Keywords: Cybersecurity


French university platform hack exposes data of nearly 800,000 users

A major cybersecurity breach in France has exposed the personal data of approximately 774,000 students and former students, according to the National Center for University and School Services (Cnous). The compromised information originated from a government platform used to schedule appointments for......

XBOW secures $120 million and integrates AI pentesting with Microsoft

XBOW, a Seattle-based cybersecurity startup, has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round and expanded its partnership with Microsoft to embed AI-driven penetration testing into enterprise security workflows. The latest funding, led by DFJ Growth and Northzone with participation from Sofina and......

French Rugby Federation hit by cyberattack affecting 530,000 members

Fédération française de rugby has confirmed a cyberattack that targeted its members, exposing personal information belonging to approximately 530,000 license holders. The breach was reported on Tuesday and involved a phishing campaign, rather than a direct intrusion into the federation’s......

L’UE approuve le rachat de Wiz par Google pour 32 milliards de dollars

La Commission européenne a donné son feu vert sans conditions à l’acquisition de la société de cybersécurité Wiz par Alphabet pour 32 milliards de dollars, levant le dernier obstacle réglementaire majeur à ce qui deviendra la plus importante......

Norway confirms Chinese Salt Typhoon hackers breached national networks

Norway has become the latest country to publicly confirm that it was targeted by the Chinese state backed cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon, according to the national police security service. The disclosure, made in an annual threat assessment released on Friday, adds a major European dimension......

EU tests Matrix protocol to replace US communication platforms

The European Union ramps up efforts to slash reliance on American technology amid geopolitical tensions with Washington that expose digital vulnerabilities. France plans to migrate 2.5 million public servants from platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams to a national videoconferencing solution by 2027,......

Researchers uncover 8.7 billion Chinese data records exposed online

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed one of history's largest data breaches, discovering 8.73 billion unprotected Chinese records in a publicly accessible Elasticsearch database. This trove of sensitive information remained open to the internet for over three weeks until shutdown on January 26,......

EU plans ban on Chinese tech in critical infrastructure

The European Union is gearing up to phase out Chinese-made equipment from its critical infrastructure, targeting companies like Huawei and ZTE by barring them from telecommunications networks, solar energy systems, and security scanners. This move represents the European Commission's strongest stance......

Microsoft rushes to contain critical React2Shell vulnerability amid global exploitation

Microsoft has issued an urgent security advisory to address a severe remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability known as React2Shell, which affects React Server Components and several Next.js versions. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-55182, has been classified with the highest severity score of 10.0 and......