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Thieves 'could hack VW, Porsche, Audi cars'
hacking

Thieves 'could hack VW, Porsche, Audi cars'

Security researchers have found that many vehicles produced by the Volkswagen group – including some of the world's biggest luxury brands like Audi and Porsche – have a security flaw that could let hackers access them without a key.
NSA inquiry chief suffers phone tampering
NSA

NSA inquiry chief suffers phone tampering

Patrick Sensburg, chairman of the Bundestag (German parliament) inquiry into spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA), asked security experts to examine his phone after suspecting he might have been hacked – only for it to be tampered with in the post.
How to hack 16 million email accounts
theft

How to hack 16 million email accounts

How did hackers steal 16 million email address and passwords in Germany – and what should you do to prevent your details from being stolen? The Local spoke to IT professor Lutz Prechelt of Berlin's Free University to find out.
Comms giant pushes anti-spy network
Berlin

Comms giant pushes anti-spy network

Germany’s biggest communications company, Deutsche Telekom, has put forward plans for the country to use German only connections in a bid to combat the threat of foreign spy agencies and hackers.
Cyber thieves plunder 250,000 accounts
Crime

Cyber thieves plunder 250,000 accounts

Online identity theft has exploded in the past months, with a growing number of thieves using social networks, online banking or shopping sites to steal from German bank accounts – often without anyone noticing.