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Cybersecurity - Weekly Update - January 2022

The PGA Weekly Cybersecurity Update is prepared by the International Peace and Security Program of PGA and is provided strictly for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily shared by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA, nor does PGA, or any individual/s associated with PGA, vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

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  AfricaDeluge of digital repression threatens African security
  AlgérieCybercriminalité : L’Algérie parmi les pays les plus ciblés au monde
  AustraliaBritish-Australian cyber cooperation. EU's Digital Services Act passed. American Innovation and Choice Online Act advances in US Senate Judiciary Committee.
  BangladeshSet up dedicated cybercrime unit
  BelgiqueLe nombre de cyberattaques en Belgique a été multiplié par trois depuis l'arrivée de la crise sanitaire
  BelgiumBelgium to spend millions improving national cyber security
  BulgariaBulgarian authorities take down online investment scam responsible for losses of more than EUR 10 million
  Canada Cyber-Attack on Global Affairs Canada
  ChinaA Brief Look at Chinese Cyberwarfare
  China China Releases Draft Regulations on Network Data Security Management
  Cote d'IvoireVol de données bancaires, la PLCC alerte sur l'hameçonnage
  European UnionCybersecurity: Main and emerging threats in 2021
  European Union The International Network of National Judicial Trainers: a new series of practitioners-to-practitioners workshops (Second workshop)
  FranceCybercriminalité : le ministère de la Justice aurait été piraté
  GhanaCyber Crime: We must reduce bureaucratic gaps in attaining data for investigations — CSA Boss
  GhanaEOCO and CSA to collaborate in the fight against cybercrimes
  IndiaIndia to provide training on cybercrime fighting
  JapanJapan Cybercrime Police Actions Exceed 10,000 in 2021
  JapanJapan backs launch of police bureau to counter cybercrime
  KenyaMajority of Kenyans unaware of avenues to report cybercrime
  MalaysiaCyberSecurity Malaysia, EclecticIQ, and Syntx Sign MOU to Build Cyber Threat Intelligence Capabilities in the Region
  MalaysiaSet up dedicated cybercrime unit
  NigeriaNigerian Cybercrime Syndicate Busted
  PakistanOver 4,000 cybercrime cases reported in KP last year
  PhilippinesAmid continuing cybercrime in PH, public, execs reminded: There’s CICC
  RussiaRussia makes more arrests, but cybercrime-harboring reputation hard to shake
  RussiaDHS warns of Russian cyberattack on US if it responds to Ukraine invasion
  RussiaIf Russia doesn't invade Ukraine with troops, it could still launch a cyberattack
  Russie La fête semble finie pour les cybercriminels en Russie
  UAECivil society says new UAE cybercrime law restricts free speech and assembly
  United Kingdom UK: Government publishes its first Government Cyber Security Strategy
  UkraineFears mount about Russian cyberattacks in Ukraine
  UkraineUkraine-Russia tensions: 'Fully-fledged' Russian invasion could include cyber attacks and a coup, NATO warns
  UkraineUkraine is hit by a massive cyberattack that targeted government websites
  United StatesReducing cybercrime means addressing its most complex component: human behavior
  United States Fact Sheet: Biden-?Harris Administration Expands Public-Private Cybersecurity Partnership to Water Sector
  United States Dakota State unveils $90 million initiative to grow cyber research
  United StatesThe pros and cons of the proposed ‘hack back’ bill
  United States Remote Work, Return to Travel Increase Cyber Attacks in 2022
  United StatesBill seeks to bolster federal cybersecurity
  ZambiaI don’t see why some Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act provisions can’t be repealed – Haimbe