ANSSI Recommends Best Practices for Mobile Phone Use; TikTok Faces Fine; Switzerland Reviews Online Privacy; Russia Uses Fake Sites; Oracle Confirms Cyberattacks

7 Apr 2025

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The French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) recommends adopting 10 best practices for the use of mobile phones to protect against growing threats. TikTok faces a fine of 500 million euros for the illegal transfer of European data, according to the Irish Data Protection Authority. Switzerland is reassessing the limits of online privacy through a consultation on telecommunications surveillance, raising questions about encryption. The Russian government is using fake sites mimicking opposition groups, Ukrainian platforms, and the CIA to trap its opponents, according to a report by Silent Push published on March 27, 2025. Oracle has confirmed suffering two cyberattacks, a leak from Oracle Health and a vulnerability in Oracle Classic, its older cloud services, leading to the dissemination of stolen data and an investigation opened by the FBI.