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European Cybersecurity in Context: A Policy-Oriented Comparative Analysis

Security Affairs

I’m proud to have contributed to the “ European Cybersecurity in Context: A Policy-Oriented Comparative Analysis “ Worldwide connectivity has unleashed global digitalisation, creating cross-border social networks for communicating and spreading information. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Two ambulance services in UK lost access to patient records after a cyber attack on software provider

Security Affairs

Swedish software firm Ortivus suffered a cyberattack that has resulted in at least two British ambulance services losing access to electronic patient records. Two British ambulance services were not able to access electronic patient records after a cyber attack that hit their software provider Ortivus. ” reads the advisory.

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Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania

Security Affairs

Albania’s National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security (AKCESK) revealed that cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania. “Today, we identified and handled with full capacity and actively a cyber security incident. .” ” adds AKCESK.

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Law enforcement shutdown a long-standing DDoS-for-hire service

Security Affairs

Bleeping Computer reported that the Polish police arrested two individuals running the DDoS-for-hire services and collected data from a server in Switzerland used by the perpetrators. DDoS-for-hire or ‘booter’ services allows registered users to launch order DDoS attacks without specific knowledge.

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Citizen of Croatia charged with running the Monopoly Market drug marketplace

Security Affairs

“In December 2021, in coordination with foreign law enforcement partners in Germany and Finland, the computer server hosting Monopoly was seized and taken offline.” Through extensive analysis of these records, Desnica was identified as the operator of Monopoly.” ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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HHS Releases Guidance on Audio-Only Telehealth Practices

Hunton Privacy

If a covered entity uses a standard telephone line ( i.e. , a landline), the HIPAA Security Rule will not apply because the PHI transmitted is not electronic in nature.

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A job ad published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence revealed a secret hacking squad

Security Affairs

The existence of a secret SAS mobile hacker squad, named MAB5 and under the control of the Computer Network Operations (CNO) Exploitation, was revealed by a job ad published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence on an external website, reported Alan Turnbull of Secret Bases. ” states Secret Bases.

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