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Ukraine’s cyber police dismantled a massive bot farm spreading propaganda

Security Affairs

The gang used a massive bot farm to distribute illegal content, personal data of Ukrainian citizens and commit frauds. 361 (Unauthorized interference in the work of information (automated), electronic communication, information and communication systems, electronic communication networks), Art. 190 (Fraud), Art.

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Snatch gang claims the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa

Security Affairs

The group claims to have stolen Military contracts, internal call signs and personal data, for a total of 1.6 TB of data. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics. In October 2022, the Snatch ransomware group claimed to have hacked the French company HENSOLDT France.

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Ukraine: SSU dismantled cyber gang that stole 30 million accounts

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They gang was received money through electronic payment systems YuMoney, Qiwi, and WebMoney, which are prohibited in Ukraine. The cybercriminals harvested credentials and sensitive data through malware infection, it focused on systems in Ukraine and the European Union. .” ” concludes the SSU. . ” concludes the SSU.

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Spain police dismantled a cybercriminal group who stole the data of 4 million individuals

Security Affairs

The authorities conducted 16 searches in Madrid, Málaga, Huelva, Alicante and Murcia and seized firearms, a katana, a baseball bat, four high-end cars, 80,000 euros in cash, a database with information on four million people, and computer and electronic material valued in thousands of euros. ” said the Spanish Police.

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REvil ransomware gang recommends that Apple buy back its data stolen in Quanta hack

Security Affairs

REvil ransomware gang is attempting to extort Apple ahead of the Apple Spring Loaded event threatening to sell stolen blueprints belonging to the IT giant that were stolen from Quanta Computer. Quanta Computer is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and other electronic hardware. Source Bleeping Computer.

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EU Regulatory Data Protection: Many pieces to the regulatory framework puzzle

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Data is at the heart of the EU’s digital and green transformation, which are the two priorities of the European Commission. With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), adopted in 2016, the EU has created a solid framework for the protection of personal data in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Germany’s Data Protection Conference (DSK) recently made public an expert opinion on Section 702 of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which came under close scrutiny in the July 16, 2020 decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Schrems II).