Tag: Germany

British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany

February 27, 2017

A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Luton airport by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with a massive internet attack that disrupted telephone, television and internet services in Germany last November. As regular readers of We Live Security will recall, over 900,000 Deutsche Telekom broadband customers were knocked offline last November as … More British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany

900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

November 30, 2016

As many as 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers were knocked offline on Sunday and Monday as an attempt was made to hijack broadband routers into a botnet. Malicious hackers are commandeering vulnerable Zyxel and Speedport routers, commandeering them into a botnet which they can command to launch huge denial-of-service attacks against websites. The vulnerability exploits the … More 900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

ESET Wins Internet Security Test by Computer Bild, Europe’s Top Consumer IT Magazine

February 15, 2016

ESET Smart Security 9 delivers ‘Best Protection’ Says the Magazine ESET has achieved a significant testing win from Europe’s leading consumer IT magazine, Computer Bild of Germany. ESET Smart Security 9 finished first in the magazine’s Internet Security Test out of the 13 consumer products tested, securing the best score. “ESET beats the competition with … More ESET Wins Internet Security Test by Computer Bild, Europe’s Top Consumer IT Magazine