The Strategic Importance of Digital Sovereignty in 2026

Digital sovereignty has become a priority as concerns over data privacy, data protection, and geopolitical risk intensify. The concept centres on giving data owners full control over their digital assets, infrastructure, and the legal frameworks governing them. While Europe leads Read More …

Europe rolls out online age verification app to protect young people

Europe doesn’t want to hear any more excuses from tech platforms for why they can’t verify users’ ages. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced a new European age verification app that will give users a sort Read More …

Commission investigates cyberattack targeting EU websites

The European Commission has announced that it is investigating a cyber attack that took place on Tuesday, targeting its cloud infrastructure hosting the ‘europa.eu’ websites and leading to a data leak. “Early findings of our ongoing investigation suggest that data Read More …

EU sanctions Chinese and Iranian companies for cyber attacks

The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions against ‌two China-based and one Iranian ‌company for cyber attacks against EU member ​states. The EU listed China-based Integrity Technology Group and Anxun Information Technology, and Iranian company Emennet Pasargad. Integrity Technology ‌is Read More …

EU Parliament blocks AI tools over cyber, privacy fears

he European Parliament has disabled AI features on the work devices of lawmakers and their staff over cybersecurity and data protection concerns, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO. The chamber emailed its members on Monday to say it Read More …

European Commission probes intrusion into staff mobile management backend

Brussels is digging into a cyber break-in that targeted the European Commission’s mobile device management systems, potentially giving intruders a peek inside the official phones carried by EU staff. Identified by CERT-EU, the bloc’s computer emergency response team responsible for Read More …

German police add Black Basta boss to EU most-wanted list

German cops have added Russian national Oleg Evgenievich Nefekov to their list of most-wanted criminals for his services to ransomware. Nefekov, 35, is accused of spearheading the Black Basta ransomware operation, which suffered a similar fate as Conti last year Read More …

The EU prepares ground for wider data retention – and VPN providers are among the targets

EU governments are pushing to widen data retention obligations for apps that citizens use every day – and the best VPN apps are among those targeted. A new internal document dated November 27 (first published by Netzpolitik) provides important insights Read More …

X gets $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules but TikTok settles

Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation that once again drew criticism from the U.S. government. While Read More …

International takedown of cryptocurrency fraud network laundering over EUR 700 million

The final actions in a sweeping international operation have successfully dismantled a large-scale cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering network that had laundered over EUR 700 million. Coordinated across multiple jurisdictions, these actions, carried out last month and earlier this week, Read More …