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Germany covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Germany, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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With shades of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, German political parties skirted consumer data privacy regulations during the country's last parliamentary election, a privacy watchdog warns.
German and South Korean government agencies have warned about cyber attacks mounted by a threat actor tracked as Kimsuky using rogue browser extensions to steal users' Gmail inboxes
A joint cybersecurity advisory from the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and the National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea (NIS) warn about Kimsuky's use of Chrome extensions to steal target's Gmail emails. [...]
Country's super strong data rights under magnifying glass after half a dozen complaints filed Remember the Who Targets Me browser extension from privacy activists at Noyb? The group yesterday filed explosive complaints based on log records from the extension that claim six of Germany's political parties broke European data law when they targeted voters on Facebook's adtech platform.…