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.
Financing espionage?
British investigators are taking action against a suspected Russian money laundering network that is said to have handled billions.
Spying
The USA assumes that Chinese hackers have penetrated the systems of at least eight US telecommunications providers in order to spy on high-ranking politicians.
Administrator arrested
“Crimenetwork” is the largest German-language online marketplace for illegal goods and services. One of the alleged technical heads of the platform is now in custody.
Surprising resignation
Intel once dominated the semiconductor market, but has been struggling with problems for years. Now – since the beginning of the month – the CEO is no longer on board.
Playing with fire
While European companies operate under strict data protection guidelines such as GDPR, and soon NIS 2, a recent analysis reveals serious security gaps in the handling of access data. The Business Digital Index reveals worrying cybersecurity practices.
Study
Cyber attacks have caused British companies to lose around 44 billion pounds (53 billion euros) in sales over the past five years, according to a study by Howden.
Two-day format
The E-commerce Berlin Expo is expanding to a two-day format in 2025, marking the first time the event will span multiple days. The initial speaker announcement includes several prominent industry leaders across various sectors.
More computing power required
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is dampening expectations of a quick solution to the problem of AI hallucinations. At an event at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the tech manager explained that the industry is still “several years” away from a reliable solution.
Project OpenGPT-X
GPT-4, Claude, Grok, Llama and Gemini: the most important AI language models all originate from the USA. With the OpenGPT-X project and the Teuken-7B language model, a European AI infrastructure is now to be established.
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