German radio station forced to broadcast 'emergency tape' following cyberattack
Radio Geretsried, a local station in Bavaria, said it was trying to save music files and restore systems after an apparent ransomware attack.
Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund Puts Over $750K Into FreeBSD Infrastructure Projects - FOSS Force
The FreeBSD Foundation will organize and manage the projects that STF is funding, which mainly focuses on security.
17-Year-old Student Exposes Germany's 'Secret' Pirate Site Blocklist
A 17-year-old student has launched a dedicated portal to exposing Germany's 'secret' pirate site blocklist to the public.
Germany to ban Chinese companies' components from core parts of its 5G networks | AP News
Germany's top security official says the country will bar the use of critical components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in core parts of its 5G networks in two steps starting in 2026.
Cyber: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on continued malicious behaviour in cyberspace by the Russian Federation - Consilium
The EU issued a statement strongly condemning the malicious cyber campaign conducted by the Russia-controlled Advanced Persistent Threat Actor 28 (APT28) against Germany and Czechia.
APT29 Uses WINELOADER to Target German Political Parties | Mandiant
APT29 used a new backdoor variant publicly tracked as WINELOADER to target German political parties.
Darknet marketplace Nemesis Market seized by German police
The German police have seized infrastructure for the darknet Nemesis Market cybercrime marketplace in Germany and Lithuania, disrupting the site's operation.
Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Poland, South Korea added to US-led spyware agreement
The signees, which already included about a dozen other nations, agree to establish “robust guardrails and procedures" around spyware, while preventing the export of technology that will be used for malicious cyber activity.
Police seized Crimemarket, the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace
German police seized the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace Crimemarket and arrested one of its operators.
Russia’s chief propagandist leaks intercepted German military Webex conversation
Russia has been accused of attempting to inflame divisions in Germany by publishing an intercepted conversation in which Bundeswehr officials discuss the country’s support for Ukraine, particularly around the supply of Taurus cruise missiles. The 38-minute conversation, which took place on February 19, was first published on social media platform Telegram by Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT and a sanctioned propagandist, who said the recording had been provided to her by “comrades in uniform.”
Russia publishes German army meeting on Ukraine
German chancellor promises probe after leak of officers discussing the supply of long-range missiles.
EU capitals fear Russian retaliation and cyberattacks after asset freezes
G7 is drafting a workaround to use frozen assets to rebuild Ukraine.
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GGerman police seizes $2.17 billion in bitcoin in 'most extensive' action ever
German police have confiscated 50,000 bitcoin worth $2.17 billion in the country's 'most extensive' cryptocurrency seizure ever, it said in a statement on Tuesday. "This is the most extensive seizure of bitcoins by law enforcement authorities in the Federal Republic of Germany to date," police in the city of Dresden said. The investigation was supported by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the FBI and a Munich-based forensic IT expert company, it said.