Tag: germany
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German anti-botnet advisory recommends the use of ad blockers for security
‘If websites want to include ads, they must make sure they are secure.’ In an open letter to several prominent German websites, Botfrei , the German anti-botnet advisory centre, has defended its advice to users to run advertisement-blocking tools. In the letter (published in German here ), Botfrei ‘s Thorsten Kraft says he understands the…
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Government trojan found on German computers
Four states admit the use of spyware. Controversy has arisen in Germany, after the well-known CCC hacker group reported that it had found a trojan that was used to spy on behalf of law enforcement agencies. The malware, which has since been given the names ‘R2D2’, ‘0zapftis’, and more informally, ‘Bundestrojaner’ (‘Federal trojan’), shares many…
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Botnet rented for online extortion
Man who threatened World Cup bookmakers with DDoS attack convicted. A German man who hired a botnet and used it to threaten bookmakers with DDoS attacks during the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been convicted of six counts of computer sabotage by a court in Düsseldorf. The man hired a Russian botnet for US$65 a…
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Boot virus shipped on German laptops
Aged malware installed on batch of Vista systems. A consignment of laptops from German manufacturer Medion , sold through German and Danish branches of giant retail chain Aldi , have been found to be infected with the boot sector virus ‘Stoned.Angelina’, first seen as long ago as 1994 and last included on the official WildList…