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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.

Microsoft service outages

Outlook and Office 365 down: Thousands of users report problems

01. March, 2025 - 22:36

As can be seen from numerous reports on the Downdetector fault platform, thousands of users are currently struggling with outages in Microsoft’s cloud services. The Outlook email service and Microsoft 365 applications are particularly affected.

Two and a half times as much as in 2023

SAP CEO Christian Klein earns almost 19 million euros

27. February, 2025 - 16:08

Many people work with SAP Group programs on a daily basis. Others own its shares – and they are soaring. This pays off for the Group’s managers in particular.

Shortly after Majorana 1

Ocelot: AWS presents first quantum chip with cat qubit

27. February, 2025 - 13:18

Amazon unveiled its first processor for quantum computing on Thursday. According to the company, the chip developed under the name “Ocelot” is intended to help develop highly efficient quantum systems. The announcement comes just a week after Microsoft unveiled its own quantum chip.

When hackers fib

“It was a joke”: CrowdStrike data leak was fake

27. February, 2025 - 12:38

CrowdStrike has denied allegations of a data leak. A hacker named “Rey” recently claimed in a well-known hacker forum that he had penetrated the company’s systems and stolen employee data. Now the cybercriminal is also admitting to the forgery.

Instruction from the Ministry of the Interior

Australia bans Kaspersky on government systems

25. February, 2025 - 14:09

Australia has banned government officials from using software from the Russian cyber security company Kaspersky. The reason given is that the software poses an “unacceptable security risk”.

Share price falls

Bitcoin falls below the threshold of 90,000 US dollars

25. February, 2025 - 14:01

With the election of Donald Trump, golden crypto times seemed to be dawning. However, since his inauguration, the Bitcoin price has mainly been moving downwards – partly due to the spectacular Bybit hack.

Biggest crypto hack of all time

Bybit hacked: record theft of 1.5 billion US dollars

22. February, 2025 - 11:45

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bybit, has fallen victim to a serious hacker attack. The unknown attackers stole digital currencies worth around 1.5 billion US dollars.

Business Email Compromise

Email scam: Mining company NioCorp loses 500,000 dollars

21. February, 2025 - 17:08

In the course of a hacker attack on its communications systems, the US mining company NioCorp fell victim to a Business Email Compromise (BEC).

Breakthrough?

Microsoft presents Majorana 1 quantum chip

20. February, 2025 - 16:49

Microsoft has unveiled a new quantum computer chip. According to the company, the chip, known as Majorana 1, is based on a new type of material called Topoconductor, which uses a previously unknown state of matter – neither solid nor liquid or gaseous, but a topological state.

Out-of-court settlement

Google pays more than 300 million euros to Italy

19. February, 2025 - 14:47

The tax dispute between the US group and the Italian tax authorities has been going on for years. Now a line is to be drawn.