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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.

Third zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in 2025

Google closes another critical security vulnerability in Chrome

04. June, 2025 - 11:42

Google has released an urgent security update for its Chrome browser. The reason for this is a newly exploited vulnerability that is already being actively used by attackers.

Operator Constellation Energy

Meta: Nuclear power deal for 20 years

04. June, 2025 - 08:50

The Facebook group Meta has become the next tech giant to secure nuclear power for its data centers. Meta will purchase the entire energy production of a nuclear power plant in the US state of Illinois for 20 years, the operator Constellation Energy announced.

Credential stuffing attack

North Face warns: Customer logins compromised by attack in April

04. June, 2025 - 08:46

The well-known outdoor brand The North Face, a subsidiary of the US company VF Corporation, has made public a cyber attack on its customer system.

Misuse of cloud infrastructures for cryptomining

Cryptojacking campaign abuses DevOps APIs with GitHub tools

03. June, 2025 - 09:59

Security researchers at Wiz have uncovered a new campaign called JINX-0132, in which publicly accessible DevOps systems such as Docker, Gitea, HashiCorp Consul and Nomad are specifically compromised in order to mine cryptocurrencies such as Monero.

Focus on data protection

XChat: X communication platform gets new messenger

03. June, 2025 - 07:36

Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), has introduced a new messaging function under the name “XChat”. The new application is intended to replace the previous direct messages in the medium term and places great emphasis on data protection and security.

300 million and 50% revenue share

Mega deal: Telegram integrates Elon Musk’s Grok

28. May, 2025 - 14:28

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has announced a cooperation with Elon Musk’s company xAI. The one-year partnership brings the AI chatbot Grok to Telegram’s more than one billion users and integrates the technology directly into the messaging platform.

24/7 monitoring and incident response

Zscaler acquires MDR specialist Red Canary

28. May, 2025 - 09:00

Zscaler has announced the acquisition of Denver-based MDR specialist Red Canary. With the acquisition, zero-trust provider Zscaler wants to position itself in the growing market for managed detection and response. The deal is expected to close in August.

Thousand reports

Spotify down: Thousands of users hit by major streaming outage

27. May, 2025 - 15:21

Music streaming giant Spotify experienced widespread disruptions today, leaving thousands of users across the United Kingdom and United States unable to access their favorite tracks and playlists.

Network speed of foreign online services throttled

Russia tightens measures against Western IT companies

27. May, 2025 - 11:09

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin wants to block the services of Western IT companies that have left Russia.

With SAP and Aleph Alpha

Lidl parent company plans cloud attack on Microsoft and Amazon

27. May, 2025 - 10:18

The Lidl Group is going on the offensive: Schwarz Digits announced its frontal attack on AWS, Microsoft and Google at the Technology Experience Convention in Heilbronn. With its own cloud STACKIT, the Schwarz Group aims to become the dominant force in the European cloud market.