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Cybersecurity Reporter at POLITICO Europe

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  • Western countries reveal major Russian cyber-espionage campaign

    2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Sam Clark

    Eleven Western countries have accused a notorious Russian military intelligence hacking group of targeting defense, transport and tech firms involved in helping Ukraine.

  • British general named navy chief despite reported cover-ups of Afghan record

    3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Sam Clark

    The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence has appointed a controversial former special forces general as the new head of the country’s navy. Gwyn Jenkins was named on Thursday as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, the head of the British Royal Navy. The BBC reported Monday that Jenkins had overseen the rejection of thousands of resettlement applications made by former Afghan soldiers who fought alongside British special forces in Afghanistan over a decade ago.

  • Spanish grid operator rules out cyberattack in its facilities after power cut

    1 month ago | politico.eu | Sam Clark |Zia Weise

    Spain's national transmission system operator has not found signs that a cyberattack was at the root of the massive power blackout in Spain and Portugal on Monday. “With the analyses we have been able to carry out so far, we can rule out a cybersecurity incident in the electricity grid facilities at the Red Eléctrica control center," Red Eléctrica's head of system operation services Eduardo Prieto said at a press conference on Tuesday.

  • Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal?

    1 month ago | politico.eu | Gabriel Gavin |Victor Jack |Aitor Hernández-Morales |Sam Clark |Max Griera

    A frantic search is on to figure out what, exactly, caused Spain and Portugal to lose power on Monday, leaving millions of people without access to basic modern necessities. The answer will have serious ramifications for the two countries — and for Europe as a whole. The EU has been pressing the Iberian Peninsula, which has long operated as an energy island within the bloc, to link up better to Europe’s grids.

  • Hackers pounce on Pope’s death with scams

    1 month ago | politico.eu | Sam Clark

    Online scammers are using the death of Pope Francis in attempts to steal data and scam people, according to research by cybersecurity firm Check Point shared with POLITICO. Check Point said it had identified posts on social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok seeking to trick social media users into clicking on links embedded in the posts.

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14 Jan 25

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20 Nov 24

Approving a letter highlighting concerns about a proposed revision? Huge.

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Today, Coreper approved a letter highlighting the @EUCouncil's concerns on the proposed revision of the 2010 Framework Agreement between the @Europarl_EN and the @EU_Commission. Our key focus is to ensure #InstitutionalBalance, respect Treaty-defined roles, and preserve the https://t.co/X94rHGMSHj