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28
Oct

5G and distributed denial of service (DDoS)

October 28, 2019
DDoS attacks have been around for 20 years, but the current tech environment is fuelling a renewed interest for them, with 5G set to play a fundamental role. 5G holds a lot of promise for improved communications but may well worsen the DDoS nightmare as it is unfortunately, a breeding ground for distributed denial of service (DDoS)...
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28
Oct

Massive DDoS attack hits Afrihost, Axxess, Liquid Telecom, Webafrica

October 28, 2019
Source: MyBroadband Staff Writer, 27 October 2019 Yesterday several internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa were hit by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks which crippled the connections of their customers. The effects of this were felt around 15:00 and continued through much of the day. The ISPs went to fix the problem with...
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25
Oct

City of Joburg website hacked

October 25, 2019
Source: https://www.enca.com/news/city-of-joburg-website-hacked Friday 25 October 2019 – 7:27am JOHANNESBURG – The City of Johannesburg website has been hacked. Snippet: In a twitter statement posted on Friday morning, the city said it detected a network breach resulting in unauthorised information to its network system. This has forced it to shut down its website and e-services as a security measure....
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18
Oct

Study on using millimetre waves bands for the deployment of the 5G ecosystem in the Union

October 18, 2019
https://bruegel.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KK0319410ENN.en_.pdf
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08
Oct

Hostile State Takeover Tops Europe’s List of 5G Rollout Worries

October 8, 2019
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-08/europe-s-5g-risk-report-warns-of-hostile-state-takeover EU sees supply chain risk in technologies from non-EU states Commission calls on states to avoid single supplier for 5G The European Union will warn against a nightmare scenario whereby hackers or hostile states assume control of everything from electricity grids to police communications and even home appliances, in a report assessing the security risks...
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27
Mar

European Commission – Press Release: Security of 5G Networks

March 27, 2019
European Commission recommends common EU approach to the security of 5G networks Strasbourg, 26 March 2019 Today the European Commission has recommended a set of operational steps and measures to ensure a high level of cybersecurity of 5G networks across the EU. Fifth generation (5G) networks will form the future backbone of our societies and...
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17
Feb

5G: Our Environment – Insects

February 17, 2019
Professor Dariusz Leszczynski is one of the world’s leading figures on the impact of radio frequency emissions, and was one of 30 experts who made up the International Agency for Research on Cancer/World Health Organisation 2011 evaluation group that classified all radiofrequency emissions – including parts of 5G – as potential carcinogens. Re – posted...
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15
Apr

5G: Great risk for EU, U.S. and International Health! Compelling Evidence for Eight Distinct Types of Great Harm Caused by Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Exposures and the Mechanism that Causes Them.

April 15, 2018
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