Germany threatens Facebook with €500,000 fine per fake news post
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Fancy Bear ramping up infowar against Germany—and rest of West
Russian hackers part of broader campaign against West, German intel chief warns. Continue reading Fancy Bear ramping up infowar against Germany—and rest of West
Hackers stole technical trade secrets from German steelmaker
German-based ThyssenKrupp, one of the world’s largest steel producers, has announced that it has been the target of a cyber attack. The company said that the attack was a professional endeavour and has been traced back to the Southeast Asian region. The goal of the incursion was to steal technological know-how and research from some areas of the company’s Business Area Industrial Solutions. The attackers also breached the systems of Business Area Steel Europe, but … More → Continue reading Hackers stole technical trade secrets from German steelmaker
Don’t Blink! TrickBot Now Targets 10 German Savings Banks
IBM X-Force researchers reported that the TrickBot banking Trojan added new attack capabilities designed to target savings banks in Germany.
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German Minister Proposes Data Protection Law Aimed at Limiting Privacy Rights
By Carolina
German interior minister has proposed a draft law for data protection (DVD) in which the powers and authorities of German Data Protection department have been limited greatly and they cannot even investigate suspected breaches of legal and medical records of people. Also Read: Statues of Snowden, Assange, Manning unveiled in Berlin’ Alexanderplatz square This particular bill will also […]
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New Lethal Version of Mirai Botnet Claims First Target: Deutsche Telekom
By Waqas
Mirai botnet has already created enough disruption at high-profile organizations and with its new version, we can expect it to exploit the already vulnerable IoT devices with a lot more zeal and intensity. The new version of Mirai bonnet has already claimed a victim, which is the German Deutsche Telekom. In a statement, the company […]
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900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited
The Internet of insecure Things strikes again. As many as 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers were knocked offline on Sunday and Monday as an attempt was made to hijack broadband routers into a botnet.
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Deutsche Telekom confirms malware attack on its routers
German telecom and ISP giant Deutsche Telekom has confirmed that the connectivity problems some 900,000 of its customers experienced on Sunday are the result of a hack attempt. “Following the latest findings, routers of Deutsche Telekom costumers were affected by an attack from outside. Our network was not affected at any time. The attack attempted to infect routers with a malware but failed which caused crashes or restrictions for four to five percent of all … More → Continue reading Deutsche Telekom confirms malware attack on its routers
Secret Trade Proposal Would Give Facebook Free Reign to Censor by Algorithm
Leaked documents show TiSA would let companies escape legal liability when removing content—whether by human or algorithm. Continue reading Secret Trade Proposal Would Give Facebook Free Reign to Censor by Algorithm
German Android users bombarded with banking malware masquerading as legitimate apps
Fortinet researcher Kai Lu warns of a fake email app that is capable of stealing login credentials from 15 different mobile banking apps for German banks. “Once this malicious app is installed and device administrator rights are granted, when the user first launches a targeted banking app the malicious app sends a request via HTTPS to its C2 server to get the payload. The C2 server then responds with a fake customized login webpage, and … More → Continue reading German Android users bombarded with banking malware masquerading as legitimate apps