A screenshot of a documentary featuring a fake Tom Cruise promoted as part of a Pro-Russian information operation. (Image via Microsoft) Fake Tom Cruise warns of violence at Paris Olympics in pro-Russian info op The influence campaign includes a phony Netflix documentary and seeks to undermine France and the International Olympic Committee. Jun 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
Fiber optic cables, including these, were cut in several locations in France in April, prompting a criminal investigation of the apparent sabotage. (PHOTO: Free network via Twitter) String of attacks on French telecom infrastructure preceded April attack on fiber optic cables American telecommunications infrastructure is vulnerable to attack and government is not doing enough to protect it, a top expert said. Jun 10, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and France’s President Emmanuel Macron pose for a G7 leaders’ family photo during a NATO summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, on March 24, 2022. (Photo by Henry Nicholls – Pool/Getty Images) NATO, G-7 leaders promise bulwark against retaliatory Russian cyberattacks The pledges follow the Biden administration saying that Russia's calculus on digital assaults had changed. Mar 24, 2022 By Tim Starks
The logo of the French national commission for computer technologies and liberty, or CNIL, as seen in Paris in 2010. (ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images) French privacy regulator slaps Facebook, Google with fines totaling nearly $240M The CNIL hit the tech giants over their policy on cookies. Jan 6, 2022 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Court hands Microsoft control of websites linked to spying by Chinese hackers Nickel, aka APT15, Ke3chang and Vixen Panda, was snooping on government agencies and others, the company said. Dec 6, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) White House set to lead 30 nations in ransomware discussions, sans Russia The talks leave out the nation President Biden most often criticizes, but invitees will meet for two days on countering ransomware. Oct 13, 2021 By Tim Starks
(ProtonMail) ProtonMail said Swiss court order left no choice but to log activist’s IP address ProtonMail received more than 3,500 orders from Swiss courts in 2020, up from 17 in 2017. Sep 7, 2021 By Jeff Stone
This photograph taken on September 18, 2019, shows the logo of the French national cybersecurity agency Agence Nationale de la securite des systemes d’information(ANSSI) taken at ANSSI headquarters in Paris. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP / Getty Images) Chinese spies are exploiting routers to try hacking French targets, cyber agency says It's part of a blitz of foreign governments calling out Beijing-sponsored hackers. Jul 21, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images) Toshiba subsidiary confirms ransomware attack, as reports suggest possible DarkSide involvement A cyberattack from a criminal gang had prompted the company to disconnect network connections.. May 14, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Photo by MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images) Experts suggest French insurer AXA’s plan to shun ransomware payouts will set a precedent AXA's decision was surprising only in how long it took to become an apparent industry first. May 10, 2021 By Tim Starks