Security News

German Hosting Firm DomainFactory Hacked
2018-07-09 14:25

DomainFactory, a Germany-based web hosting services provider of GoDaddy-owned Host Europe Group, informed customers late last week that their personal and financial information was exposed after a...

German researchers defeat printers' doc-tracking dots
2018-06-27 02:58

Whistleblowers, rejoice Beating the unique identifiers that printers can add to documents for security purposes is possible: you just need to add extra dots beyond those that security tools...

German Spy Agency Can Keep Tabs on Internet Hubs: Court
2018-05-31 16:29

Germany's spy agency can monitor major internet hubs if Berlin deems it necessary for strategic security interests, a federal court has ruled. read more

Operator of World's Top Internet Hub Sues German Spy Agency
2018-05-31 02:39

Berlin - The operator of the world's largest internet hub challenged the legality of sweeping telecoms surveillance by Germany's spy agency, a German court heard Wednesday. The BND foreign...

Hackers breached German government’s secure computer networks
2018-03-01 18:15

The Russia-linked Sofacy hacking group has breached the secure computer networks of a number of German federal agencies. The group – also known as APT28, Fancy Bear, and Pawn Storm – has been...

Cyberattack 'Ongoing' Against German Government Network
2018-03-01 17:52

The German government's IT network is under an "ongoing" cyberattack", the parliamentary committee on intelligence affairs said Thursday, without confirming a media report that Russian hackers...

Russian Hackers Infiltrated German Ministries' Network: Report
2018-02-28 17:08

Berlin - Russian hackers have infiltrated Germany's foreign and interior ministries' online networks, German news agency DPA reported Wednesday quoting unnamed security sources. read more

German court says Facebook use of personal data is illegal
2018-02-13 15:13

Facebook’s default privacy settings and some of its terms of service fall afoul of the German Federal Data Protection Act, the Berlin Regional Court has found. By not adequately securing the...

German government bans children’s smartwatches, tells parents to destroy them
2017-11-20 15:47

The Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), Germany’s regulatory agency for public utility companies, has categorized children’s smartwatches as spying devices, and has banned their sale. Why?...

Ex-porn Actor German Spy Guilty of Trying to Share State Secrets
2017-09-19 12:16

A former German intelligence agent who was also an ex-gay porn actor was Tuesday given a one-year suspended sentence for attempting to share state secrets while pretending to be a jihadist online....