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Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it took them 2 minutes to break it. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #DigitalServicesAct #Contentmoderation #ConsumerPolicy #Dataprotection #SocialMedia #Technology #Platforms #Software #Hackers #Privacy #Media #Youth

Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it.

Cyber experts say they have found holes in Brussels’ age verification app, despite claims by the EU executive that it is “technically ready.”

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)2d ago

Russia ramps up ‘destructive’ cyberattacks on Europe, says Sweden https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-warns-russia-is-ramping-up-cyberattacks-on-critical-infrastructure/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #Criticalinfrastructure #Energyinfrastructure #EnergyandClimate #Infrastructure #Intelligence #Americas #Playbook #Security #Hackers #Data

Russia ramps up ‘destructive’ cyberattacks on Europe, says Sweden

Moscow behind attack on Swedish heating plant last year, Swedish minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said.

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)2d ago

EU age verification tech is ready, von der Leyen says https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-says-age-verification-app-is-technically-ready/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #DigitalServicesAct #Contentmoderation #Dataprotection #Mentalhealth #Enforcement #SocialMedia #Technology #Platforms #Privacy #Media #Youth

EU age verification tech is ready, von der Leyen says

The age verification app is seen as a key part of the EU’s efforts to keep kids safe from online harms and mental health risks.

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)4d ago

Bulgaria’s elections are not for sale, PM insists as he vows crackdown on tampering https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-pm-elections-corruption-vote-buying/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #Electionsecurity #NationalPolitics #Foreignpolicy #Centralbanks #Corruption #Resilience #Elections #RuleofLaw #Security #Politics #Defense

Bulgaria’s elections are not for sale, PM insists as he vows crackdown on tampering

Sofia is battling to fend off meddling, as the country heads into yet another vote.

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)5d ago

From transit to TV signals: How hackers could disrupt the World Cup https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/12/us-world-cup-cybersecurity-effort-hackers-threats-00860951?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #Criticalinfrastructure #U.S.foreignpolicy #Communications #Infrastructure #Lawenforcement #Cybersecurity #Foreignpolicy #Intelligence #Negotiations #Department #Prevention #Ransomware #Espionage #Hospitals #WarinIran #Airports #Defense

From transit to TV signals: How hackers could disrupt the World Cup

Federal, state and local agencies are preparing for a wide range of cyberattacks across major U.S. cities hosting the games.

Politico

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Apr 10

German cyber agency braces for ‘significant disruption’ from Anthropic’s AI hacking tech https://www.politico.eu/article/german-cyber-agency-braces-for-significant-disruption-from-anthropics-ai-hacking-tech/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #ArtificialIntelligence #Networksecurity #Cyberdiplomacy #Dataprotection #Cybersecurity #Algorithms #Cybercrime #Technology #Security #Software #Hackers #Malware

German cyber agency braces for ‘significant disruption’ from Anthropic’s AI hacking tech

A powerful new AI model unveiled by Anthropic is a “paradigm change in the nature of cyber threats,” the head of Germany’s cyber agency told POLITICO. Claudia Plattner, president of the German Fede…

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Apr 10

8 in 10 Europeans don’t trust US, Chinese firms with data https://www.politico.eu/article/8-in-10-europeans-dont-trust-us-chinese-firms-with-data/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #Transatlanticrelations #EU-Chinarelations #Dataprotection #Data/privacy #Surveillance #Regulation #Technology #Technology #Companies #Dataflows #Security #BigTech #Privacy #Data #Poll

8 in 10 Europeans don’t trust US, Chinese firms with data

Europe is rolling out measures to keep data local and reduce reliance on foreign tech.

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Apr 9

EU welcomes Anthropic move to slow the release of powerful new AI tool https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-supports-staged-rollout-of-cyber-risky-new-anthropic-model/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #ArtificialIntelligence #Internetgovernance #Networksecurity #Dataprotection #Internetsearch #Cybersecurity #Intelligence #Algorithms #Cybercrime #Technology #Bigdata #Privacy

EU welcomes Anthropic move to slow the release of powerful new AI tool

The tech company made the announcement after finding that its new Claude Mythos model outperformed most humans at “finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities.”

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Apr 3

‘Nothing like the Louvre’: Italian art museum hit by cyberattack https://www.politico.eu/article/nothing-like-the-louvre-italian-art-museum-hit-cyberattack-uffizi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #Cybersecurity #renovation #Security #Hackers #Mayors #Media