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China

Chinese issues arrest warrants for alleged Taiwanese hackers

China refuses to deal with Taiwan's pro-independence government and has been pressing its diplomatic campaign to isolate the island.

05/06/2025

Russia

Report: Russian army hackers target Western aid supply to Ukraine

The hacking effort, attributed to the group Fancy Bear, used tactics such as spearphishing and exploiting weak security in small office networks.

23/05/2025

Europe News

Poland's Tusk says Russian hackers attacked ruling parties' websites

Tusk said the website of several parties in his governing coalition were targeted by the hackers, two days before the presidential election.

17/05/2025

USA

US Treasury says it was hacked by China in ‘major incident’

The US Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations and documents in what they labelled a ‘major cyber incident’.

31/12/2024

Tech News

‘Faster than expected’: Experts warn deepfakes are spreading

Deepfakes are spreading in scams and on socials faster than expected, according to a new report.

13/06/2024

Tech News

Why is WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing extradition?

Julian Assange is fighting a final attempt to avoid extradition on espionage charges. Euronews Next takes a look back at how we got to this point.

26/03/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

Manfred, from hacker to security expert

A co-production with Kaspersky

For over 20 years, Manfred exploited flaws in video games, making a huge fortune out of it. How did he do it? And why did he change his career to become a security expert?

24/01/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

How the 'hidden gem' of Indian esports was caught cheating

A co-production with Kaspersky

In 2018, the Indian esports team qualified for an Asian gaming competition, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the underdogs of the esports arena. During a crucial match, the admins stopped the game. Forsaken, one of the Indian players, was caught cheating. This is his story.

12/01/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

How did Anthony Clark become the FIFA video game hacker?

A co-production with Kaspersky

In 2013, four friends realised they could earn money by exploiting a flaw in the video game FIFA. Unaware of any wrongdoings, they continued their activity until the FBI knocked on their doors. This is the story of Anthony Clark, the group’s leader, and one the world’s most skilled hackers.

10/01/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

Are hackers criminal masterminds? | Hacker Hunter: Next Level

A co-production with Kaspersky

Is hacking illegal? How can it be harmful? And can it be beneficial for society? Prepare for an exploration of human dilemmas in the digital realm through three notorious hacking cases in video game history.

27/12/2023

Hacker Hunter

How European authorities want to tackle child hacking

A co-production with Kaspersky

Countries in Europe are looking into new ways to address underage hacking, increasingly favouring rehabilitation and prevention programmes.

12/06/2023

Hacker Hunter

Extradition: Why is the US determined to extradite European hackers?

A co-production with Kaspersky

We look at some of the most famous cases against European hackers and explore whether extradition and imprisonment is really the right response.

05/06/2023

Hacker Hunter

“I was a teenage hacker”: Two child hackers share their stories

A co-production with Kaspersky

With the development of digital technology, more and more young people are being drawn into the world of malicious computer programming.

31/05/2023

Hacker Hunter

3 signs your kids may be hackers and what to do about it

A co-production with Kaspersky

More and more children are spending time online, whether it's scrolling through TikTok or playing Fallout. Some, however, may be lured into organized crime after playing games and downloading apps.

29/05/2023

Tech News

Big Tech and White House to let hackers test AI's limits

A "mass hacking event" is being organised in partnership with the Biden administration so tech giants can better understand their chatbots' flaws.

11/05/2023

Tech News

Russian hackers tapping into CCTV in Ukrainian cafes, says US

Russia hackers backed by the Kremlin have launched repeated attacks on Ukraine as part of their broader offensive in the country.

12/04/2023

Netherlands

European hospitals targeted by 'pro-Russian' hackers

Hospitals in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Poland and the US have been hit by cyber-attacks, according to Dutch authorities.

01/02/2023

Tech News

Fighting from my living room: How one volunteer hacker helped Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is also being fought online, as volunteer hackers across the world take sides. One Swedish hacker describes helping Ukraine.

13/11/2022

Tech News

Beware of malicious apps that want to steal your Facebook login

Facebook found more than 400 of the malicious apps were on official app stores.

10/10/2022

Culture news

GTA 6 footage leaked: Is this be the biggest hack in gaming history?

More than 90 videos and images from the next edition of the Grand Theft Auto franchise have been leaked online. But who was behind the hacks and is this the largest of its kind in the gaming industry?

20/09/2022