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Germany sought NSA help after breach exposed lawmakers’ data

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German security officials contacted the National Security Agency following a data breach that resulted in private data about many German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, being publicly published, according to German media outlets. Germany sought help from the NSA after a Twitter account began distributing phone numbers, addressees, chat histories and vacation photos belonging to politicians, journalists and celebrities, German newspaper Bild reported. Germany asked the NSA to pressure Twitter to shut down accounts that were spreading the hacked information, arguing the NSA had jurisdiction because some U.S. citizens also had their information exposed in the data dump. Outreach to the NSA is not the only example of international cooperation. Hamburg, the German city-state, is working with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner to stop the spread of hacked information, according to the news outlet RTE. When reached by CyberScoop Monday, an NSA spokesman said the agency, if asked, would help an ally […]

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Before Germany’s Massive Hack, We Learned What Not to Do With Sensitive Stolen Information

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A new massive hack and leak in Germany renews the debate over how to cover and share sensitive stolen data. Continue reading Before Germany’s Massive Hack, We Learned What Not to Do With Sensitive Stolen Information→

Vast breach exposes German politicians’ personal data

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A sweeping data breach has exposed information on hundreds of German politicians and public figures, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, a German government spokeswoman has confirmed. “Personal data and documents belonging to hundreds of politicians and public figures have been published online,” German government spokeswoman Martina Fietz said at Friday press conference. Every party in German parliament aside from the far-right Alternative for Germany was affected by the breach, with hundreds of mobile phone numbers and addresses of politicians and public figures dumped on Twitter, German news outlet RBB reported. In some cases, private chats and credit card information were included, the report said. But in Merkel’s case, the information exposed was less sensitive and included two email addresses, according to German media reports. “The information and data drained from the chancellery and that relate to the chancellor are manageable,” Fietz said. It is unclear who is responsible for the breach and whether it […]

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Hackers Leak Personal Data from Hundreds of German Politicians On Twitter

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Germany has been hit with the biggest hack in its history.

A group of unknown hackers has leaked highly-sensitive personal data from more than 100 German politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Brandenburg’s prime minister Dietmar Woid… Continue reading Hackers Leak Personal Data from Hundreds of German Politicians On Twitter→

Researchers exploit Vein-based authentication system using a wax hand

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Biometric authentication is currently a widely used option for maintaining the security of devices and systems. With the emergence of vein-based authentication, biometric verification has moved beyond facial recognition and fingerprints. Vein-… Continue reading Researchers exploit Vein-based authentication system using a wax hand→

Amazon sent 1,700 audio recordings of Alexa user to a stranger

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An Amazon customer in Germany under the European Union data protection law called GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requested the company to send all the data it stored on him but little did he know he was about to get his hands on a t… Continue reading Amazon sent 1,700 audio recordings of Alexa user to a stranger→