Australia accuses foreign government of cyber attack on lawmakers
By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A cyber attack on Australian lawmakers that breached the networks of major political parties was probably carried...
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Australia probes attempted hacking of national parliament
By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Australian authorities are investigating an attempt to hack into the national parliament’s computer network, two senior lawmakers...
Hackers accused of ties to Russia hit 3 E.European companies
Hackers have infected three energy and transport companies in Ukraine and Poland with sophisticated new malware and may be planning destructive cyber attacks, a software...
Police warn of new ransomware scam
A new virus called Dharma is infecting computers and servers by encrypting and locking files, which can be unlocked only through a Bitcoin payment, authorities...
Cyprus is ‘well equipped’ to deal with cyber-attacks
Cyprus is adequately prepared to handle a major cyber-attack, the head of electronic crime prevention, Andreas Anastasiades, has said. In an interview with the Cyprus...
Britain says Russian military intelligence behind host of global cyber attacks
Britain accused Russian military intelligence on Thursday of directing a host of cyber attacks aimed at undermining Western democracies by sowing confusion in everything from...
BA apologises after 380,000 customers hit in cyber attack
British Airways was forced to apologise on Friday after the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its customers were stolen over a two-week period in...
Police warn of phishing scam involving the Cyprus Post
By Christophe Hadjigeorgiou The police cybercrime unit on Friday warned members of the public against online messages supposedly from the Cyprus postal services concerning a...
Police warn of new cyberscam
Police on Tuesday warned the public about a new form of online fraud and extortion. They said people receive e-mails where the sender claims to...
Cybercrime, terrorism, on agenda for EU’s official’s visit
By Athanasios Athanasiou Cyber attacks, the fight against terrorism, cooperation among security and intelligence agencies in the EU are some of the issues European Union...
Police warn of data threat scam
Police on Monday warned the public that they have received several complaints from people who have been threatened via email to send money to ensure...
EU official holds meetings over cybercrime
European Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King is set visit Cyprus on Tuesday and meet with Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou. The two are set...
News podcast: Cyprus computer society looking for young hackers
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
Police to assign web constables to fight cybercrime
Police are going to set up a special operations unit that will involve ‘web constables’ able to monitor the internet in real time, police...
‘Our future security relies on protection from cyber threats’
“Cybersecurity is crucial for the protection of society and for its prosperity and the sooner citizens comprehend this the better,” executive director of the recently...
Cybercrime police target child pornographers
Members of international child pornography rings have been identified in Cyprus along with the victims of such groups, Head of the Electronic Crime Prevention Office...
Ukrainian energy ministry website hit by ransomware attack
Hackers took down the website of the Ukrainian energy and coal ministry on Tuesday, posting a message in English demanding a ransom paid in Bitcoin...
Germany ‘allowed hackers controlled access’ in cyber breach
German security officials allowed hackers “controlled” access to government networks in order to track possible culprits and their methods, a top interior ministry official said...
UK blames Russia for cyber attack, says won’t tolerate disruption
Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for a cyber-attack last year, publicly pointing the finger at Moscow for spreading a virus which disrupted companies across Europe...
Arrests after child pornography found
Police on Wednesday arrested two people, aged 28 and 41, to facilitate investigations into a case of child sexual abuse and possession of child pornography....
