IT & TECHNOLOGY

More than 150 official reports on Business E-mail Compromise Fraud instances have been filed since 2016 with the Romanian Police, according to a press statement released by the Romanian General Police Inspectorate (IGPR) on Sunday. According to IGPR, the global outbreak of this type of fraud has generated documented losses in excess of 6 billion […]

Romania has many Internet users, but they are very little prepared to defend themselves from such cyber attacks, Lucian Sova, the Minister of Communications and Information Society on Tuesday explained at the opening event of the cyber security course organized by the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and AGERPRES. “One of the […]

Romania has many Internet users, but they are very little prepared to defend themselves from such cyber attacks, Lucian Sova, the Minister of Communications and Information Society on Tuesday explained at the opening event of the cyber security course organized by the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and AGERPRES. “One of the […]

Almost three quarters (74 percent) of Romanian internet users aged between 16 and 74 interact via social media, placing Romania 9th in the European Union (EU) on this segment, reveal the findings of a special survey released on Wednesday. The percentage of those accessing social media exceeds the European average of 63 percent. According to […]

The Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and Korea’s Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (KrCERT) inked a Memorandum of Understanding in Cyber security, CERT-RO informed on Monday through a release. The Memorandum was signed on a 5-year period and is the second such cooperation document between the two institutions, a fist being […]

The Embassy of Romania in Washington, D.C. honored the Romanian team’s participation at “FIRST Global Robotics Olympics”, held in the US Capital, giving its members diplomas of excellence as an appreciation for their contribution to promoting our country abroad through the applied scientific research. The team also received a Romanian flag from the embassy. In […]

Kaspersky Lab experts are investigating the clues for a possible connection between ExPetr and BlackEnergy cyberattacks, according to a press statement released by the cyber security company on Tuesday. “The ExPetr / NotPetya / Petya attack on June 27 is one of the most important cyber incidents this year, but the true motivation of their […]

The Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) prosecutors have opened a criminal case in rem for crimes against the security and integrity of computer systems and data, in connection with the recent days’ cyber attack. According to DIICOT officials, the prosecutors took notice in the case and opened a criminal case […]

Romania is among the 10 most affected countries after the “WannaCry” cyber-attack, produced on Friday, which caused problems for several institutions and international organizations in 74 countries, Kaspersky Lab specialists said in a press release sent to AGERPRES. “On May 12, a massive ransomware attack hit organizations around the world. Kaspersky Lab researchers have analyzed […]

More than half of Romanians (53 pct) were using a smartphone at the end of last year, the equivalent of a four-time increase against the interval 2012-2016, show the results of a study ordered by Google, released on Thursday. According to the study, in Romania, young people aged up to 25 use most the smartphone […]