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There's been some sort of an incident during which a Latvian crew member tried to install a remote access trojan onto an Italian ferry on behalf of a foreign power.
Crewmember Arrested for Planting "Foreign" Malware on Italian Ferry
https://mariti…

Crewmember Arrested for Planting "Foreign" Malware on Italian Ferry
 French authorities are investigating a serious cyber threat aboard a Mediterranean ferry: an onboard malware installation carried out at the directio...

France charges a crew member of an Italian passenger ferry for allegedly infecting the ship with a remote access tool on behalf of a foreign power (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fr…

Further Exploration of Italian VCC Deliveries to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/17/further-exploration-of-italian-vcc.html

Kann ja jetzt nicht sein, dass #Meloni sprachlos ist, wenn sie Worte findet, ernsthaft den Richtern eine Untergrabung des Rechtsstaates vorzuwerfen, während sie es durch diese Äußerungen selbst anscheinend gern hätte.
Oder habe ich den Vorgang missverstanden? 🤔
Es geht übrigens um eine Entschädigungszahlung an „Sea Watch“ in Höhe von 76.000 Euro für Kosten, die der Organisation 2019 …

Italien: Geldstrafe gegen Amazon auf 752,4 Millionen Euro verringert
Die italienische Kartellbehörde AGCM hat die Geldstrafe gegen den US-Konzern Amazon deutlich verringert. Dem war ein Gerichtsurteil vorausgegangen.

So the foreign power (cough, cough, Russia) might have tried to hack two Italian ferries.
Authorities in Naples arrested a second Latvian national on board a vessel in Naples, raising the prospect that two different ships may have been involved
https://maritime-executive.com/arti…

Second Seafarer Arrested in Ferry Malware Case
 Italian police have arrested a second Latvian suspect in connection with an attempted malware attack aboard a Mediterranean ferry, expanding the inte...

»Cloudflare zu Rekordstrafe verurteilt - das DNS als Zensur-Instrument:
Die italienische Regulierungsbehörde AGCOM hat @… mit einer Rekordstrafe überzogen, weil deren DNS Piratenseiten nicht blockiert«
Dies ist kritisch zu betrachten und doch ist im "offenen" Web einiges sehr umstritten. Was Piratenseiten sind oder nicht müssen wir uns nicht…

Cloudflare zu Rekordstrafe verurteilt: das DNS als Zensur-Instrument
Die italienische Regulierungsbehörde AGCOM hat Cloudflare mit einer Rekordstrafe überzogen, weil deren DNS Piratenseiten nicht blockiert.

UK opposes French and Italian push to restart talks with Kremlin: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/16/uk-opposes-french-and-italian.html

Before you leave for the weekend (or maybe even a long holiday break), make sure you check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--The UK Foreign Office was hacked in October
--Delay in keystroke led Amazon to imposter discovery,
--A second suspect was arrested in an attempted Italian ferry malware attack,
--Denmark blames Russia for destructive cyberattacks,
--LongNosedGoblin is targeting SE Asian and Ja…

The UK Foreign Office was hacked in October
Delay in keystroke led Amazon to imposter discovery, A second suspect was arrested in an attempted Italian ferry malware attack, Denmark blames Russia for destructive cyberattacks, LongNosedGoblin is targeting SE Asian and Japanese governments, NHS tech company hit with cyber incident, much more

So much is happening in infosec, so don't fall behind. Check out today's Metacurity for the most critical developments you should know, including
--Cops take down alleged money-laundering operations E-Note,
--Google is suing mass texting operation Darcula,
--AI-generated social media firm Doublespeed was hacked,
--Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's messages were leaked,
--Korea launches massive probe of Coupang breach,
--Foreign pow…

Cops take down alleged money-laundering operations E-Note
Google is suing mass texting operation Darcula, AI-generated social media firm Doublespeed was hacked, Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's messages were leaked online, Korea launches massive probe of Coupang breach, Foreign power tried to install malware on Italian ferry, much more