Service desks are popular vectors for social engineering attacks because controls are weak and operational pressure on staff is high — a combination that demands training, process improvements, and technical controls.
Chinese intelligence services are using cyberattacks and infiltrated personnel to extract research results and technology know-how from German universities — universities need better protective measures and regulations.
A critical CI/CD vulnerability called Cordyceps enables attackers to gain full control over repositories and compromise the supply chain of hundreds of open-source projects.
For the first time, AI analysis and US RICO law were combined to shut down two interconnected botnet loaders and over 18,000 infected computers in a single international operation.
Autonomous AI attackers operate faster than traditional cybersecurity processes can respond, requiring CISOs to fundamentally realign their defense strategies.
AI-powered attacks will fundamentally transform Germany’s cybersecurity landscape, while the country is already a top target for ransomware operations.
The Cisco vulnerability CVE-2026-20230 (CVSS 8.6) is being actively exploited weeks after patch release in June and enables root access through SSRF and file operations.
Ransomware attacks are surging massively and hitting Germany particularly hard; the SafePay group is responsible for approximately one quarter of them.
