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#1 Hacking Rooftop Solar Is a Way to Break Europe’s Power Grid

Dec 12 2024 // All it takes is one hacker and a batch of faulty solar panels to threaten the safety of Europe’s electric grid.Vangelis Stykas, a cybersecurity consultant, said he figured out how to do it. Using a laptop and...

#2 European Insurers’ Fundamentals Resilient to Moderating Premium Rates, Falling Yields

Dec 19 2024 // European insurers are approaching the new year from a position of strength, having benefited from supportive interest rates and pricing cycles over the past two years. However, 2025 is expected to present more challenges,...

#3 Europe Braces for Snow and Ice With UK Facing Amber Warnings

Jan 3 2025 // Northern Europe is facing freezing temperatures and snow, boosting heating demand and putting more pressure on the region’s depleting gas inventories.There are yellow weather alerts over Scotland on Friday, with the...

#4 European Central Bank Pitches Plan to Boost Insurance Coverage for Climate Losses

Dec 19 2024 // The European Central Bank and the region’s insurance authority proposed a two-pronged approach to increase insurance coverage for floods, storms and other weather disasters that are increasingly being fueled by...

#5 EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta €251 Million for 2018 Breach

Dec 18 2024 // The lead European Union data privacy regulator for Meta fined the social media giant 251 million euros ($263.5 million) on Tuesday for a 2018 Facebook security breach that affected 29 million users.Meta notified...