https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20181216/german-it-watchdog-says-no-evidence-of-huawei-spying Sun, 16 Dec 2018 08:48:23 +0100 german-it-watchdog-says-no-evidence-of-huawei-spying Russian hackers have infiltrated Germany's foreign and interior ministries' online networks, German news agency DPA reported Wednesday quoting unnamed security sources. https://www.thelocal.de/20180228/hackers-invade-federal-governments-network Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:37:33 +0100 hackers-invade-federal-governments-network A fast-moving wave of cyber attacks that swept the globe Friday targeted German rail operator Deutsche Bahn. https://www.thelocal.de/20170513/international-cyber-attacks-put-ransoms-on-german-train-departure-boards Sat, 13 May 2017 18:11:58 +0200 international-cyber-attacks-put-ransoms-on-german-train-departure-boards 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20161129/german-spy-chief-warns-russian-cyber-attacks-could-hit-polls Tue, 29 Nov 2016 11:01:31 +0100 german-spy-chief-warns-russian-cyber-attacks-could-hit-polls "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? https://www.thelocal.de/20161121/social-bots-robots-germany-elections-future Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:23:22 +0100 social-bots-robots-germany-elections-future Authorities warned on Wednesday that cyber attacks could threaten German democracy. A new cyber response team is to be created to fight such threats. https://www.thelocal.de/20161110/germany-to-create-nerd-army-to-counter-cyber-attacks Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:48:31 +0100 germany-to-create-nerd-army-to-counter-cyber-attacks 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20140603/internet-crime-in-germany-at-a-record-high Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:14:00 +0200 internet-crime-in-germany-at-a-record-high