Germany
Illegal Data Center Hidden in Former NATO Bunker
Interesting: German investigators said Friday they have shut down a data processing center installed in a former NATO bunker that hosted sites dealing in drugs and other illegal activities. Seven people were ...
Beware of GermanWiper – the ransomware that is not ransomware
A piece of wiper malware is making the rounds erasing people’s important files, with its authors demanding a modest ransom to restore the data. However, the ransomware campaign is a lie, and ...
Germany Orders Facebook to Stop Collecting Non-Facebook Data (and Why it Doesn’t Matter)
On Feb. 7, the German Bundeskartellamt (the Federal Cartel Office)—the equivalent to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division—ordered Facebook to change the way it does business, at least in Germany. The ...
German Teen Confesses to Data Breach Affecting 1,000 Politicians, Journalists
2019 kicked off with a major security breach in Germany that compromised the personal data of some 1,000 politicians, journalists and celebrities, including Angela Merkel, Green party leader Robert Habeck, TV personality ...
German Counterintelligence: There are Spies Active in Germany
German counterintelligence officials highlight the activities of Russia, China and Iran in the annual report prepared by the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), the domestic intelligence service of the Federal Republic of Germany ...
Vengeful hacker exposes DomainFactory customer banking data and passwords
A German web-hosting firm has suffered a severe data breach because one of its employees reportedly owed money to the attacker. The company only learned of the breach when the hacker announced ...
Research Uncovers the Hidden Costs of Detection-based Cybersecurity [Infographic]
Our new research conducted by Vanson Bourne finds detect-to-protect security costs organizations more than $16 million per year. This is despite the fact that detection-based cybersecurity is failing to keep up with ...
Smoke Loader: malware exploiting meltdown/spectre fears
Tom Allen for V3: Fake website jumps on Spectre/Meltdown patch hype – Smoke Loader malware is hiding in plain sight May pass itself off as a patch for AMD systems, and as ...
Dissecting China’s Global Bilateral Cybersecurity Strategy
Is China making nice in the cyberworld or is the company blowing smoke up our legs? Over the course of the past two years, we have seen China sign multiple bilateral cybersecurity ...
Global Voting Susceptible to Shenanigans
You did your civic duty and voted. Voting is important. Election results are pouring in and you’re glued to the internet watching the tabulations. This exercise is occurring around the world with ...