Dutch intelligence exposes Russian attempt to hack chemical weapons watchdog
4 Oct 2018
The Netherlands revealed it had caught four Russian military intelligence officers trying to hack the OPCW in The Hague.
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The Netherlands revealed it had caught four Russian military intelligence officers trying to hack the OPCW in The Hague.
The GDPR applies from today, supplemented in the UK by the new Data Protection Act 2018.
Ireland’s Data Protection Act 2018 takes effect alongside the GDPR and establishes the Data Protection Commission.
France replaces its health data hosting approval process with mandatory HDS certification for hosts of personal health data.
The VDA and ENX Association have launched TISAX, a shared information security assessment and exchange mechanism for the automotive supply chain.
US and European police shut down AlphaBay and Hansa, two of the largest dark web markets, in a co-ordinated operation.
Destructive NotPetya malware, spread through Ukrainian accounting software, caused billions of dollars of damage worldwide.
A DDoS attack using the Mirai botnet of hacked cameras and routers hit DNS provider Dyn, disrupting Twitter, Netflix, and others.
The first EU-wide cybersecurity legislation has entered into force; Member States have until May 2018 to implement it.
The European Commission has adopted the EU–US Privacy Shield, replacing the invalidated Safe Harbor framework.
The EU General Data Protection Regulation has entered into force and will apply from 25 May 2018.
Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 is published, introducing the country’s first comprehensive data protection regime.