EU takes France and Spain to court over cybersecurity law delay
The directive sets common security standards for companies and public bodies operating in critical sectors across the EU.
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Poland urges officials to ditch Signal as foreign hackers target government accounts
According to the Polish Government, the hackers have aimed to seize control of Signal accounts by impersonating the app's technical support staff.
UK cyber security centre recommends ditching passwords for passkeys
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) urged Britons and businesses on to move away from traditional passwords and adopt passkeys as the default method…
Sweden thwarted 2025 pro-Russian cyber attack on thermal power plant
Sweden thwarted a pro-Russian cyber attack on a thermal power plant in mid-2025, the government said on Wednesday, saying the group behind it was linked to Russian…
Wave of cyberattacks expose French failure to protect public digital systems
France’s national postal service fell victim to a cyberattack December 22, disrupting parcel distribution days before Christmas.
EU to police open source software
The European Commission wants to make software "safer" for users via rules that would also apply to open source software.
France orders officials to drop foreign messaging apps over cybersecurity fears
France’s top officials and civil servants will ditch foreign‑owned messaging apps in favour of a home‑grown alternative.
‘French defence industry at increasing risk of malicious action,’ warns intelligence agency chief
A rise in both online and physical attacks has threatened France's defence industry, according to Général Philippe Susnjara, director of the French Government’s…
European Commission pushes for encryption ‘backdoors’
The European Commission has announced new plans for extending the powers of European Union security agencies and expanding Europol into “a truly operational police…
Messaging app Signal threatens to leave France over anti-encryption demands
Meredith Whittaker, president of US messaging app Signal, has threatened to pull it out of France over a proposed law where the government has demanded the ability…
Europol: ‘EU crime groups increasingly working with Russia’
Organised crime groups in the European Union have been increasingly working with Russia to attack critical infrastructure and public institutions in the bloc, according…
Russian-linked group ‘behind attack on X’, cybersecurity expert tells Brussels Signal
The large-scale cyberattack that brought down Elon Musk's X platform was carried out by Dark Storm, a Russian-linked hacker group whose "targets are high-profile…
Commission announces ‘action plan’ for EU health cyber attacks–but no funding
Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission announced an "action plan" January 15 to respond to a sharp rise in cyberattacks against the EU health sector--but the…
Bribe people €1,000 in fuel to buy electric cars, German Green ministry suggests
Germany's Green-led ministry for economic affairs has argued in favour of bribing consumers with €1,000 in fuel credit to buy a new or used electric car.
Brussels Signal reported weeks ago, now FBI confirms, Chinese eavesdropped on candidates
On October 17, Brussels Signal reported on a Chinese security breach of major US telecommunications networks.
NoName attacks websites of Belgian cities and provinces
Russian hackers are suspected of attacking Belgian local government websites after they mysteriously disappeared from the net on October 7.
Terror chief urges Dutch to be prepared for future tech blackouts
Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, the National Co-ordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV), has warned the Dutch they need to be better prepared for blackouts.
Microsoft blames EU for global IT outage
Microsoft has blamed the European Union for a global IT outage it has said affected 8.5 million Windows devices.
Europe’s largest airports disrupted amid global IT outage
A global tech outage, which appeared to stem from a failed update between Microsoft and global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, was disrupting operations across various…
South Korea hosted summit warns of AI risks to democracy
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called fake news and disinformation based on AI and digital technology threats to democracy, as some officials attending…
EU agrees creation of emergency force to counter cyber-attack threats
European Union institutions have reached a provisional agreement regarding the creation of an emergency force for fighting cyber attacks.
Spyware infestation hits European Parliament defence and security panel
Spyware has been discovered on two mobile phones belonging to MEPs and staff from the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).
Chinese ‘spies hacked Dutch defence network last year’, say intelligence agencies
Chinese state-backed cyberspies gained access to a Dutch military network last year, Dutch intelligence agencies said, calling it part of a "trend" of Chinese political…
Russia ‘targets Europe with hi-tech digital spycraft’ as continental elections approach
As European elections 2024 loom, Russia's “espionage tactics” targeting European Union politicians and EU military establishments, among others, are becoming…
Prime Minister Borne tells French Government employees to ditch WhatsApp and Telegram
In a circular from French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, ministers, secretaries of state, cabinet directors and cabinet members have been told to switch to French…
Top Ukrainian cyber defence officials sacked amid corruption probe
Ukraine on Monday sacked two high-ranking cyber defence officials amid a probe into alleged embezzlement, a senior government official said.
Norway reels as 12 ministries hit in cyber attack
Norwegian state officials are in crisis-response mode after 12 of its ministries were hit in a cyberattack.