Germany suspects Russian cyber attack on research group
German intelligence services have said they are investigating a suspected Russian cyberattack against a Berlin-based research network.
German election targeted by Russian disinformation, security services warn | The Record from Recorded Future News
Germany’s security services warned on Friday that fake videos circulating online purporting to reveal ballot manipulation in the country’s upcoming federal elections were part of a Russian information operation.
New TorNet backdoor seen in widespread campaign
Cisco Talos discovered an ongoing malicious campaign operated by a financially motivated threat actor targeting users, predominantly in Poland and Germany. The actor has delivered different payloads, including Agent Tesla, Snake Keylogger, and a new undocumented backdoor we are calling TorNet, dropped by PureCrypter malware. The actor is running a Windows scheduled task on victim machines—including on endpoints with a low battery—to achieve persistence. The actor also disconnects the victim machine from the network before dropping the payload and then connects it back to the network, allowing them to evade detection by cloud antimalware solutions. We also found that the actor connects the victim’s machine to the TOR network using the TorNet backdoor for stealthy command and control (C2) communications and detection evasion.
Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany | WIRED
More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.
German Stats Body Says Suffered Possible Data Breach | Barron's
Germany's national statistics agency Destatis said Friday it had been the victim of a suspected data leak, following a media report that the organisation had been attacked by pro-Russian hackers.
Cyber attack on pharmaceutical distributor AEP
AEP GmbH was the victim of a targeted cyber attack on October 28, which led to the partial encryption of the company's IT systems. The company's own security systems detected the attack. The company provides information about this on its website.
DDoS site Dstat.cc seized and two suspects arrested in Germany
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.
Germany seizes 47 crypto exchanges tied to ‘underground economy’
German authorities sent a loud and clear message to criminal users of the exchanges: We found their servers and have your data — see you soon.
Is Tor still safe to use?
This blog post is a response to an investigative news report about a large-scale law-enforcement attack that managed to de-anonymize a user of an old version of the long-retired app Ricochet. This blog post aims to provide insight into what we know so far. Nothing that the Tor Project has learned about this incident suggests that Tor Browser was attacked or exploited. Tor users can continue to use Tor Browser to access the web securely and anonymously.
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.
TrustPid is another worrying, imperfect attempt to replace tracking cookies
German ISPs are working on the introduction of TrustPid. A supercookie that is intended to replace tracking cookies.
Apple's AirTag uncovers a secret German intelligence agency
A researcher has sent one of Apple's AirTags to a mysterious "federal authority" in Germany to locate its true offices — and to help prove that it's really part of an intelligence agency.
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.
TrustPid is another worrying, imperfect attempt to replace tracking cookies
German ISPs are working on the introduction of TrustPid. A supercookie that is intended to replace tracking cookies.
Apple's AirTag uncovers a secret German intelligence agency
A researcher has sent one of Apple's AirTags to a mysterious "federal authority" in Germany to locate its true offices — and to help prove that it's really part of an intelligence agency.
TrustPid is another worrying, imperfect attempt to replace tracking cookies
German ISPs are working on the introduction of TrustPid. A supercookie that is intended to replace tracking cookies.
Apple's AirTag uncovers a secret German intelligence agency
A researcher has sent one of Apple's AirTags to a mysterious "federal authority" in Germany to locate its true offices — and to help prove that it's really part of an intelligence agency.
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.
TrustPid is another worrying, imperfect attempt to replace tracking cookies
German ISPs are working on the introduction of TrustPid. A supercookie that is intended to replace tracking cookies.
Apple's AirTag uncovers a secret German intelligence agency
A researcher has sent one of Apple's AirTags to a mysterious "federal authority" in Germany to locate its true offices — and to help prove that it's really part of an intelligence agency.
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.