Security News

Germany Talking about Banning End-to-End Encryption
2019-05-24 13:39

Der Spiegel is reporting that the German Ministry for Internal Affairs is planning to require all Internet message services to provide plaintext messages on demand, basically outlawing strong...

Germany to Consult US Over Huawei Security Fears: Merkel
2019-03-12 15:33

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday Berlin would consult Washington over using technology made by China's Huawei in future mobile phone networks, following reports of US threats to reduce...

Germany to Let NATO Use its Cyber Skills
2019-02-14 17:15

Germany is to join the ranks of NATO countries making its cyber warfare skills available to the alliance to help fight hacking and electronic warfare, officials said on Thursday. read more

Germany's Mega-Leak Takeaway: Noisy Young Hacker Got Caught
2019-01-10 14:18

But Quiet Nation-State Hackers and Cybercrime Gangs Can Exploit the Same FlawsPolice in Germany say a 20-year-old student has confessed to stealing and leaking personal details from 1,000 German...

20-Year-Old Man Arrested For Carrying Out Germany's Biggest Data Leak
2019-01-08 17:18

German federal police have arrested a 20-year-old local student for stealing and publishing a massive trove of personal data of hundreds of politicians, journalists and other public figures last...

Industry Reactions to Massive Data Leak in Germany
2019-01-07 07:48

The German government revealed last week that information on hundreds of politicians and celebrities was leaked online via Twitter. read more

Germany hacked: Angela Merkel's colleagues among mass data dump victims
2019-01-04 13:08

Politicians, journalists and other public figures targeted German politicians, journalists and other prominent public figures have been doxxed by hackers who distributed their personal data on...

Germany pushes router security rules, OpenWRT and CCC push back
2018-11-20 11:21

Hacker coalition wants device support timeline clarified, free firmware mandates Last week, in a attempt to address broadband router security, the German government published its suggestions for...

Germany's Continental Bans WhatsApp From Work Phones
2018-06-05 11:37

German car parts supplier Continental on Tuesday said it was banning the use of WhatsApp and Snapchat on work-issued mobile phones "with immediate effect" because of data protection concerns. read more

Germany Preparing Backdoor Law
2017-12-06 15:06

The German Interior Minister is preparing a bill that allows the government to mandate backdoors in encryption. No details about how likely this is to pass. I am skeptical....