Today, the US government published an executive order, allegedly limiting US surveillance. This is a first statement by noyb.

The executive order will give EU citizens redress for intelligence collection that violates U.S. laws.

This work is the result of a collaboration with EU DisinfoLab an independent non-profit organization focused on tackling sophisticated disinformation campaigns targeting the EU. EU DisinfoLab has during the past three months been investigating a large disinformation campaign targeting western audience with pro-Russian propaganda. While our partner has focused on the actual disinformation being spread, Qurium has looked into the technical infrastructure in use to better understand how the campaign has been setup and operated. The complete report from EU Disinfo Lab can be found here: Doppelganger. Below follows the results of Qurium’s digital forensics investigation and a list of more than 50 domains used in the disinformation campaign.

Le Haut Commissariat aux droits de l’homme des Nations unies a publié vendredi un nouveau rapport extrêmement alarmant sur les menaces des nouvelles technologies de surveillance quant au respect de la vie privée et des droits humains. Les usages dénoncés font largement écho à la situation en Suisse.

As civil society and media organisations expose EU Member States' use of the Pegasus commercial spyware, one of the most high-profile spying scandals of recent years is coming to light in Europe.

RECALLS the relevant conclusions of the European Council1 and the Council2, ACKNOWLEDGES that state and non-state actors are increasingly using hybrid tactics, posing a growing threat to the security of the EU, its Member States and its partners3. RECOGNISES that, for some actors applying such tactics, peacetime is a period for covert malign activities, when a conflict can continue or be prepared for in a less open form. EMPHASISES that state actors and non-state actors also use information manipulation and other tactics to interfere in democratic processes and to mislead and deceive citizens. NOTES that Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine is showing the readiness to use the highest level of military force, regardless of legal or humanitarian considerations, combined with hybrid tactics, cyberattacks, foreign information manipulation and interference, economic and energy coercion and an aggressive nuclear rhetoric, and ACKNOWLEDGES the related risks of potential spillover effects in EU neighbourhoods that could harm the interests of the EU.

Premier, politici d’opposizione, giornalisti europei sono stati presi di mira da spyware governativi. Uno scandalo senza precedenti su cui ora indaga una commissione d’inchiesta. Ma non avrà vita facile.

A new website that published leaked emails from several leading proponents of Britain's exit from the European Union is tied to Russian hackers, according to a Google cybersecurity official and the former head of UK foreign intelligence.

Rules for industries and governments aim to prevent all-out cyber breakdown.

Si depuis l’offensive Russe en Ukraine, le « cyber Pearl Harbor » tant redouté n'a pas fait la Une de l’actualité, les assauts contre les infrastructures numériques de l’Ukraine et incidemment dans le reste de l’Europe ont bien été constatés.

The Citizen Lab, in collaboration with Catalan civil society groups, has identified at least 65 individuals targeted or infected with mercenary spyware, including members of the European Parliament, Catalan Presidents, legislators, jurists, and members of civil society organisations.

Gli smartphone di almeno cinque funzionari di Bruxelles e del commissario alla Giustizia Reynders sono stati tenuti sotto controllo tra febbraio e settembre 2021 con software dell'azienda isrealiana Pegaus, contro cui Reynders aveva chiesto l'apertura di un'indagine

They’re accused of colluding to carve up the advertising market between them

The Danish data protection authority ('Datatilsynet') announced, on 9 March 2022, that it had published a new guide on the use of cloud services, as well as a short overview of frequently asked questions ('FAQs'). In particular, the Datatilsynet stated that the new guide is targeted at data controllers and notes the considerations which data controllers must keep in mind when using a cloud service, including an outline of the pitfalls, opportunities, and obligations that arise when using such technologies. [Document PDF](https://www.datatilsynet.dk/Media/637824108733754794/Guidance%20on%20the%20use%20of%20cloud.pdf)

Si les sanctions économiques contre la Russie ont un impact significatif, il en est autrement de celles imposées dans le domaine cyber.

Dans le cadre d'un programme de l'Union européenne, des experts en cybersécurités de plusieurs États membres vont soutenir l'Ukraine.

ENISA and CERT-EU strongly encourage all public and private sector organisations in the EU to adopt a minimum set of cybersecurity best practices [PDF Document](https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/boosting-your-organisations-cyber-resilience/@@download/fullReport)

The revelations made about the Pegasus spyware raised very serious questions about the possible impact of modern spyware tools on fundamental rights, and particularly on the rights to privacy and data protection. This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing assessment in the EU and globally of the ...

As civil society and media organisations expose EU Member States' use of the Pegasus commercial spyware, one of the most high-profile spying scandals of recent years is coming to light in Europe.

RECALLS the relevant conclusions of the European Council1 and the Council2, ACKNOWLEDGES that state and non-state actors are increasingly using hybrid tactics, posing a growing threat to the security of the EU, its Member States and its partners3. RECOGNISES that, for some actors applying such tactics, peacetime is a period for covert malign activities, when a conflict can continue or be prepared for in a less open form. EMPHASISES that state actors and non-state actors also use information manipulation and other tactics to interfere in democratic processes and to mislead and deceive citizens. NOTES that Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine is showing the readiness to use the highest level of military force, regardless of legal or humanitarian considerations, combined with hybrid tactics, cyberattacks, foreign information manipulation and interference, economic and energy coercion and an aggressive nuclear rhetoric, and ACKNOWLEDGES the related risks of potential spillover effects in EU neighbourhoods that could harm the interests of the EU.