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Governments Have Long Warned About Kremlin Social Engineering HacksSignal is defending the security of its systems following a series of phishing attacks that took place on the encrypted messaging platform, and that reportedly compromised members of the German government including the president of the country's parliament.
Berlin Proposes 3 Month Requirement to Store IP AddressesThe German government says it's unlocked the secret to passing a law that would require internet service providers to keep customer data without running afoul of privacy and security concerns that sunk earlier attempts. Critics say that's impossible
Hackers Target French Interior Ministry, Germany Summons Russian AmbassadorThe French Ministry of Interior is investigating a suspected nation-state cyberattack that targeted its email server. Additionally, the German government on Friday attributed a 2024 hacking incident on air traffic control systems to Russian nation-state hackers.
Signal and Rights Groups Urge Berlin to Reject CSAM Proposal Ahead of Key EU VoteThe German federal government is under pressure to withdraw support for a European Union content scanning proposal that critics argue poses large-scale privacy risks. The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council is set to vote Oct. 14 on a regulation called Chat Control.
German Government Analysis Finds Screenshots of File DirectoriesA massive February leak of internal documents from Chinese hacking contractor iSoon revealed apparent hacking against European institutions and states, a German federal agency warned this week. Previous analysis of the leaked data by security researchers focused on iSoon's activities in Asia.
Escalation of Cyberespionage Likely Tied to Upcoming European ElectionsGerman federal agencies warned that phishing attacks targeting political parties surged ahead of upcoming European Union elections. The government did not attribute the attacks to a specific country but confirmed that they are tied to a nation-state group.
Also: Hackers Target Apple Password Reset FlawThis week, Russian organizations are losing Microsoft Cloud, hackers targeted an Apple flaw, Germany warned of critical flaws in Microsoft Exchange, an info stealer targeted Indian government agencies and the energy sector, and Finland confirmed APT31's role in a 2020 breach of Parliament.