Tag - Germany
Hacker Charged in Germany for Stealing and Leaking Private Data of Public Figures and Politicians
A 22-year old accused of publishing private data on multiple public figures in Germany, including politicians, has been charged with various computer crimes...
Developers Hack McDonald's Reward System to Get Free Hamburgers
A couple of German software developers discovered an oversight in McDonalds' promotion systems that allowed them to get as many hamburgers as they...
Alerts • Industry News
Beware of GermanWiper – the ransomware that is not ransomware
A piece of wiper malware is making the rounds erasing people's important files, with its authors demanding a modest ransom to restore the data. However, the...
Industry News • Social Networks
German Teen Confesses to Data Breach Affecting 1,000 Politicians, Journalists
2019 kicked off with a major security breach in Germany that compromised the personal data of some 1,000 politicians, journalists and celebrities, including...
Vengeful hacker exposes DomainFactory customer banking data and passwords
A German web-hosting firm has suffered a severe data breach because one of its customers reportedly owed money to the attacker. The company only learned of the...
Chinese spies create fake LinkedIn profiles to spy on Germany
Chinese intelligence agents have flooded LinkedIn with fake profiles of young professionals in an attempt to pervade German business and politics, warned Hans...
E-Threats • Industry News
Germans worried hackers will target parliamentary elections
The next German parliamentary elections are on September 24 and, while most are interested in whether Angela Merkel will still be Chancellor, a German...
NSA Spied on Angela Merkel and Her Staff for Political, Economic Reasons, WikiLeaks Says
The US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on German chancellor Angela Merkel and her staff in Berlin, WikiLeaks said in a press statement disclosing three...
NSA's Data Harvesting Policy Makes Foreign Governments Cautious Guarding Secrets
The Chinese Government intends to adopt a five-year cybersecurity program, part of a plan announced against cyber confrontation with the United States, while...
1800+ Minecraft usernames and passwords leak online
According to German media reports, a list of 1800 Minecraft usernames and passwords has been published online – potentially allowing anyone to break into...