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Bitcoin temporarily rose above USD 85,000 at the weekend. On Sunday afternoon, however, it slipped back below the USD 84,000 mark.
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.
Trump's course is causing uncertainty
Having barely been exempted from special tariffs, smartphones, laptops and other important electronic products are once again being targeted by the US government. According to US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, the product groups that have just been exempted will soon be subject to additional tariffs again.
An old trick with a new twist
Despite its age, the ClickFix method remains a popular tool in the arsenal of cybercriminals. Security researchers from Sophos X-Ops came across the sophisticated attack tactic again in their latest analysis.
With social behavior assessment
The software group SAP has begun implementing its controversial employee evaluation system. The new procedure, which covers both performance and behavioral aspects, has met with considerable resistance – but will nevertheless be introduced as planned.
WK Kellogg has confirmed a data breach in which sensitive employee data was compromised by exploiting a vulnerability in its Cleo file transfer software.
Two model variants
Elon Musk has reached an important milestone for his AI company xAI: the in-house language model Grok 3 is now available as an API.
16-core model remains
After massive criticism from the industry, Broadcom is apparently sticking to the previous 16-core regulation.
Hidden danger in the ZIP file
A recently discovered vulnerability in the popular WinRAR archiving software (CVE-2025-31334) is causing a stir: It allows attackers to bypass the security warnings integrated into Windows – known as “Mark of the Web” (MotW).
New date unknown
The launch of Amazon’s first internet satellites, which are intended to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink system, has been postponed due to bad weather.
Malfunction
The investment app Trade Republic is struggling with significant outages for the second time in just a few days.
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5. June 2025