– Cyber crime Nine percent of companies in Germany fear bankruptcy as a result of a cyber attack. – (Foto: Getty Images) – – – – Düsseldorf Cybercrime is a lucrative business. The financial outlay for hackers is minimal, the profit margins are high, and the risk of being tried in court is extremely low. Many … Read more
– Windows 10 Antivirus programs such as Microsoft Defender are designed to protect against Trojans, spyware and other online threats. Photo: Robert Günther / dpa-tmn – (Photo: dpa) – – – – By the end of June 2021 alone, the AV-TEST Institute, a research institute for IT security from Magdeburg, had registered 1,242 million malware, … Read more
– Data theft: phishing emails about Corona aid funds are circulating On the hook: Anyone who fell for the scammers’ bait email will not receive any Corona aid money, but will lose their data. Photo: Andrea Warnecke / dpa-tmn – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Recipients should not even open or delete such emails. … Read more
– Shell Gas Station 63 percent of gas stations reported empty pumps in North Carolina and 45 percent in Georgia. – (Photo: Reuters) – – – – New York/Houston The gasoline supply on the US east coast resumes after the hacker attack on a central pipeline. On Saturday, 80 percent of the gas stations in … Read more
– US President Joe Biden The US government wants to deter Russia from future cyberattacks with tough measures. – (Photo: AP) – – – – Washington The US government will announce sanctions against Russia because of the so-called Solarwinds hacker attack last year. The measures should be announced on Thursday, a senior government official told … Read more
– Facebook-Logo More than half a billion users from 106 countries are affected by the leak. – (Photo: Reuters) – – – – New York The personal data of more than half a billion Facebook-Users were posted on Saturday. The data breach affected 533 million users from 106 countries worldwide – 32 million of them … Read more
Joe Biden wants to extend the last remaining nuclear disarmament treaty with Russia by five years. A US government representative announced that national security advisor Jake Sullivan would make a corresponding proposal on Thursday (local time) to the Russian ambassador to the USA, Anatoly Antonov. With Biden not calling for changes to the contract, chances … Read more
– Business closure in Cologne There are signs of increasing bankruptcies in Germany. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Munich The end of January will be the anniversary of the first corona case in Germany. A few days earlier, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the Group’s industrial insurer, published its risk barometer for … Read more