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International authorities take action against a hacker group. Their targets were also in Germany and were intended to disrupt politics and society.
New malware discovered
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
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
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
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
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.
AI startup
The AI start-up Cognition buys Windsurf just a few days after the spectacular departure of its CEO to Google. The deal shows the intensity of the battle for AI talent.
Fake e-mail
Fraudsters posed as a trustworthy supplier and scammed millions with a fake invoice. The investigating authorities were at least able to recover part of the money.
Germany is the leading digital location in Europe
The US software giant Oracle plans to invest two billion US dollars in Germany over the next five years in order to meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence applications and cloud infrastructure.
Is a change of strategy coming?
Data centers that could fill the core of Manhattan – with this vision, the Facebook group Meta wants to take the lead in artificial intelligence.
Huang on a visit to China
After months of export restrictions, the US tech giant Nvidia is once again allowed to sell its AI chips designed for China in the People’s Republic.
Andy Jassy
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy foresees an “agentic future” in which generative AI will replace human workers in offices.
Between influence and irritation
Elon Musk regularly makes headlines – whether through political statements, his role in US politics or the management of his companies.
Next week at the latest
One day after Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok attracted attention with anti-Semitic remarks, a new, more powerful version of the software was unveiled. And Grok will soon be available in Teslas.
Comment
An unknown individual apparently impersonated US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with deceptively real audio and text messages on the messenger Signal. The aim of the campaign was to influence politicians in the USA and abroad. This is an extremely worrying example of the growing threat posed by deepfakes.
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