Greece
Cyber Attack on exams and its impact on ambulances
A cyber-attack has made the staff of Idaho Falls Community Hospitals to divert emergency ambulances elsewhere as it is struggling to mitigate the risks associated with the incident. Although the 88-bed hospital is taking good care of the inhouse patients and staffers, it is unable to share the same care to the new patients, as […]
Data Watchdog orders €9m penalty on telecom company for hiding cyber attack
A Greece-based company that owns Cosmote and OTE was slapped with a €9 million penalty for failing to inform its customers that their data was stolen in a sophisticated cyber attack that occurred in 2020. As the company kept its customers in dark, the Greek data protection authority imposed a 5,850,000 EUR and 3,250,000 EUR […]
Greek facial recognition law raises privacy concerns
Pretty soon, the police officers in Greece will soon have access to body worn surveillance cameras that will be used for real-time facial recognition and fingerprint scanners. Thus, by doing so, the law enforcement is planning to keep a watch on the citizens when stopped by the police for verification- all as a part of […]
