http://www.spiegel.de Daily news, analysis and opinion from Europe's leading newsmagazine and Germany's top news Web site. en Fri, 24 May 2013 00:52:04 +0200 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:52:04 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de http://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/logo_120x61.gif http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/expanding-combat-zone-the-dangerous-new-rules-of-cyberwar-a-892238.html#ref=rss Now that wars are also being fought on digital battlefields, experts in international law have established rules for cyberwar. But many questions remain unanswered. Will it be appropriate to respond to a cyber attack with military means in the future? Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:06:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/expanding-combat-zone-the-dangerous-new-rules-of-cyberwar-a-892238.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/hacker-measures-the-internet-illegally-with-carna-botnet-a-890413.html#ref=rss Just how big is the Internet? An anonymous hacker claims to have answered the question via effective but illegal means. The result is a fascinating reflection of online usage around the world. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:27:31 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/hacker-measures-the-internet-illegally-with-carna-botnet-a-890413.html http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/rat-trend-angreifer-beobachten-frauen-durch-ihre-eigene-webcam-a-888501.html#ref=rss Sie verschaffen sich Zugriff auf fremde Rechner - und spionieren ihre Opfer über deren eigene Webcam aus: Sogenannte Ratter stalken ahnungslose Frauen, dann veröffentlichen sie Fotos und Videos im Netz. Die Betroffenen haben meist nur unbedarft auf etwas geklickt. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:48:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/rat-trend-angreifer-beobachten-frauen-durch-ihre-eigene-webcam-a-888501.html Sie verschaffen sich Zugriff auf fremde Rechner - und spionieren ihre Opfer über deren eigene Webcam aus: Sogenannte Ratter stalken ahnungslose Frauen, dann veröffentlichen sie Fotos und Videos im Netz. Die Betroffenen haben meist nur unbedarft auf etwas geklickt.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/digital-spying-burdens-german-relations-with-beijing-a-885444.html#ref=rss Companies like defense giant EADS or steelmaker ThyssenKrupp have become the targets of hacker attacks from China. The digitial espionage is creating a problem for relations between Berlin and Beijing, but Chancellor Angela Merkel has shied away from taking firm action. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:10:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/digital-spying-burdens-german-relations-with-beijing-a-885444.html http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/tuerkische-staatsanwaltschaft-fordert-haft-fuer-redhack-a-860027.html#ref=rss Eine türkische Staatsanwaltschaft fordert mehrjährige Haftstrafen für mutmaßliche Mitglieder der Hackergruppe "Redhack". Die Beschuldigten werden als Terroristen eingestuft. Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:11:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/tuerkische-staatsanwaltschaft-fordert-haft-fuer-redhack-a-860027.html Eine türkische Staatsanwaltschaft fordert mehrjährige Haftstrafen für mutmaßliche Mitglieder der Hackergruppe "Redhack". Die Beschuldigten werden als Terroristen eingestuft. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nato-concerned-about-increasing-numbers-of-cyberattacks-a-829908.html#ref=rss NATO cyberwarfare experts suspect that Chinese and Russian intelligence services are behind a recent uptick in cyberattacks against the Western alliance. SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that NATO's cyberwarfare unit registers up to 30 such attacks each day. Employees have been warned to be on their guard. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:41:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nato-concerned-about-increasing-numbers-of-cyberattacks-a-829908.html NATO cyberwarfare experts suspect that Chinese and Russian intelligence services are behind a recent uptick in cyberattacks against the Western alliance. SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that NATO's cyberwarfare unit registers up to 30 such attacks each day. Employees have been warned to be on their guard.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/ard-reports-siemens-sold-surveillance-technology-to-syria-a-826860.html#ref=rss German engineering giant Siemens and a spinoff company allegedly sold surveillance technology to the Syrian regime, according to a German television report. The government could be using the equipment to crack down on opposition supporters, human rights activists warn. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:18:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/ard-reports-siemens-sold-surveillance-technology-to-syria-a-826860.html German engineering giant Siemens and a spinoff company allegedly sold surveillance technology to the Syrian regime, according to a German television report. The government could be using the equipment to crack down on opposition supporters, human rights activists warn.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/anonymous-under-fire-criticism-mounts-against-anti-nazi-website-a-808022.html#ref=rss A group of online activists associated with the loose-knit hacker collective Anonymous has set its sights on Germany's far-right scene. But its method of publishing private information in its raw form, creating the potential for further abuse, has drawn criticism from both its supporters and targets. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:22:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/anonymous-under-fire-criticism-mounts-against-anti-nazi-website-a-808022.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-transparent-state-enemy-western-surveillance-technology-in-the-hands-of-despots-a-802317.html#ref=rss German companies play an important role in the market for surveillance technology used by Arab despots to spy on their people. In this industry worth billions, the companies also earn their money using methods that have been outlawed in their home country. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:42:26 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-transparent-state-enemy-western-surveillance-technology-in-the-hands-of-despots-a-802317.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/troublesome-trojans-firm-sought-to-install-spyware-via-faked-itunes-updates-a-799259.html#ref=rss A surveillance firm claims it can distribute its spyware via faked iTunes updates. Apple appears to have moved to eliminate the security gap, but the debate over trojans used by governments, both democratic and otherwise, continues to boil. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:26:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/troublesome-trojans-firm-sought-to-install-spyware-via-faked-itunes-updates-a-799259.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/british-foreign-secretary-hague-nobody-controls-the-internet-a-792411.html#ref=rss British Foreign Secretary William Hague wants to make the Internet safer. In a guest editorial, he calls for politicians, the business world and civil society to address problems including cyber crime, digital repression and terror networks at an international conference seeking to find solutions to these problems. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/british-foreign-secretary-hague-nobody-controls-the-internet-a-792411.html British Foreign Secretary William Hague wants to make the Internet safer. In a guest editorial, he calls for politicians, the business world and civil society to address problems including cyber crime, digital repression and terror networks at an international conference seeking to find solutions to these problems. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-geek-role-in-the-arab-spring-european-group-helps-tackle-regime-censorship-a-791370.html#ref=rss Authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa have been trying to suppress the online voices of the Arab freedom movement. But Telecomix, a loosely organized international network of techies in Europe, has been helping them find ways around government censors. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:08:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-geek-role-in-the-arab-spring-european-group-helps-tackle-regime-censorship-a-791370.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/assange-battle-escalates-ex-wikileaks-spokesman-destroyed-unpublished-files-a-781581.html#ref=rss Tensions between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and ex-spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg have escalated. According to information obtained by SPIEGEL, the former deputy destroyed thousands of unpublished documents entrusted to WikiLeaks. The information they contained appears to be lost forever. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:16:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/assange-battle-escalates-ex-wikileaks-spokesman-destroyed-unpublished-files-a-781581.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/i-doubt-domscheit-berg-s-integrity-top-german-hacker-slams-openleaks-founder-a-780289.html#ref=rss Former WikiLeaks deputy Daniel Domscheit-Berg has been expelled from Germany's top hacker group, the Chaos Computer Club. In an interview, the group's spokesman Andy Müller-Maguhn told SPIEGEL how he lost faith in Domscheit-Berg and his new whistleblowing project OpenLeaks. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:00:11 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/i-doubt-domscheit-berg-s-integrity-top-german-hacker-slams-openleaks-founder-a-780289.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/mossad-s-miracle-weapon-stuxnet-virus-opens-new-era-of-cyber-war-a-778912.html#ref=rss The Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency, attacked the Iranian nuclear program with a highly sophisticated computer virus called Stuxnet. The first digital weapon of geopolitical importance, it could change the way wars are fought -- and it will not be the last attack of its kind. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:04:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/mossad-s-miracle-weapon-stuxnet-virus-opens-new-era-of-cyber-war-a-778912.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/anti-virus-pioneer-evgeny-kaspersky-i-fear-the-net-will-soon-become-a-war-zone-a-770191.html#ref=rss Evgeny Kaspersky is one of Russia's top Internet virus hunters and IT entrepreneurs. In a SPIEGEL interview, he discusses a raft of recent hacker attacks on multinationals, the "total professionals" behind the Stuxnet virus and his fear of both personal and widespread cyber violence. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:09:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/anti-virus-pioneer-evgeny-kaspersky-i-fear-the-net-will-soon-become-a-war-zone-a-770191.html Evgeny Kaspersky is one of Russia's top Internet virus hunters and IT entrepreneurs. In a SPIEGEL interview, he discusses a raft of recent hacker attacks on multinationals, the "total professionals" behind the Stuxnet virus and his fear of both personal and widespread cyber violence.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/fighting-internet-threats-germany-arms-itself-for-cyber-war-a-768764.html#ref=rss The German government is responding to an increase in Internet threats with a new Cyber Defense Center in Bonn, which opens Thursday. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich is seeking to create better safety standards and defenses for both the private and public sector. If necessary, he says he may consider new laws. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:08:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/fighting-internet-threats-germany-arms-itself-for-cyber-war-a-768764.html The German government is responding to an increase in Internet threats with a new Cyber Defense Center in Bonn, which opens Thursday. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich is seeking to create better safety standards and defenses for both the private and public sector. If necessary, he says he may consider new laws. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/nato-vs-cyber-attackers-internal-memo-reveals-robust-efforts-to-counter-threats-a-764714.html#ref=rss An internal NATO memo obtained by SPIEGEL shows just how worried the alliance is about cyber threats and how it plans to confront them "head-on." It also warns members that, if their shared defenses are to be robust and secure, each one needs to bolster their national defenses. Tue, 24 May 2011 18:12:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/nato-vs-cyber-attackers-internal-memo-reveals-robust-efforts-to-counter-threats-a-764714.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/eg8-summit-in-paris-activists-fear-sarkozy-s-efforts-to-tame-web-a-764305.html#ref=rss French President Nicolas Sarkozy is holding a summit in Paris this week with some of the world's most powerful online luminaries. Netizens worry that Sarkozy's motives might be suspect -- and that he could leave a legislative mess like the one in Germany. Tue, 24 May 2011 12:57:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/eg8-summit-in-paris-activists-fear-sarkozy-s-efforts-to-tame-web-a-764305.html French President Nicolas Sarkozy is holding a summit in Paris this week with some of the world's most powerful online luminaries. Netizens worry that Sarkozy's motives might be suspect -- and that he could leave a legislative mess like the one in Germany.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/is-germany-prepared-german-nuclear-plants-not-immune-to-security-risks-a-753158.html#ref=rss Germany's nuclear power plants suffer from serious safety deficits, with inadequate protections against earthquakes, plane crashes and cyber attacks. Retrofitting the plants would be so complex and costly that their continued operation makes little financial sense. <i>By SPIEGEL Staff</i> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:56:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/is-germany-prepared-german-nuclear-plants-not-immune-to-security-risks-a-753158.html By SPIEGEL Staff ]]>