Thought Leadership
Network speed of foreign online services throttled
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin wants to block the services of Western IT companies that have left Russia.
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.
With SAP and Aleph Alpha
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.
Affected customers contacted
Cyber criminals have gained access to Adidas customer data via an external customer service provider.
64 GB of data
The world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, has become the target of a hacker attack, according to darknet actors. The company’s Salesforce infrastructure is apparently affected.
Sapphire Conference
At the Sapphire conference, the Walldorf-based software group announced measures to combat the notoriously high implementation costs. A new approach is intended to make ERP implementation more efficient.
Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic has unveiled two new AI models that can perform complex tasks autonomously for hours on end. The company sees this as a paradigm shift from simple chatbots to autonomous work agents.
Higher than ever before
Bitcoin has climbed to a record high on hopes of an easing of crypto regulation in the US. The oldest and best-known digital currency rose to 109,500 US dollars on the Bitstamp trading platform, its highest level ever.
Eight defendants
Five MEPs are at risk of losing their immunity due to suspected corruption in connection with the Chinese company Huawei.
USA wants to slow China down on AI
The tariff dispute between the USA and China has recently paused for breath – but now there is new trouble surrounding trade in AI chips.
Google I/O developer conference
Chatbots such as ChatGPT have often overshadowed Google recently – but the internet giant is now going on the counterattack.
Events
Veranstaltungen
Most read articles.
5. June 2025