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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.

Competition for SearchGPT and Perplexity

Meta plans its own AI search engine

29. October, 2024 - 09:54

Meta is apparently working on its own search engine supported by artificial intelligence (AI). The project aims to reduce the group’s dependence on the services of competitors Google and Microsoft.

Serious accusations

Delta Air Lines sues CrowdStrike

28. October, 2024 - 12:08

The American airline Delta Air Lines filed a lawsuit against the cyber security service provider CrowdStrike in the Superior Court of the state of Georgia on Friday. The reason for this is the serious mishap in July, which led to massive flight cancellations and, according to the company, caused

AI boom continues

Nvidia overtakes Apple as the world’s most valuable company

28. October, 2024 - 09:59

Nvidia has overtaken Apple as the world’s most valuable company for the first time. The chip manufacturer’s market capitalization briefly reached USD 3.53 trillion, narrowly surpassing Apple’s market capitalization of USD 3.52 trillion.

Kamala Harris also affected

Hackers targeted phone data of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance

26. October, 2024 - 10:57

Weeks ago, an attack by suspected Chinese hackers on American telecommunications providers became known. Now it appears that prominent targets could be affected.

Advertising practices

LinkedIn fined for personal data processing

25. October, 2024 - 11:22

The Microsoft subsidiary LinkedIn is being asked to pay: The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a fine of 310 million euros on the career network. The reason: serious violations of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Over 50 victims according to Mandiant

Zero-day vulnerability in FortiManager

25. October, 2024 - 10:14

Mandiant has published new research on the mass exploitation of the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2024-47575 in FortiManager appliances.

Mega deal

Sophos acquires Secureworks for 859 million dollars

21. October, 2024 - 15:28

The British cyber security provider Sophos announced the takeover of its US competitor Secureworks for around 859 million dollars on Monday.

New AI model

Nvidia surprises with “Nemotron” and beats ChatGPT

21. October, 2024 - 10:47

Nvidia has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model that outperforms leading providers such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

Alleged damage of 10 million dollars

ByteDance fires intern for AI sabotage

21. October, 2024 - 10:10

TikTok owner ByteDance announced in a statement that an intern was dismissed in August for “malicious” manipulation in a model training project. He is alleged to have caused millions of euros worth of damage.

Matt Garman

Come back or quit: AWS CEO defends office return

18. October, 2024 - 09:31

Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), has defended the company’s new return-to-the-office (RTO) policy. At an employee meeting in Seattle, he explained that those who do not support this policy can leave the company.