Dr. Stefan Schuppert and Valentin Reiter of Hogan Lovells write: While the NIS2 Directive remains to be implemented in several EU Member States, including Germany, companies should use the time to assess whether they fall within the scope of the Directive and prepare for its implementation. When making this assessment, particular attention should be paid…
Category: Non-U.S.
Major Cyberattack Disrupts Communication On Dozens Of Iranian Ships
Marine Insight reports that an attack on Fannava, an Iranian firm that offers satellite communications, has disrupted communications for 30 oil tankers and 25 cargo ships, severing links between ships and their ports. A hacking group which calls itself ‘Lip-Dochtjan’ or The Sewn Lips told Iran International that it had breached the systems of the…
African authorities dismantle massive cybercrime and fraud networks, recover millions
INTERPOL-coordinated operation leads to 1,209 arrests LYON, France – In a sweeping INTERPOL-coordinated operation, authorities across Africa have arrested 1,209 cybercriminals targeting nearly 88,000 victims. The crackdown recovered USD 97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures, underscoring the global reach of cybercrime and the urgent need for cross-border cooperation. Operation Serengeti 2.0 (June to August…
UK Cannabis Clinic CB1 Medical Investigating As Patients Affected By Major Data Leak
Sarah Sinclair reports: A UK medical cannabis clinic is carrying out investigations after a substantial amount of patients’ information was leaked in a major data breach. In an email sent to patients on Monday 18 August, CB1 Medical confirmed it had identified a ‘data security incident’ when patients’ personal details, including prescription information, were found…
Orange Belgium S A informs its customers about a cyberattack
Statement from Orange Belgium S.A. on August 20 2025: At the end of July, Orange Belgium detected a cyberattack on one of its IT systems, resulting in unauthorised access to certain data from 850,000 customer accounts. No critical data was compromised: no passwords, email addresses, bank or financial details were hacked. However, the hacker gained…
When a deal is not a done deal: Nova demands higher payment from Clinical Diagnostics (1)
Last week, it appeared that Clinical Diagnostics (“Eurofins”) had paid a gang’s demands not to leak patient data that Nova had exfiltrated during a ransomware attack in July. Clinical Diagnostics in the Netheralands held patient data on 485,000 Dutch women in a cervical cancer screening program. Nova confirmed the payment to a Dutch news outlet….