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German Police Disrupt DDoS-for-Hire Platform dstat[.]cc; Suspects Arrested
2024-11-04 12:02

German law enforcement authorities have announced the disruption of a criminal service called dstat[.]cc that made it possible for other threat actors to easily mount distributed denial-of-service...

Tor insists its network is safe after German cops convict CSAM dark-web admin
2024-09-19 06:39

Outdated software blamed for cracks in the armor The Tor project has insisted its privacy-preserving powers remain potent, countering German reports that user anonymity on its network can be and...

CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers
2024-07-26 05:52

CrowdStrike is alerting about an unfamiliar threat actor attempting to capitalize on the Falcon Sensor update fiasco to distribute dubious installers targeting German customers as part of a highly targeted campaign. The cybersecurity company said it identified what it described as an unattributed spear-phishing attempt on July 24, 2024, distributing an inauthentic CrowdStrike Crash Reporter installer via a website impersonating an unnamed German entity.

Chinese telco gear may become verboten on German networks
2024-05-20 06:28

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Microsoft Outlook Flaw Exploited by Russia's APT28 to Hack Czech, German Entities
2024-05-04 08:38

Czechia and Germany on Friday revealed that they were the target of a long-term cyber espionage campaign conducted by the Russia-linked nation-state actor known as APT28, drawing condemnation from...

German Authorities Issue Arrest Warrants for Three Suspected Chinese Spies
2024-04-23 10:16

German authorities said they have issued arrest warrants against three citizens on suspicion of spying for China. The full names of the defendants were not disclosed by the Office of the Federal...

TA547 Phishing Attack Hits German Firms with Rhadamanthys Stealer
2024-04-11 11:32

A threat actor tracked as TA547 has targeted dozens of German organizations with an information stealer called Rhadamanthys as part of an invoice-themed phishing campaign. "This is the first time...

APT29 hit German political parties with bogus invites and malware
2024-03-25 09:41

APT29 has been spotted targeting German political parties for the first time, Mandiant researchers have shared. The attack started in late February 2024, with phishing emails containing bogus invitations to a dinner reception, ostensibly sent by the Christian Democratic Union, a major political party in Germany.

German Police Seize 'Nemesis Market' in Major International Darknet Raid
2024-03-24 05:24

German authorities have announced the takedown of an illicit underground marketplace called Nemesis Market that peddled narcotics, stolen data, and various cybercrime services. The Federal...

Russia's Cozy Bear caught phishing German politicos with phony dinner invites
2024-03-23 07:51

The Kremlin's cyberspies targeted German political parties in a phishing campaign that used emails disguised as dinner party invitations, according to Mandiant. Russia's Cozy Bear, also known as APT29 and Midnight Blizzard, engineered the messages to infect marks' Windows PCs with a backdoor first observed in January and dubbed WINELOADER. These were intended to provide long-term access to the political parties' networks and data, the Google-backed security biz asserted on Friday.