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1 year, 8 months ago
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Bank Info Security
1 year, 8 months ago
Breach Roundup: Chinese Cyberespionage Using Open Source VPN
Also: Ransomware Hackers Demand BaguettesThis week, Chinese spying, Italian hacking scandal, an FBI warning and Okta fixed a bug. Google mandated MFA, zero days in PTZOptics and a Mexican airport didn't pay ransom. Cybercriminals demanded baguettes, breach lettersin Ohio and Germany will shield white hats. The Italian DPA rebuked a bank.
Dark Reading
1 year, 8 months ago
German Law Could Protect Researchers Reporting Vulns
The draft amendment also includes prison time for those who access systems to maliciously spy or intercept data.
Bleeping Computer
1 year, 8 months ago
Germany drafts law to protect researchers who find security flaws
The Federal Ministry of Justice in Germany has drafted a law to provide legal protection to security researchers who discover and responsibly report security vulnerabilities to vendors. [...]
The Hacker News
1 year, 8 months ago
German Police Disrupt DDoS-for-Hire Platform dstat[.]cc; Suspects Arrested
German law enforcement authorities have announced the disruption of a criminal service called dstat[.]cc that made it possible for other threat actors to easily mount distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks