Tag: cyber attack

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Cyber-attack on EU medicines' regulator accesses crucial Pfizer vaccines info

  

  US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday that documents related to the development of their Covid-19 vaccine had been “unlawfully accessed” in a cyberattack on Europe’s medicines regulator. The European Medicines Agency, EMA, which assesses medicines and vaccines for the EU said hours earlier it had been targeted in a cyber attack.

• Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:07 UTC

  UK and Chile agree to mutual cooperation in cyber defense

  

  The 16th Defense Staff Talks between United Kingdom and Chile took place on 13-14 September 2018 in Santiago at the Ministry of Defense. The Talks were led by the Undersecretary of Defense, Cristian de la Maza Riquelme, representing Chile and the Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster, representing the United Kingdom.

• Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 01:26 UTC

  Central banks reviewing “phasing out cash” because of IT failures, hacking and alienation

  

  Europe’s central bankers are warning that a gradual phase-out of cash in many countries poses a serious threat to the financial system, as relying too heavily on digital payment systems exposes them to catastrophic failures in the event of cyber attacks.

• Thursday, July 12th 2018 - 17:02 UTC

  UN chief pushes for greater benefits from new technology, as he launches digital experts panel

  

  A high-profile group of tech experts has been assembled at the request of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, tasked with putting the benefits of digital technology to more effective use, while also protecting against unwanted or unexpected negative impacts.

• Monday, December 19th 2016 - 09:31 UTC

  Russian cyber-attacks: top US Senators from both parties call for a Select Committee

  

  Pressure mounted on Sunday for a broader congressional investigation of Russian cyber-attacks aimed at influencing the United States election, even as President-elect Donald J Trump team says there was no conclusive evidence of foreign interference.

• Friday, December 16th 2016 - 09:32 UTC

  Obama says Putin was aware of US elections' hacking to favor Trump and anticipates sanctions

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised his intelligence agencies' hacking of the U.S. presidential election and turned it from a general attempt to discredit American democracy to an effort to help Donald Trump, three U.S. officials said on Thursday.