Thought Leadership
Data leak
In the Islamic Republic, the exile broadcaster “Iran International” is considered a hostile medium. Now there are reports of a major data leak.
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.
DDoS attack
The hours-long IT outage of the Swiss Federal Administration on January 10 had political reasons: Cyber criminals attacked the systems in response to the new ban on veiling.
SafePay ransomware
The IT distributor Ingram Micro has been struggling with outages since Thursday – attackers are said to have penetrated via VPN gateway.
Tech companies protest in vain
Despite massive lobbying from over 100 technology companies, the European Union wants to push through its AI regulation as planned. Alphabet, Meta and others demand a delay – Brussels remains firm.
Second incident
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has once again been the target of a hacker attack. The attack took place almost two years after a similar incident.
No impact on air traffic
The Australian airline Qantas has been the victim of a cyber attack.
"No Adversarial AI Act"
A bipartisan initiative in the US Congress is seeking to ban artificial intelligence (AI) from China, Russia and other countries considered hostile for use in US authorities.
Partly legal, partly illegal
In a landmark ruling, a US federal court in San Francisco has decided that the use of copyrighted books to train an AI model is legal under certain conditions.
After US attacks
Immediately after the American military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Donald Trump’s social media platform is targeted by cyber criminals.
Smartphones in comparison
The smartphone world is on the brink of profound change. While Apple is focusing on a new design with the iPhone 17 and Samsung is aiming for technological excellence with the Galaxy S26 series, a completely new device concept could overshadow everything that has gone before.