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Governments Cite Winter Hack of Polish Power Grid and CyberespionageA winter Russian intelligence hack of the Polish energy grid and a protracted campaign of cyberespionage are behind coordinated sanctions against Moscow's intelligence apparatus announced Monday by the European Union and the United Kingdom.
The European Union and the United Kingdom jointly sanctioned dozens of Russian individuals and entities and accused Russia of coordinating a network of hacking groups responsible for attacks across Europe. [...]
Ukraine’s SSU and the FBI Just Confirmed Russian Intelligence Has Been Systematically Hacking Messenger Accounts for Years. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), working jointly with the FBI, has formally exposed a sustained Russian intelligence campaign targeting the messaging accounts of government officials, military personnel, politicians, and activists across Ukraine, Europe, and the United States. […]
Mythos a Turning Point, Say Lawmakers in Missive to European CommissionDozens of European lawmakers are pressing the European Commission to act quickly to protect the continent's cybersecurity, due to the advent of new AI models that have considerable hacking prowess.
Solar Energy Spurt Comes Freighted With Chinese Nation-State Hacking WorriesThe European Commission froze funding for solar energy projects that use crucial components from Chinese companies such as Huawei, due to cybersecurity fears. The decision affects projects being funded by the European Investment Bank and other partner banks.
The European Union's Cybersecurity Service (CERT-EU) has attributed the European Commission cloud hack to the TeamPCP threat group, saying the resulting breach exposed the data of at least 29 other Union entities. [...]
The European Commission has confirmed a data breach after its Europa.eu web platform was hacked in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion gang. [...]
The European Commission, the European Union's main executive body, is investigating a security breach after a threat actor gained access to the Commission's Amazon cloud environment. [...]
The European Commission, the European Union's main executive body, is investigating a security breach after a threat actor gained access to its Amazon cloud infrastructure. [...]
Chinese Hacking Firm iSoon and Iran's Emennet Pasargad Among TargetsThe European Union sanctioned three Chinese and Iranian hacking operations that have been under U.S. indictments or sanctions for over a year - or, in one case, since 2019. The sanctions freeze assets and forbid EU citizens and companies from funding or otherwise doing business with the targets.
Russian Hacking Shows Limits of Preventive MeasuresEurope must step up its active defenses against cyberattacks and modernize its IT infrastructure, a leading expert has warned in the wake of a major attack on Poland's energy grid attributed to Russian hackers.
Ink Dragon Compromised IIS Networks to Relay ShadowPad MalwareA Chinese hacking group is using compromised European government networks as relay nodes to route commands and support other hacking operations. Security firm Check Point attributed the campaign to a Chinese espionage group it tracks as "Ink Dragon."
Also: macOS Naughty or Nice, Cybercrime Karma, Spoofing Legacy Rail InfrastructureLondon in December: Early to dark, quick to rain but also festive - and a mecca for cybersecurity researchers there for the annual Black Hat Europe conference. This year's event featured nearly 50 briefings that touched on everything from hardware hacking to combing infostealer logs for hidden gems.
Nation-State Teams Tied to Grain Sector Targeting, Plus More Joined-Up OperationsRussia's nation-state hacking groups have returned to pummeling Ukrainian targets with destructive, wiper malware, including in apparent attempts to disrupt its economically valuable grain sector, alongside the repeat targeting of allied European nations, researchers report.
Chinese Hackers Target European Diplomats with LNK File FlawChinese nation-state hackers are exploiting a Windows vulnerability to hack European diplomatic outposts, say security researchers - but operating system giant Microsoft says the flaw doesn't merit a patch. Hackers used a flaw already compromised by North Korea and Russia.
A China-linked hacking group is exploiting a Windows zero-day in attacks targeting European diplomats in Hungary, Belgium, and other European nations. [...]
Everest Extortion Group Lists Dublin AirportA Russian data extortion group threatened Sunday to release passenger data putatively stolen from the Dublin Airport days after its operator said it investigated a breach stemming from a September cybersecurity incident that affected airports across Europe.
ENISA: Nation-State Hacking 'Steadily Intensified' Over 12-Month PeriodNearly every member government of the European Union experienced a cyberattack from a nation-state hacker in the 12 months ending in July, primarily from Russian and Chinese threat actors who "steadily intensified" hacking, says the European cyber agency.
'RedNovember' Has Hacked Organizations in the US, Asia and EuropeA hacking group associated with widespread compromise of edge devices is a Chinese-state-aligned group, says cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. The firm says the threat actor, which it now tracks as RedNovember, is "highly likely a Chinese state-sponsored threat activity group."
Effects of Friday Cyberattack Still Felt in European AirportsBritish police arrested Tuesday night a man in his forties suspected of causing days of flight cancellations and delays at several major European airports by hacking an aviation technology company. Impacted airports include London Heathrow, Brussels Airport and Berlin Brandenburg Airport, as well as Dublin Airport.