Coverage of cybersecurity incidents, policy, public services, privacy, advisories, and regional developments connected to Portugal.
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Portugal covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Portugal, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
For practitioners, the tag provides geographic context for developments involving Portugal's organizations, services, partners, and users. Individual articles provide the specific technologies, threats, sectors, and operational implications relevant to each development.
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Portugal has modified its cybercrime law to establish a legal safe harbor for good-faith security research and to make hacking non-punishable under certain strict conditions. [...]
A new Android banking malware named 'DroidBot' attempts to steal credentials for over 77 cryptocurrency exchanges and banking apps in the UK, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal. [...]
A new Android banking malware named 'DroidBot' attempts to steal credentials for over 77 cryptocurrency exchanges and banking apps in the UK, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal. [...]
Security researchers discovered a new campaign that distributes a new version of the Xenomorph malware to Android users in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. [...]
A Brazilian hacking group has been targeting thirty Portuguese government and private financial institutions since 2021 in a malicious campaign called 'Operation Magalenha.' [...]
A cyberattack hitting the Port of Lisbon Administration (APL), the third-largest port in Portugal, on Christmas day has been claimed by the LockBit ransomware gang. [...]
The Armed Forces General Staff agency of Portugal (EMGFA) has suffered a cyberattack that allegedly allowed the theft of classified NATO documents, which are now sold on the dark web. [...]
The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has claimed an attack on the flag carrier of Portugal, TAP Air Portugal, disclosed by the airline last Friday. [...]
Vodafone Portugal suffered a cyberattack causing country-wide service outages, including the disruption of 4G/5G data networks, SMS texts, and television services. [...]