4 NETHERLANDS
Emotet
botnet malware taken down by global police sting
A botnet dubbed the “ world ’ s most dangerous ” was disrupted by global police action . Emotet allowed cybercriminals to gain unauthorised access to computer systems across the globe . Attackers would then sell access to other criminal groups .
6 AUSTRALIA
Google vs Australia : the lowdown
Google ’ s disagreement with the Australian government heated up , with the latter accusing the company of infringing on the copyright of its news organisations . Threats by Google to pull out of the country altogether have been met with calls to move to rival search engine Bing .
5 INDIA
India ’ s Jio tests 5G and aims to rid country of 2G networks
Indian digital services company Jio , a subsidiary of the Reliance industries Conglomerate , began tests for 5G in the country . The tests saw throughputs of 1 Gbps achieved via 5G radio and smartphones integrated in Jio ’ s 5G core network , as part of the company ’ s ambition to rid India of old 2G networks . technologymagazine . com 13