Tag: espionage
Faeser wants new powers for security agencies
Nancy Faser “We must be able to influence IT infrastructures that are used for an attack.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Despite criticism from the coalition partners, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser…
CDU calls for the end of Chinese Confucius Institutes
flags The cooperation between Chinese Confucius Institutes and German universities is not only viewed critically by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The CDU wants…
Traffic light politicians want readjustment of counter-espionage
Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution The German domestic intelligence service is targeting two officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs for possible Russian espionage. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
The Office for the Protection of the Constitution examines suspected espionage in the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Federal Ministry of Economics Two senior officials in the Federal Ministry of Economics are suspected of being espionage. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin The Federal Office for the Protection of the…
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…
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…
Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Arrested on Espionage Charges on Behalf of North Korea!
According to local media reports, a 38-year-old South Korean cryptocurrency exchange CEO accused of spying for North Korea. The name of the cryptocurrency exchange in question was not specified. Cryptocurrency…
Member of Parliament warns of the risk of espionage from British IT operators
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission President is to justify an order worth billions to the British BT. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Brussels The planned award of an EU contract…
Google’s Virus Total is also a tool for espionage and hacking
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…
Israel’s cyber industry is on the brink and is now being sanctioned
Jerusalem The software “Pegasus”, developed by the Israeli cyber company NSO, has been in great demand for years because it is considered to be one of the world’s most efficient…
Attacks on companies and government agencies begin
Attack on the data The security hole in the Java library Log4j calls for criminals. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf A week ago a vulnerability in the popular programming language Java became…
Lithuania warns against Chinese cell phones
Berlin The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has had some extremely successful months. Since its competitor Huawei is suffering from the sanctions imposed by the USA, the group was able to…