Computer security

The land register is one of the biggest pending reforms in Greece right now. Efforts are being made to take advantage of the capabilities of new technologies so as to accelerate the process by guaranteeing efficiency and transparency in all the relevant procedures and transactions. 

Our personal data has become a valuable commodity in the digital age, and the need for robust data privacy and security measures has never been more pressing. As our lives increasingly revolve around technology, the amount of sensitive information we share with various online platforms and services has skyrocketed.

U.N. member states on Thursday approved a treaty targeting cybercrime, the body's first such text, despite fierce opposition from human rights activists who have warned of potential surveillance dangers.

U.N. member states meet Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and big technology companies.

The "United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime" originated in 2017 when Russian diplomats sent the world body's secretary-general a letter outlining the initiative.

A cybersecurity expert has issued a call for the immediate revision of all passwords, including those providing access to official documents through gateways, following the leakage of 10 billion passwords on an online hacker site.

A massive dataset of almost 10 billion passwords has been shared on the dark Web in what is being called the largest password leak in history.

Dubbed "RockYou2024," the leak compiles passwords from both old data breaches from an earlier credentials database known as "RockYou2021," which featured 8.4 billion passwords, and around 1.5 billion new passwords.

The Bulgarian Retail Association (BRA) sounded the alarm over a staggering increase in theft incidents across commercial establishments, marking a concerning trend for retailers nationwide.

Reports have emerged of a significant cybersecurity breach within the British Ministry of Defense, casting a spotlight on the vulnerability of critical government systems. According to the BBC, hackers successfully infiltrated the ministry's data infrastructure, prompting urgent action from authorities.

A year before the 2022 cyberattack on Hellenic Post (ELTA), which resulted in the data leak of millions of citizens on the dark web, an internal investigation into ELTA's computer systems had warned of a high risk of infiltration.

Online fraud is becoming a veritable scourge with more than 3,000 cases recorded in 2023 alone, according to cybercrime authorities. 

More specifically, 3,656 cases and 273 attempts were recorded, with only 627 solved so far, while the victims of fraud amounted to 3,733.