Europol: 2 billion data stolen in the EU with 'cyber attacks'

2020-07-30T15:25:27.183Z

In 2016, cyber attacks hit Europe very closely: 2 billion data and information stolen from European citizens and disclosed online. Europol report emerges from Europol's 2017 cybercrime report, which highlights a 750% increase in malware groups responsible for making electronic devices vulnerable. The global impact of events that have undermined cyber security such as the spread of the Wannacry virus, "has taken the threat of cybercrime to another level," said Europol director Rob Wainwright, adding that "banks and large businesses can be affected." on a scale never seen before ". The data In Europe, the United Kingdom is the country that reports the highest number of tax frauds that have taken place online, over 9.5% of global attacks. France and Norway follow closely, while Germany is the European nation most affected by banking malware. For its part, Italy is among the top five countries of the European Union for the presence of computer viruses.