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Category: Cyberpolitics

The tale of the Mayor who thought of banning axes… but then came the Saws

Once upon a time, there was a town that had a Magical Forest. It was happy to have it, even a little proud. Which is why all the citizens willingly...
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Cybersecurity is democratic: the same virus hits multinationals and housewives

The same malware that yesterday blocked the servers of a major bank today encrypts Mrs. Pina's photos on her home PC. As? With an innocuous WhatsApp message, sent by his...
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Starting November 12th, age verification for porn sites will be implemented in Italy. What’s changing?

Starting Tuesday, November 12, 2025, new provisions from the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) will come into force, requiring an age verification system for accessing pornographic websites. The measure, provided...
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$2.8 billion in cryptocurrency stolen! Here’s how North Korea circumvents UN sanctions.

Member countries of the international monitoring group MSMT have concluded that North Korea is increasing its use of cybercrime and the remote work of its citizens abroad to circumvent international...
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A joke extension and Chat Control crashes! Houston, we have a problem… with privacy

In 2025, the European Union wants full control over private chats. The “Chat Control” regulation (proposal COM(2022)209) claims to fight child pornography by scanning private messages on WhatsApp, Telegram, Gmail,...
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Xi Jinping and the Chinese APT’s Ambition

The post-COVID macro political movements, including ongoing conflicts, have prompted a majority of states to shift their medium- to long-term political objectives. Clearly, a paradigm shift has been very common...
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US-Iran Cyberwar: DHS Raises Alarm, American Networks Under Attack

The United States has warned of possible cyber attacks by pro-Iranian groups following a series of airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, as part of the armed conflict between Iran and...
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Kill Switch! Donald Trump’s Digital Weapon Threatening Europe

Donald Trump's return to the White House has becomea painful reminder for Europe of its main digital vulnerability: the "kill switch" effectively controlled by the United States. Political risks that...
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Paragon Spyware – Let’s talk about privacy and governments

Politics, information technology, and privacy. A triad continually seeking balance with a history of conflict that originates from the introduction of personal computers at the consumer level. Attempts by the...
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Beyond the Dark Storm’s attack on X: how hacktivism’s Illusion reinforces the System

The Dark Storm attack on X (formerly Twitter) has been significant for several reasons. The attack on March 10 2025 - a multi-layered Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) using a botnet -...
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