Security News

Germany Disrupts BADBOX Malware on 30,000 Devices Using Sinkhole Action
2024-12-14 11:33

Germany's Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) has announced that it has disrupted a malware operation called BADBOX that came preloaded on at least 30,000 internet-connected devices sold...

Germany blocks BadBox malware loaded on 30,000 Android devices
2024-12-13 15:22

Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has disrupted the BadBox malware operation pre-loaded in over 30,000 Android IoT devices sold in the country. [...]

Germany sinkholes BadBox malware pre-loaded on Android devices
2024-12-13 15:22

Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has disrupted the BadBox malware operation pre-loaded in over 30,000 Android IoT devices sold in the country. [...]

Germany drafts law to protect researchers who find security flaws
2024-11-06 15:17

The Federal Ministry of Justice in Germany has drafted a law to provide legal protection to security researchers who discover and responsibly report security vulnerabilities to vendors. [...]

DDoS site Dstat.cc seized and two suspects arrested in Germany
2024-11-01 14:50

The Dstat.cc DDoS review platform has been seized by law enforcement, and two suspects have been arrested after the service helped fuel distributed denial-of-service attacks for years. [...]

Criminals Are Blowing up ATMs in Germany
2024-10-28 16:12

It’s low tech, but effective. Why Germany? It has more ATMs than other European countries, and—if I read the article right—they have more money in them.

Germany seizes 47 crypto exchanges used by ransomware gangs
2024-09-19 14:28

German law enforcement seized 47 cryptocurrency exchange services hosted in the country that facilitated illegal money laundering activities for cybercriminals, including ransomware gangs. [...]

Germany’s CDU still struggling to restore data months after June cyberattack
2024-09-16 14:32

Putting a spanner in work for plans of opposition party to launch a comeback during next year's elections One of Germany's major political parties is still struggling to restore member data more...

FBI Shuts Down Dispossessor Ransomware Group's Servers Across U.S., U.K., and Germany
2024-08-13 09:04

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday announced the disruption of online infrastructure associated with a nascent ransomware group called Dispossessor. "Since its inception in August 2023, Radar/Dispossessor has quickly developed into an internationally impactful ransomware group, targeting and attacking small-to-mid-sized businesses and organizations from the production, development, education, healthcare, financial services, and transportation sectors," the FBI said in a statement.

Germany names China as source of attack on government geospatial agency
2024-08-01 05:59

Germany's government has named China-controlled actors as the perpetrators of a 2021 cyber attack on the Federal Office of Cartography and Geodesy - the official mapping agency. The nation's Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs on Wednesday published an assertion that China infiltrated the Office's systems to conduct espionage, after first compromising devices belonging to private individuals and businesses to conduct the raid.