Latvia

Possible blocking of TikTok and Telegram should be decided politically – State Security Service

September 19, 2024

The decision on the possible blocking of the social networks TikTok and Telegram should be political, and for such a solution to be effective, at least all three Baltic States [..]

Latvia

Government websites facing intense cyber attacks

August 21, 2024

Due to intensive cyber attacks, the websites of the Unified Web Platform (TVP) periodically experience malfunctions – slow operation or inaccessibility of the sites, the Cabinet of Ministers informed LETA. [..]

Latvia

Cyber threats no longer at 2022 levels – Cert.lv

June 7, 2024

Latvia has a high level of cyber threat, but it is not as high as it was in 2022, said Baiba Kaskina, head of the information technology (IT) security incident [..]

Estonia

Fixed home loan interest rates could become cheaper than floating rates

May 14, 2024

Although last week alone, the security filters of Telia Estonia blocked nearly a million cyberattacks from assets located mainly in the United States, Poland and Canada, there’s an increasing number [..]

Estonia

Telia survey: Growing numbers of Estonian businesses consider cyber attack unlikely

May 14, 2024

Latvia

Cyber threats to remain at current levels or even increase slightly in the coming years – Tele2

April 23, 2024

In the coming years, cyber threats will remain at the current level or even slightly increase, Valdis Vancovics, Chairman of the Board of the mobile operator Tele2, told LETA in [..]

Latvia

Latvia ranked 20th in world-first Cybercrime Index

April 11, 2024

Following three years of intensive research, an international team of researchers have compiled the first ever World Cybercrime Index, which identifies the globe’s key cybercrime hotspots by ranking the most [..]

Latvia

Cabinet supports draft National Cybersecurity Law

March 20, 2024

The Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday supported the draft National Cybersecurity Law, which aims to improve cybersecurity in Latvia, as well as to transpose the requirements of the revised European [..]

Estonia

Tallink Grupp warns against scam e-mails, SMS messages sent under shipper’s name

February 23, 2024

Estonian shipper Tallink Grupp is warning against scam e-mails and SMS messages sent under the company’s name that started spreading on Thursday. Fraudulent e-mails started to spread on Thursday, in [..]

Estonia

Survey: Smart-ID tops list as most recommended electronic authentication solution

December 13, 2023

A recent international survey highlighted notable trends surrounding electronic authentication tools in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — according to the research, Smart-ID shines as one of the most reliable solutions [..]

Estonia

Estonia: Investment scammers steal nearly EUR 13,000 from Saaremaa woman

October 5, 2023

A woman residing on Estonia’s large western Saaremaa island has fallen victim to an investment scam, suffering a financial setback of nearly 13,000 euros. On Wednesday, the police began investigating [..]