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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.

Deal targeted

France moves to acquire Atos’ supercomputer division

25. November, 2024 - 11:26

The French IT service provider Atos is about to sell its high-performance computing division to the French state. As the company announced on Monday, the advanced computing activities are to go to the government in Paris.

For 450 million dollars

Wiz buys cloud security specialist Dazz

22. November, 2024 - 10:18

Wiz, the cyber security start-up recently courted by Google, is continuing its ambitious growth course and acquiring the Israeli cloud security specialist Dazz for around 450 million dollars.

Error message

PayPal down: Major outage prevents thousands from logging in

21. November, 2024 - 14:20

PayPal is currently experiencing a widespread technical outage preventing users worldwide from accessing their accounts. According to the outage tracking platform Downdetector, issue reports began surging around 1 PM CET.

Data management

Snowflake acquires data pipeline specialist Datavolo

21. November, 2024 - 13:56

Cloud provider Snowflake is expanding its portfolio in the area of data management. As the company announced at the same time as publishing its quarterly figures, it is acquiring data pipeline management specialist Datavolo.

IntelBroker gets involved again

Hacker attack on Ford? Data of 44,000 customers surfaced

19. November, 2024 - 17:18

Cyber criminals claim to have gained access to an internal database of the car manufacturer Ford. The compromised data records include sensitive information from more than 44,000 customers.

Competition case

US government wants to snatch Chrome browser from Google

19. November, 2024 - 10:33

According to a media report, the US government is seeking a court order to force Google to abandon Chrome, the world’s most widely used web browser.

International recruiting

G-P Gia: The first AI-powered HR compliance advisor for global teams

14. November, 2024 - 10:35

With G-P Gia, G-P is launching a ground-breaking AI advisor that provides HR managers worldwide with context-specific HR and legal advice. The platform is designed to reduce compliance time and costs by up to 95%.

Desktop virtualization solutions

VMware makes Workstation and Fusion free of charge

13. November, 2024 - 13:03

VMware owner Broadcom has surprisingly announced that it will offer the desktop virtualization solutions VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion free of charge with immediate effect. The release now applies not only to private use, but also to commercial and educational use.

Ransomware?

Halliburton: Hacker attack costs oil company 35 million dollars

12. November, 2024 - 12:59

In its latest quarterly report, the US oil services provider Halliburton quantified the financial consequences of a serious IT security incident. According to the report, the costs amounted to around 35 million US dollars by the end of September.

New threshold crossed

Bitcoin climbs above 80,000 US dollars

11. November, 2024 - 08:18

The price of Bitcoin has exceeded the 80,000 US dollar threshold for the first time. On the Bitstamp platform, the oldest and best-known cryptocurrency climbed by more than 4% today compared to the previous day to reach 80,047 dollars. In the past seven days alone, the leading cryptocurrency has