol: Cybercriminals arrests
EUROPOL, DEPECHE: Members of an international cybercrime syndicate active in Europe and Asia apprehended five members of an international organised criminal group (OCG) have been arrested and three of them convicted so far as a result of a complex operation led by law enforcement agencies from Europe and Asia, with the active support of Europol’s…
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