DE German Federal Police 2012 Hacking (Q16394)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | DE German Federal Police 2012 Hacking |
A data breach risk event |
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January 2012
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A hacker attack which infiltrated Germanys federal police computer system using Trojan programs and a system of routes via Russia last summer was due to a row about internet usage between a top cop and his daughter. It resulted in the Patras server being closed down meaning that federal police had to halt operations tracking suspects and their vehicles. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich subsequently said computer security would be made a top priority. Der Spiegel magazine reported on Sunday that the Frankfurt officer concerned had put a Trojan program on his daughters computer to monitor her activities in the internet. A friend of the young woman from the hacker scene discovered her fathers spyware and hacked into his computer in order to get back at him. There he found work emails w (English)
