Security News

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....

German Hackers Say Vote Software a Security 'Write-off' (Security Week)
2017-09-07 14:05

German IT security experts said Thursday that they had found "serious flaws" in the ballot software being used for the September 24 elections in which Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking a fourth...

Proof It's Possible to Hack German Elections; Hackers Tamper with Voting-Software (The Hackers News)
2017-09-07 10:33

Germany's democracy is in danger, as the upcoming federal elections in the country, where nearly 61.5 million citizens are going to vote on September 24th, could be hijacked. Hackers have...