Tag: Computer crime
Volksbanks postpone shutdown by a few months
People’s Bank and Savings Bank The Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken are postponing the deactivation of the SMS tan until the end of September. Even with some savings banks, the replacement takes…
Cyber attack on President Lagarde – no data stolen
ECB President Christine Lagarde According to a report by the Business Insider portal on Tuesday, Lagarde was contacted with what appeared to be the real cell phone number of former…
How the federal government wants to upgrade the German cyber defense
In the paper, the ministry points out the increased threat: “The war in Ukraine makes it clear once again how essential cyber security is for a modern, highly technological and…
Supervisors warn of serious hacker attacks on insurers
Munich It was only seven words, but the sentence was enough to put an industry on alert: “Insurers are a popular target for cyber attacks,” said Frank Grund, executive director…
Is there a military risk in Bitcoin?
bitcoin coin Meanwhile, the Pentagon is dealing with the risks of cryptocurrency. (Photo: Reuters) In the Pentagon, the US Department of Defense, there is a legendary department known by the…
Internet scammers could learn from my employer
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. The other day I got an email, apparently from my employer, that something was wrong with my payslip.…
Companies see cyber attacks as the greatest threat
Dusseldorf For companies around the world, cybercrime is becoming the number one business threat. A good 42 percent of companies with sales of more than one billion dollars have been…
The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of Russian espionage
cybersecurity The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of an increase in cyber attacks on German companies and research institutions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Office for the…
Russian cyber attacks: These dangers threaten Germany
Danger from hacker attacks increases According to experts, attacks aimed at renewable energies are particularly convenient for Russia. Because these are crucial for the efforts of Germany and the West…
Warning of cyber attacks on German companies
Berlin Espionage, sabotage, cyber crime: security politicians from the traffic light coalition are warning of an increase in Russian cyber attacks on companies in Germany in view of the war…
Russia spies on companies and carries out cyber attacks
cybersecurity The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warned of an increase in cyber attacks on German companies and research institutions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Office for the…
Traffic light politicians warn of gaps in cyber defense
Berlin Politicians from the SPD and the Greens have warned of deficits in companies and state institutions when it comes to defending against cyber attacks. The most recent cyber attacks…
Russian hackers attack websites of German authorities
hack The websites of several German authorities were victims of a cyber attack. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Russian hackers have launched attacks on the websites of German authorities, making them temporarily…
Hackers attack America’s energy sector
san francisco Hackers have succeeded in infiltrating large areas of American energy supply companies and industrial plants with particularly sophisticated malware. It’s the first time hackers have penetrated so deeply…
Why companies should fear Russian hackers
Russian hackers Cyber attacks with devastating damage have so far failed to materialize during the Ukraine war. (Photo: imago images/NurPhoto) Dusseldorf, Berlin, San Francisco The incident raised the worst of…
Plans for cyber counterattacks met with rejection
Because the states would be restricted in their competences, the minister is aiming for an amendment to the Basic Law. That alone is difficult to achieve. In addition to the…
Hackers steal $600 million in crypto from computer game
Frankfurt It is one of the biggest crypto thefts in history: hackers stole around 600 million dollars from the online computer game “Axie Infinity”. A total of 173,600 ethers and…
How spies and hackers abuse Google’s antivirus platform
Dusseldorf Virus Total’s homepage looks like a Wikipedia for malware. Anyone can freely use the malware database. But that also includes the cybercriminals, whose attacks most users want to protect…
How spies and hackers abuse Google’s antivirus
Dusseldorf Virus Total’s homepage looks like a Wikipedia for malware. Anyone can freely use the malware database. But that also includes the cybercriminals, whose attacks most users want to protect…
How spies and hackers abuse Google’s Virus Total
Dusseldorf Virus Total’s homepage looks like a Wikipedia for malware. Anyone can freely use the malware database. But that also includes the cybercriminals, whose attacks most users want to protect…