https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Turkish hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that has rendered the Danish Ministry of Immigration website inaccessible. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170928/two-danish-ministries-taken-offline-by-cyber-attack Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:55:56 +0200 two-danish-ministries-taken-offline-by-cyber-attack Danish shipping mammoth Maersk said Wednesday it had shut down some of its computer systems after a global cyberattack disrupted operations at its terminals and hindered it from taking new orders. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170629/cyberattack-blocks-maersk-terminals-new-orders Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:34:17 +0200 cyberattack-blocks-maersk-terminals-new-orders Russian hackers have succeeded in hacking the emails of Danish armed forces personnel over the last two years, says Denmark’s security service (Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, PET). https://www.thelocal.dk/20170424/russian-hackers-harvested-information-from-danish-armed-forces-pet Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:08:30 +0200 russian-hackers-harvested-information-from-danish-armed-forces-pet Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has warned that Denmark faces a “very serious and frightening threat” from Russia. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170113/defence-minister-russian-hackers-ready-to-attack-denmark Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:20:30 +0100 defence-minister-russian-hackers-ready-to-attack-denmark Recently-leaked documents reveal that the Danish National Police did business with an Italian company that sells surveillance software to authoritarian regimes. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150710/danish-police-buy-controversial-hacking-software Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:32:58 +0200 danish-police-buy-controversial-hacking-software After seeing defence secrets and sensitive business information fall into the hands of foreign hackers, Denmark is ready to strike back. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150102/denmark-prepares-to-wage-cyber-warfare Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:34:00 +0100 denmark-prepares-to-wage-cyber-warfare The Center for Cyber Security says it has an idea of who carried out the previously-secret "state-sponsored" attacks in 2012 but doesn't name names. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140922/denmark-was-hacked-by-state-sponsored-spies Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:01:00 +0200 denmark-was-hacked-by-state-sponsored-spies The FBI's meetings with a WikiLeaks defector in Denmark were illegal and the Danish authorities knew about it, the whistleblowing organization claims in a criminal complaint filed with the East Jutland Police. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140713/wikileaks Sun, 13 Jul 2014 15:50:00 +0200 wikileaks Sensitive information was available for all to see online for nearly an hour, adding fuel to the fire for those who say the CPR number system should be replaced. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140703/900000-social-security-numbers-leaked Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:28:09 +0200 900000-social-security-numbers-leaked