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New malware discovered

EU ATM malware to steal money from European ATMs

29. May, 2024 - 11:38

A new threat has emerged on the cybercrime scene that is specifically targeting ATMs in Europe and could therefore endanger the entire banking industry. The malware, known as “EU ATM Malware”, was recently offered for sale on a hacker forum.

Data records sold for 500,000 US dollars

Ticketmaster hack: ShinyHunters allegedly capture 560 million user data

29. May, 2024 - 16:26

Data from over half a billion users of the ticket provider Ticketmaster has allegedly been up for sale since Tuesday evening. Ticketmaster also sells tickets for concerts in Germany, which is why German users would probably also be affected.

10 international arrest warrants, 4 arrests

BKA: Biggest blow to date against global cybercrime

30. May, 2024 - 09:59

Investigators are talking about the biggest strike against cyber criminals: more than 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains put out of operation in an operation in several countries worldwide.

Guy's, St. Thomas' and King's College Hospital affected

Ransomware attack on hospitals in London

04. June, 2024 - 16:59

A ransomware attack has hit prominent hospitals in the British capital, according to a report. The consequences are not yet foreseeable.

Competition for 1Password and LastPass

Apple launches its own password manager

10. June, 2024 - 08:43

For a long time, third-party providers such as 1Password and LastPass dominated the password manager market. Now Apple wants to enter the market with its own in-house solution.

Takeover

Musk’s AI company xAI swallows online platform X

29. March, 2025 - 11:09

The Twitter successor X is also losing its formal independence in Elon Musk’s empire. The platform will become part of his AI company xAI – and is likely to provide a lot of training material for the software.

For the next two years

EU Commission invests 1.3 billion in AI and more security

28. March, 2025 - 15:07

Among other things, generative AI and greater network security are being promoted. A digital earth model is also being expanded in order to simulate extreme weather events even more accurately.

"Would bring in a lot of money for Europe"

US tariffs: German Foreign Minister wants 10 cents per iPhone update

28. March, 2025 - 10:25

US President Donald Trump is serious about car tariffs. How could Europe defend itself against this? The German Foreign Minister sees a possibility with software updates for cell phones.

US defense contractor

Google delivers AI to Lockheed Martin after all

28. March, 2025 - 08:57

For years, Google refused to make artificial intelligence available for military purposes. Following a change in policy, it is now cooperating with a defense giant.

Optimistic into the year 2025

SNP: Growth trajectory in the digital transformation market

27. March, 2025 - 15:24

SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE published its annual report for 2024 today. The company successfully continued its growth trajectory amid dynamic market development.

Software dispute erupts

VMware sues Siemens for “unlicensed software”

27. March, 2025 - 13:36

The virtualization specialist VMware has taken legal action against the American business units of the German technology group Siemens. The core allegation: the use of improperly licensed software.

Bytedance does not want to let go

TikTok deal: Trump could ease China tariffs

27. March, 2025 - 08:49

US President Donald Trump has held out the prospect of lower additional tariffs for China in exchange for the Chinese government’s approval of the Tiktok sale.

CVE-2017-12637

Active exploitation of dangerous SAP security vulnerability

26. March, 2025 - 10:54

Onapsis Research Labs has made an alarming discovery: the SAP vulnerability CVE-2017-12637 is currently being actively exploited. Cybercriminals are using the vulnerability to gain access to critical SAP configuration files – with potentially devastating consequences.

Patch is ready

Zero-day exploit discovered in Google Chrome

26. March, 2025 - 08:55

Google has released a critical security patch for its Chrome browser after Kaspersky discovered a serious zero-day security vulnerability.