Tag: Computer crime
Schufa tenant information available under a different name
The Bonify app On Monday afternoon, the Schufa service could not be reached via the app. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Germany’s largest credit agency, Schufa, presented a new service last week…
Data leakage is now also the concern of the financial regulator
The financial regulator Bafin is concerned with data leaks at banks and insurers The Comdirect, which is part of Commerzbank, also confirmed that criminals had access to customer data. (Photo:…
The Netherlands show what helps against ATM bombers
Deutsche Bank branch after an ATM demolition The perpetrators use powerful explosives. Significant damage is often caused to the affected buildings. (Photo: IMAGO/Bernd Günther) Attacks on ATMs never stop. In…
Thousands of companies could be affected
security breach The IT security service provider Emsisoft currently counts more than 260 organizations from which Clop claims to have stolen data. (Photo: IMAGO/Zoonar) Dusseldorf Global corporations such as Sony…
Thousands of companies could be affected
security breach The IT security service provider Emsisoft currently counts more than 260 organizations from which Clop claims to have stolen data. (Photo: IMAGO/Zoonar) Dusseldorf Global corporations such as Sony…
Data leak also affects customers of the direct banks ING and Comdirect
ING Bank logo According to the Dutch bank, a low four-digit number of customers who used the statutory account switch were affected by a hacker attack at a service provider.…
“The number of attacks from Russia is increasing”
Berlin Only a few days in office and already in alarm mode. Claudia Plattner is the new head of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The 49-year-old is taking…
Cyber crime is causing a boom in law firms
Dusseldorf Around 40 terabytes of data from the Dax group Continental fell into the hands of cyber criminals in the summer of 2022. For a month, the Lockbit extortion group…
Instructions for German security
Annalena Baerbock and Nancy Faeser (SPD) The two politicians are largely responsible for the strategy. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin, Brussels It is an unusually high-ranking press conference that takes place on…
If the AI becomes a fraud – you should know these tricks
ChatGPT Generative AI makes cheating with text elements easier. (Photo: IMAGO/Panama Pictures) Berlin Is the email that just arrived in your inbox a cyber attack? The chatbot ChatGPT makes it…
Sparkasse subsidiary has been struggling with the consequences of a hacker attack for almost a week
German leasing A hacker attack has paralyzed Deutsche Leasing – and has been for several days. (Photo: Deutsche Leasing) Frankfurt The leasing subsidiary of the German savings banks has been…
Sparkasse subsidiary has been struggling with the consequences of a hacker attack for almost a week
German leasing A hacker attack has paralyzed Deutsche Leasing – and has been for several days. (Photo: Deutsche Leasing) Frankfurt The leasing subsidiary of the German savings banks has been…
Sparkasse subsidiary falls victim to a hacker attack
Frankfurt The leasing subsidiary of the German savings banks fell victim to a serious hacker attack and therefore had to send thousands of employees home. A spokeswoman for the company…
ChatGPT becomes a weapon for hackers
Targeted by the AI Automated systems and language models are powerful tools in the hands of hackers. (Photo: Getty Images [M]) san francisco A few weeks ago, the intern at…
AOK reports security gap: 19 million policyholders affected
OK Health insurance companies have recently been increasingly targeted by hackers. As a result of a cyber attack, data from patients with statutory health insurance was leaked at the beginning…
AOK reports security gap – more than 16 million policyholders affected
OK Health insurance companies have recently been increasingly targeted by hackers. As a result of a cyber attack, data from patients with statutory health insurance was leaked at the beginning…
How Sosafe frustrates hacker attacks
Berlin Sosafe knows how cyber criminals operate. And the Cologne start-up uses its knowledge to prepare companies to defend against digital attacks. “We want to improve the safety culture in…
How So Safe thwarts hacker attacks
Berlin So Safe knows how cybercriminals operate. And the Cologne start-up uses its knowledge to prepare companies to defend against digital attacks. “We want to improve the safety culture in…
Companies see these problems as the greatest threat to their business
dax Germany’s most important listed companies see geopolitical developments, inflation and cyber incidents as risks to their business (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Germany’s most important listed companies see geopolitical developments, inflation…
No disciplinary proceedings against ex-BSI boss after Böhmermann allegations
Federal Interior Minister Faeser dismissed BSI boss Schönbohm Arne Schönbohm is now President of the Federal Academy for Public Administration. (Photo: dpa) Berlin No disciplinary proceedings will be opened against…