#cybersecurity

The Pentagon is treating the spate of mysterious freezer malfunctions that spoiled food at military bases across the United States in August as a suspected hack, according to four officials ...

Cyprus already has a relatively demanding framework for reporting cyber incidents, with a 6-hour early warning deadline and a fuller notification requirement within 72 hours, but the country must ensure its ...

Cyprus is among a number of EU member states where cyberattacks attributed to activities “linked to Russia” were recorded, according to a briefing by the European Parliamentary Research Service (Eprs) ...

Japan said on Friday it will set up a team to simulate cyberattacks using AI to identify weaknesses in technology systems as organisations scramble to curtail risks from flaws in ...

Companies and governments around the world raced on Thursday to patch critical vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP programming language, as millions of hacking attempts were reported and authorities across ...

Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language sent website operators around the world scrambling to ...

The developers of the widely used PHP programming language said on Wednesday they would release patches for two critical vulnerabilities, as EU cybersecurity officials warned organisations unable to apply the ...

A new warning about artificial intelligence from Anthropic caused a stir in cybersecurity circles on Tuesday, a day after the company warned that AI models could be months away from ...

Banking regulators are stepping up efforts to contain growing AI risks, six people familiar with the matter said, with some pointing to the potential for cyberattacks on banks or rogue ...

Two South Korean megachurches are investigating suspected cyberattacks that may have exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of congregants, with evidence suggesting AI tools may have been used ...

It is “not hard to guess” who is behind the recent slew of bot attacks on social media accounts belonging to journalists and news outlets in Cyprus, Izlem Gurcag Altugra, ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s close personal associate on Wednesday denied that she has any links to a spate of closures of social media accounts and deletions of ...

Cyprus is under the threat of cyberattacks due to geopolitical tension and its role as president of the European Council till the end of June, MPs heard on Monday during ...

The coming launch of a joint cybersecurity centre in Cyprus represents “a milestone” in reinforcing cyber resilience in the maritime sector in the Mediterranean, the Israeli government noted on Thursday. ...

The innovation and research ministry on Friday denied claims in international news media that Cyprus was targeted in an largescale cyberattack along with more than 36 other countries. “With regard to ...

Feb 2 (Reuters) – A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the popular code editing platform Notepad++ to deliver a custom backdoor and other malware to ...

Businesses somewhat slipped in terms of cybersecurity, although private individuals improved, according to the results of surveys published on Monday. The surveys, carried out by the Digital Security Authority (DSA), ...

The Cyprus Post has been hacked, leaking personal data and correspondence from the presidential palace, ministries, embassies, the police and the central prisons, it was made known on Monday. A ...

The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) will allocate €390 million for cybersecurity projects under the Digital Europe Programme for the 2025-2027 period, it emerged on Sunday. In a statement, the centre ...

Over 500 people reached out to the 1480 cybersecurity helpline in the first three months of the year, primarily expressing concerns about cybercrimes such as hacking and identity theft. According to a ...

The House Institutions Committee on Wednesday discussed government security in light of a wave of cyber-attacks. Though some MPs sought to have the matter discussed openly, it was eventually held ...

Over 550 phone calls were made to 1480 helpline providing support on safe internet use in the first quarter of this year, it was announced on Thursday. Most of the calls related ...

Stakeholders have raised red flags over the government’s strategy on cyber security after three major hacks have hit the country in the past month. The snail’s pace at ...

Germany’s interior ministry fired the country’s cybersecurity chief on Tuesday and launched an investigation into his conduct after media allegations that he may have come into contact with ...