Belgium to mandate minimum 30 Mbit/s for fixed internet connections by 2027
From 2027, Belgian telecom companies will be required to offer internet subscriptions with minimum speeds of 30 Mbit/s. The legally mandated minimum today is still 1 Mbit/s. Malta is the only other EU country that mandates a 30 Mbit/s minimum. …
Italian government warns of increased DDoS attacks by Russian groups
The Computer Security Incident Response Team Italia warns of persistent DDoS attacks on national companies and institutions. The government body has detected an ongoing threat from Russian hacker groups. Italian public services and private ent…
Artis Zoo did not pay ransom to criminals behind ransomware attack
Artis says it did not pay any ransom to the hackers behind the ransomware attack in June of this year. Cybercriminals breached the network of the Amsterdam zoo last month and demanded 1 million euros in cryptocurrency. Artis engaged a cybersec…
Dutch government aims to make cyber driving licence available to all primary schools
The Dutch government wants to make the cyber driving licence project announced last year available to all primary schools. The aim of the project is to prevent children from falling victim to cybercrime. The licence is being developed by the D…
Microsoft to acquire developer platform GitHub
Microsoft is acquiring the popular developer platform GitHub. An agreement was reached recently. There had long been rumors about acquisition talks between Microsoft and GitHub. Through this website, developers share source code and keep track…
ING and the British bank HSBC complete the first blockchain-based trade finance transaction
ING, together with the British bank HSBC, has completed the first trade finance transaction based on blockchain technology. The banks said on Monday that it concerns the financing of a cargo of soybeans being shipped from Argentina to Malaysia…
A green padlock on a website is no guarantee of security
Websites with a so?called SSL certificate—a green padlock in the address bar—are certainly not always well secured. Various institutions, for example, advise people to always look for that green padlock. NOS examined thousands of websites that …
Hackers reactivate banned Twitter accounts
A Spanish hacker group has brought banned and deactivated Twitter accounts back to life. The group then attempted to sell several popular banned accounts. Twitter could not provide substantive comment on these reports. In the meantime, the acco…
Mozilla invests in German privacy browser Cliqz
Mozilla is investing an as-yet undisclosed amount in Cliqz, the developer of the privacy browser of the same name. The companies want to bring the browser, currently focused on Germany, to other countries as well. Cliqz is currently available …