EU’s Huawei hardliners get top court backing

Legal opinion dents telco industry hopes to fight bans on Chinese equipment.

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Europeans think Trump can shut down their internet

More than half of people surveyed think reliance on U.S. tech is “real and concrete risk.”

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EU sanctions Iran group that hacked Charlie Hebdo

Countries impose measures on Iranian, Chinese companies providing hacking services.

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Poland investigates Iran links behind cyberattack on nuclear facility

“First identifications” of cyberattack point to Iran, digital minister says.

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Russian hackers target officials via WhatsApp and Signal

Cyber spies are posing as a fake Signal support chatbot to gain access to government officials’ messages.

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Germany’s privacy chief gets sidelined as intel services bulk up

Berlin is preparing a reform of its spy services to grow less reliant on allies’ intel sharing.

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World’s money launderers are shifting to crypto, report warns

New report sheds light on lax enforcement of money laundering powered by the tech.

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Resist ‘dangerous and socially unacceptable’ age checks for social media, scientists warn

Computer scientists are campaigning against the global march toward age checks online.

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Greek court sentences Predator spyware gang

Greece’s “Predatorgate” scandal is one of Europe’s biggest political crises over the use of hacking software.

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