huawei

German IT watchdog says 'no evidence' of Huawei spying

Germany's IT watchdog has expressed scepticism about calls for a boycott of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, saying it has seen no evidence the firm could use its equipment to spy for Beijing, news weekly Spiegel reported Friday.

security

Security crisis: hackers invade German government's data network

Russian hackers have infiltrated Germany's foreign and interior ministries' online networks, German news agency DPA reported Wednesday quoting unnamed security sources.

cyber

International cyber attacks put ransoms on German rail station screens

A fast-moving wave of cyber attacks that swept the globe Friday targeted German rail operator Deutsche Bahn.

cyber

Merkel: Germans must learn to live with Russian cyberwar

Cyber attacks from Russia are now so common that Germany must learn to cope with them as part of daily life, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday, after Europe's top economy suffered its largest ever online assault.

Elections

How robots could shape Germany's political future

"Social Bots" were the sinister cyber friend in the US elections who didn't actually exist. Could they also shape how Germans vote next year?

technology

Germany to create nerd army to counter cyber attacks

Authorities warned on Wednesday that cyber attacks could threaten German democracy. A new cyber response team is to be created to fight such threats.

Crime

Police struggle as cybercrime hits record

Cybercrime in Germany rose to a record level in 2013 to 64,500 cases, but only one in four crimes are solved and police unions believe as many as 90 percent of internet crimes go unreported.