CVE-2022-34821: Improper Control of Generation of Code

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE4G EU 6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2, RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE4G NAM 6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2, SCALANCE M804PB 6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2, SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router 6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2, SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router 6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2, SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router...

Europe threatens to ban Facebook over data transfers to the US

If regulators have their way, data transfers from Facebook and Instagram between Europe and the United States could stop this summer. WhatsApp, another Meta service, will not be affected by the decision as it has a different data controller within Meta. This could force Meta, Facebooks parent...

Italy Data Protection Authority Warns Websites Against Use of Google Analytics

Following the footsteps of Austria and France, the Italian Data Protection Authority has become the latest regulator to find the use of Google Analytics to be non-compliant with E.U. data protection regulations. The Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, in a press release published last...

Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing

The Federal Trade Commission FTC and the Department of Justice DOJ have ordered Twitter to pay a $150M penalty for using users account security data deceptively. The deception violates an FTC order from 2011, that bars Twitter from "misleading consumers about the extent to which it protects the...

CVE-2022-29402

CVE-2022-29402 affects the TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20. The issue is insecure protections for the UART console, allowing an attacker with physical access to connect via a serial port and execute commands as root without authentication. The CVE is documented with a physical attack vector and high i...

CVE-2022-29402: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20 was discovered to contain insecure protections for its UART console. This vulnerability allows attackers to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentication...

new packages: hyphen-eu

An update is available for hyphen-eu. This update affects Rocky Linux 9. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Enterpri...

new packages: hunspell-eu

An update is available for hunspell-eu. This update affects Rocky Linux 9. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky...

Europe Agrees to Adopt New NIS2 Directive Aimed at Hardening Cybersecurity

The European Parliament announced a "provisional agreement" aimed at improving cybersecurity and resilience of both public and private sector entities in the European Union. The revised directive, called "NIS2" short for network and information systems, is expected to replace the existing...

E.U. Proposes New Rules for Tech Companies to Combat Online Child Sexual Abuse

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed new regulation that would require tech companies to scan for child sexual abuse material CSAM and grooming behavior, raising worries that it could undermine end-to-end encryption E2EE. To that end, online service providers, including hosting services...

The EU Wants Big Tech to Scan Your Private Chats for Child Abuse

Europe’s proposed child protection laws could undermine end-to-end encryption for billions of people...

E.U. Blames Russia for Cyberattack on KA-SAT Satellite Network Operated by Viasat

The Five Eyes nations comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S., along with Ukraine and the European Union, formally pinned Russia for masterminding an attack on an international satellite communication...

Client side scanning may cost more than it delivers

On May 11, 2022, the EU will publicize a proposal for a law on mandatory chat control. The European Commission wants all providers of email, chat and messaging services to search for suspicious messages in a fully automated way and forward them to the police in the fight against child pornography...

Experts Uncover New Espionage Attacks by Chinese 'Mustang Panda' Hackers

The China-based threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been observed refining and retooling its tactics and malware to strike entities located in Asia, the European Union, Russia, and the U.S. "Mustang Panda is a highly motivated APT group relying primarily on the use of topical lures and social...

ec.europa.eu Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-2571604

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Affected Website:| ec.europa.eu ---|--- Open Bug Bounty...

CVE-2021-46122

Tp-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20 Firmware 0.9.1 4.17 v0001.0 Build 201124 Rel.64328n is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the Password reset feature...

CVE-2021-46122: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

Tp-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20 Firmware 0.9.1 4.17 v0001.0 Build 201124 Rel.64328n is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the Password reset feature...

sabadell.power-h2020.eu Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-2485794

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

Europe Is Building a Huge International Facial Recognition System

Lawmakers advance proposals to let police forces across the EU link their photo databases—which include millions of pictures of people’s faces...

Facebook Hit With $18.6 Million GDPR Fine Over 12 Data Breaches in 2018

The Irish Data Protection Commission DPC on Tuesday slapped Facebook and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms a fine of €17 million $18.6 million for a series of security lapses that occurred in violation of the European Union's GDPR laws in the region. "The DPC found that Meta Platforms failed to have ...