Germany

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2024
NATO and the EU formally condemned Russia-linked APT28 cyber espionage

NATO and the European Union formally condemned cyber espionage operations carried out by the Russia-linked APT28 against European countries. NATO and the European Union condemned cyber espionage operations carried out by the Russia-linked threat actor APT28 (aka “Forest Blizzard”, “Fancybear” or “Strontium”) against European countries. This week the German Federal Government condemned in the strongest […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2023
Cybercrime will cost Germany $224 billion in 2023

Cybercrime will cost Germany 206 billion euros ($224 billion) in 2023, German digital association Bitkom told Reuters. According to the German digital association Bitkom, cybercrime will have a worrisome impact on the economy of the state in 2023. Bitkom estimated that cybercriminal activities, such as fraud, cyber espionage, the theft of intellectual property, sabotage, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2022
German BKA arrested the alleged operator of Deutschland im Deep Web darknet market

German police arrested a student that is suspected of being the administrator of ‘Deutschland im Deep Web’ (DiDW) darknet marketplace. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has arrested a student (22) in Bavaria, who is suspected of being the administrator of ‘Deutschland im Deep Web’ (DiDW) darknet marketplace. The darknet marketplace has gone off early […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2022
The head of the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI) faces dismissal

The German Interior Minister wants to dismiss the head of the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI), Arne Schoenbohm, due to possible contacts with Russian security services. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants to dismiss the head of the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI), Arne Schoenbohm, due to possible contact with people involved with Russian security […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2022
Russian APT28 hacker accused of the NATO think tank hack in Germany

The Attorney General has issued an arrest warrant for a hacker who targeted a NATO think tank in Germany for the Russia-linked APT28. The Attorney General has issued an arrest warrant for the Russian hacker Nikolaj Kozachek (aka “blabla1234565” and “kazak”) who is accused to have carried out a cyber espionage attack against the NATO […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2021
Germany protests to Russia over attacks ahead of the upcoming election

Germany has protested to Russia over attempts to steal data from lawmakers and use them to spread disinformation ahead of the upcoming election. Germany has formally protested to Russia over a series of cyber attacks aimed at stealing data from lawmakers that could be used to arrange disinformation campaigns before the upcoming German election. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2018
Senior German officials wants exclude Chinese firms from building 5G infrastructure

Senior German officials are making pressure on the government to exclude Chinese firms from building the country’s 5G infrastructure. Many countries are going to build 5G infrastructure, but the approach of the government is completely different. Italian politicians seem to completely ignore the importance of 5G infrastructure for the growth of the country and the potential effects […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2018
Yes, Germany BND foreign intelligence service can spy on the world’s biggest internet exchange

This week, a federal court has ruled that Germany’s BND foreign intelligence service can monitor major internet hubs for strategic security interests. Recently, the operator of the world’s top Internet Hub sued the BND foreign intelligence service for the surveillance activity conducted by the spy agency. The operator wants to be sure that the agency is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2018
DPA Report: Russia-linked APT28 group hacked Germany’s government network

Germany Government confirmed that hackers had breached its computer network and implanted a malware that was undetected for one year. German news agency DPA reported that Russian hackers belonging to the APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sednit, Sofacy, and Strontium) have breached Germany’s foreign and interior ministries’ online networks. The agency, quoting unnamed security sources, revealed that the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2018
Germany’s defense minister: Cyber security is going to be the main focus of this decade.

On Saturday, Germany defense minister Ursula von der Leyen told CNBC that cyber attacks are the greatest challenge threatening global stability. The cybersecurity is a pillar of modern states, the string of recent massive attacks including NotPetya and WannaCry is the demonstration that we are all potential targets. Cyber attacks could hit governments, private companies and citizens in every […]