Tag: Computer crime
Defense politicians worry about the Bundeswehr
Berlin Politicians from the traffic light coalition and the opposition have expressed concern that Chinese IT technology is apparently being used in the Bundeswehr’s communications infrastructure. “If components are installed…
China extends fight against espionage to ‘national interests’
China’s head of state and party leader Xi Jinping Xi has prioritized security during his tenure. (Photo: AP) Beijing China has significantly expanded its anti-espionage law. The change is intended…
Politicians want to strengthen IT authority BSI against China
Berlin In the traffic light coalition, an extension of the powers for the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is being discussed in order to better protect the so-called critical…
Politicians want to strengthen IT authority BSI against China
Berlin In the traffic light coalition, an extension of the powers for the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is being discussed in order to better protect the so-called critical…
Rheinmetall victim of hacker attack
Rheinmetall headquarters The Düsseldorf group was apparently attacked by hackers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The armaments group and automotive supplier Rheinmetall, headquartered in Düsseldorf, has fallen victim to a hacker attack.…
Rheinmetall apparently victim of hacker attack
Rheinmetall headquarters The Düsseldorf group was apparently attacked by hackers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The armaments group and automotive supplier Rheinmetall, headquartered in Düsseldorf, is said to be the victim of…
Power struggle in the Russian leadership probably more violent than expected
Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu President Vladimir Putin personally tried to settle the dispute between Prigozhin and Shoigu (Photo: dpa) new York According to a US newspaper report, the power…
Germany’s top cyber security authority uses Huawei technology
Berlin The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) relies internally on technology from the controversial Chinese network supplier Huawei. This emerges from the response of the federal government to a…
Germany’s top cyber security authority relies on Huawei technology
Berlin The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) relies internally on technology from the controversial Chinese network supplier Huawei. This emerges from the response of the federal government to a…
Hedge fund Modulo repays over $400 million to FTX
Delaware Insolvent crypto exchange FTX is getting back more than $400 million from hedge fund Modulo Capital. Bahamas-based company Modulo has agreed to pay $404 million in cash and drop…
Current account: Passwords should become more complicated
Frankfurt The Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken want some of their customers to make their own passwords for online banking more secure. The corresponding online banking PIN should be as long and…
Jan Böhmermann and Arne Schönbohm: The case of the BSI President
The case of Arne Schoenbohm The former president of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) had been accused of being close to Russian intelligence services. (Photo: Imago, dpa [M])…
Jan Böhmermann and Arne Schönbohm: The case of the BSI President
The case of Arne Schoenbohm The former president of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) had been accused of being close to Russian intelligence services. (Photo: Imago, dpa [M])…
Captain programs software for situational awareness
keel If an enemy ship is in sight, the Bundeswehr often reaches for the felt pen. On the supply ship Tender Mosel, for example, the soldiers then have to place…
Supreme cyber authority discovers serious security gaps in online shops
Shopping apps on a phone The BSI warns of significant security gaps in the software that retailers use to operate their online shops. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Berlin Germany’s top cyber…
How big is the cyber threat from Russia
Berlin One year after the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) warns that Russia will continue to pose major cyber threats.…
Continental informs employees affected by data theft
Continental employees The Dax Group informs active and former employees by letter if their personal data has been leaked in the course of the cyber attack. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After…
Continental informs employees affected by data theft
Continental employees The Dax Group informs active and former employees by letter if their personal data has been leaked in the course of the cyber attack. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After…
New cyber attack also causes damage in Germany
Network server in an office Around 84,000 servers with the affected software are installed worldwide, and around 7,000 in Germany. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Bonn Companies and public institutions in Germany…
German and US prosecutors succeed in striking against hacker network
cybercrime Hive is one of many hacker groups blackmailing international companies (Photo: dpa) Washington, Frankfort The public prosecutor’s office in Stuttgart, together with US judicial authorities, has broken up an…