Tag: Germany
Germany Deactivating Three Times as Many Phone Numbers for Spam SMS than Last Year
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Police Find SMS Blaster That Sent a Million Smishing Messages in 3 Days
Also in the news: Indian minister reports success with coordinated blocking of spoofed mobile numbers; Danish Navy detains Chinese ship after Baltic submarine cables were cut; SIM swap syndicate busted in South Africa; and what an AI grandma tells us about confused priorities.
Flying IMSI-Catchers: How Drone Warfare Is Hijacking Mobile Comms
Russia is reportedly upgrading unmanned aerial vehicles that locate targets by connecting to mobile phones.
Deutsche Telekom Refused 90 US Traceback Requests
No other major telco declined so many requests for information about seemingly illegal calls.
Minister Slams Deutsche Telekom over Slow Progress on Huawei Security
Nancy Faeser must rapidly reverse the policy of procrastination on national security encouraged by her own party amongst others.
Euro Police Shut Down Four Call Centers Selling Cryptocurrency Investment Scam
German victims were lured into paying EUR2mn for bogus investments advertised on social media and the web.
Will Germany Reject STIR/SHAKEN?
US supporters of a one-size-fits-all approach to authenticating voice calls face the twin obstacles of German culture and trials of a rival technology by Deutsche Telekom.
NSO Phone Spy Founder Hires Former Austrian Chancellor for Utilities Security Business
A man who systematically undermined phone security wants to be paid to secure vital infrastructure. What could possibly go wrong?
Concerns Raised about Evidence Gathered by Police Infiltration of Encrypted Crime Networks
High-profile prosecutions in the Balkans may be at risk because evidence obtained from the Sky ECC app may be inadmissible.
German Study Warns 5G Open RAN Is Not Secure by Design
A risk analysis for Germany's Federal Cyber Security Authority found 'medium to high' risks for many O-RAN interfaces and components.
New German Law Forces Telcos to Assist State Surveillance with IMSI-Catchers
German spooks and cops are upgrading their surveillance strategy to cope with 5G.
Top EU Lawyer Says Germany Cannot Enforce Net Copyright Law
The EU was not given proper notification of a German law that limits web quotations from press articles.
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