cybersecurity
In a bid to fund their country's war effort, scammers originating from Ukraine are employing fake dating profiles to trick gullible Russian men out of substantial sums of money. The Monetary Army, a group targeting Russian soldiers, police officers, military academy students, and others, employs a wide range of tactics to trick victims out of sums as high as £19,000 to support the Ukranian government. Posing as attractive women on Divinchik, a popular dating app in Russia, these approximately 100 scammers match with unsuspecting men and try to trick them into shelling out certain amounts which...
IBTimes
Marking its 75th anniversary at a summit in Washington DC this week, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) put Ukraine firmly in the spotlight. But new technologies and start-ups will underpin its ambitions to adapt to meet today’s security threats. NATO stated in its Washington Summit Declaration that it has accelerated its transformation to meet current and future threats and maintain its technological edge, which it would do through experimentation and the rapid adoption of emerging technologies. Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), biotech and quantum are evolving and...
Euronews (English)
The names of companies behind critical computer systems to be covered under a proposed cybersecurity legislation will not be publicised to prevent them from being targeted, Hong Kong’s security minister has said. Authorities last week proposed a bill to fine critical computer system operators up to HK$5 million for lapses in cybersecurity. The Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill is expected to cover eight sectors: energy, information technology, banking and financial services, land transport, air transport, maritime, communications and broadcasting, and healthcare serv...
Hong Kong Free Press
Ukrainian activists from the BO_Team cyber community, in collaboration with experts from Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, have carried out a round of attacks on Russian companies backing the war against Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, over the past week, hackers destroyed more than 100 terabytes of data from OrbitSoft, a software developer working with the Russian army. They also erased data on eight servers of Orient Systems, a navigation equipment supplier for Russian military manufacturers, specifically those producing unmanned aerial vehicl...
Kyiv Independent
Ukrainian activists from the BO_Team cyber community, in collaboration with experts from Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, have carried out a round of attacks on Russian companies backing the war against Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, over the past week, hackers destroyed more than 100 terabytes of data from OrbitSoft, a software developer working with the Russian army. They also erased data on eight servers of Orient Systems, a navigation equipment supplier for Russian military manufacturers, specifically those producing unmanned aerial vehicl...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Ukrainian activists from the BO_Team cyber community, in collaboration with experts from Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, have carried out a round of attacks on Russian companies backing the war against Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, over the past week, hackers destroyed more than 100 terabytes of data from OrbitSoft, a software developer working with the Russian army. They also erased data on eight servers of Orient Systems, a navigation equipment supplier for Russian military manufacturers, specifically those producing unmanned aerial vehicl...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Have you ever gotten a call claiming your Amazon account is compromised or a frantic email urging you to renew your nonexistent Geek Squad protection? You're not alone. Scammers constantly impersonate well-known brands to trick people into giving up personal information or money. So, which brands are the biggest targets, and how can you stay vigilant? This article explores the top 5 most impersonated brands, why they are targeted, and the best practices to shield yourself from these deceptive tactics. How Scammers Impersonate Trusted BrandsA new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rev...
IBTimes
The UN secretary general warned on Thursday that "the perils of weaponising digital technologies are growing by the year". "The misuse of digital technology is becoming more sophisticated and stealthy, malware, wipers and trojans are proliferating” and cyber operations enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) are multiplying the threat, António Guterres added. He also warned the UN Security Council that “quantum computing could break down entire systems with its ability to breach encryption". But Guterres said that digital technology advances are also "revolutionising" society, not only bringin...
Euronews (English)
An alarmingly simple scam ensnared a university student, stealing the $12,000 he saved for a student exchange trip to America in just ten minutes. Matthew Sweeney, a 22-year-old criminology and criminal justice student at Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology, was working a regular shift at a supplement store in Braeside on Wednesday evening when the incident happened. His routine was disrupted by an unusual pop-up alert flashing on his iPhone. The pop-up displayed a message purporting to be from ANZ Plus, claiming someone had made an unauthorised $1,900 payment and urging him to clic...
IBTimes
A heavily debated decision on whether to go ahead with a voluntary certification scheme for cloud services (EUCS) has been pushed back to mid-July, two EU sources told Euronews. The scheme is set to be used by companies to demonstrate that certified ICT solutions have the right level of cybersecurity protection for the EU market, but turned into a political battle over sovereignty requirements. The delay makes an agreement under the mandate of this von der Leyen Commission more unlikely. EUCS was removed from today’s (18 June) meeting of the working group of ENISA — Europe’s cybersecurity agen...
Euronews (English)
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