Security News

German Government Classifies Doll as Illegal Spyware (Schneier on Security)
2017-02-20 12:55

This is interesting: The My Friend Cayla doll, which is manufactured by the US company Genesis Toys and distributed in Europe by Guildford-based Vivid Toy Group, allows children to access the...

German Industrial Giant Victim of Cyber Espionage (Threatpost)
2016-12-12 15:38

German industrial firm ThyssenKrupp said it’s working with authorities to investigate a data breach of unspecified amount of internal data.

Hackers stole technical trade secrets from German steelmaker (Help Net Security)
2016-12-09 15:17

German-based ThyssenKrupp, one of the world’s largest steel producers, has announced that it has been the target of a cyber attack. The company said that the attack was a professional endeavour...

German Android users bombarded with banking malware masquerading as legitimate apps (Help Net Security)
2016-11-21 15:22

Fortinet researcher Kai Lu warns of a fake email app that is capable of stealing login credentials from 15 different mobile banking apps for German banks. “Once this malicious app is installed and...