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19.04.2026 - 21:45 [ Heinen-ICS.de ]

Cyberangriff über Strom: Wie sensible Daten spurlos ins Stromnetz fließen

(August 22, 2020)

Datendiebe zapfen das Stromnetz des Gebäudes spurlos an, um IT-Daten als Rauschsignale aufzuzeichnen. Die geraubten Signale werden anschließend von den Datendieben mit Analysegeräten sehr professionell wieder in die digitalen Ursprungsdaten zurückgewandelt.

So können am PC eingegebene oder an IT-Peripheriegeräten verarbeitete Daten von Datendieben ausgewertet, mit anderen Datenquellen verknüpft und missbraucht werden. Diese Art des Datendiebstahls ist nicht erkennbar und nicht rekonstruierbar. Der einzige wirksame Schutz gegen solche Cyberangriffe ist das technische Vermeiden von ins Stromnetz abfließenden Daten.

19.04.2026 - 21:09 [ IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security PP(99) / Researchgate.net ]

PowerHammer: Exfiltrating Data From Air-Gapped Computers Through Power Lines

(April 2018)

In this paper we provide an implementation, evaluation, and analysis of PowerHammer, a malware (bridgeware [1]) that uses power lines to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers. In this case, a malicious code running on a compromised computer can control the power consumption of the system by intentionally regulating the CPU utilization. Data is modulated, encoded, and transmitted on top of the current flow fluctuations, and then it is conducted and propagated through the power lines. This phenomena is known as a ‚conducted emission‘. We present two versions of the attack. Line level powerhammering: In this attack, the attacker taps the in-home power lines1 that are directly attached to the electrical outlet. Phase level power-hammering: In this attack, the attacker taps the power lines at the phase level, in the main electrical service panel. In both versions of the attack, the attacker measures the emission conducted and then decodes the exfiltrated data. We describe the adversarial attack model and present modulations and encoding schemes along with a transmission protocol. We evaluate the covert channel in different scenarios and discuss signal-to-noise (SNR), signal processing, and forms of interference. We also present a set of defensive countermeasures. Our results show that binary data can be covertly exfiltrated from air-gapped computers through the power lines at bit rates of 1000 bit/sec for the line level power-hammering attack and 10 bit/sec for the phase level power-hammering attack.

19.04.2026 - 20:59 [ 311institute.com ]

Hackers found a way to steal data from air gapped networks using powerlines

(8th May 2018)

Hot on the heels of exploits that use fan noise, infra red cameras, heat, LED lights and drones, magnetic fields and smartphones, and a multitude of other hacks to gain access to sensitive air gapped computer systems, the researchers from Israel’s Ben Gurion University have shown once again that air-gapped networks are not safe from a determined and patient attacker.

The researchers have already devised several devious techniques to extract data from isolated or air-gapped computers that store highly sensitive data and now their latest technique, dubbed PowerHammer, exploits current fluctuations flowing through the power lines supplying electricity to air-gapped computers.

The researchers have been able to exfiltrate data at a rate of 1,000 bits per second for lines connected to the target computer and 10 bits per second from the grid.

19.04.2026 - 20:51 [ International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection / ScienceDirect.com ]

Securing the green grid: A data anomaly detection method for mitigating cyberattacks on smart meter measurements

(September 2024)

Smart meters, being a vital component in the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), provide an opportunity to remotely monitor and control power usage and act like a bridge between customers and utilities. The installation of millions of smart meters in the power grid is a step forward towards a green transition. However, it also constitutes a massive cybersecurity vulnerability. Cyberattacks on AMI can result in inaccurate billing, energy theft, service disruptions, privacy breaches, network vulnerabilities, and malware distribution.

19.04.2026 - 20:40 [ TKP.at ]

Smart Meter: Einfallstore für Cyberangriffe im Stromnetz

(April 6, 2026)

Die Studie unterstreicht, dass der Schutz kritischer Netzknoten oberste Priorität haben muss. Neben der neuen Detektionsmethode empfehlen die Autoren:

– Kompromittierte Daten gezielt zu entfernen oder zu korrigieren

– Stärkere Cybersicherheitsstandards bei der Entwicklung und dem Betrieb von Smart Metern

– Eine Kombination aus technischen und organisatorischen Maßnahmen, um die gesamte Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) abzusichern

Die wichtigste Gegenmaßnahme ist allerdings sich kein Smart Meter aufschwatzen oder aufnötigen zu lassen. Die klassischen Ferraris-Zähler sind gegen jegliche Manipulation aus der Ferne gefeit, mangels Verbindung ins Internet. Und sie senden auch keine Hochfrequenz-Strahlung aus.

18.03.2026 - 14:20 [ NDTV.com ]

Larijani‘s Visit To Daughter‘s House Sealed His Fate. How He Was Located

The security chief kept changing his location, constantly moving to new secret hideouts over the last two weeks, the report suggests. That would mean, by the time Israeli intelligence located Larijani‘s hideout, he would have already moved to another.

Larijani was ultimately located when he was visiting his daughter on Tuesday. He was eliminated in a strike on his daughter‘s house in Pardis in Tehran‘s suburbs, reported the Iranian semi-official Fars news agency. His son, a deputy, and several bodyguards were also killed in the attack.

17.03.2026 - 17:59 [ TKP.at ]

Blackout in Kuba

Der Ausfall am 16. März wurde nicht durch ein einzelnes Kraftwerk (wie das oft kritisierte Antonio-Guiteras-Werk bei Matanzas) verursacht, sondern dürfte durch ein Übertragungsproblem ausgelöst worden sein. Die Regierung untersucht die genaue Ursache. Bis zum 17. März war Strom in weiten Teilen teilweise zurück – Santiago de Cuba bleibt jedoch weiterhin dunkel. Weiterhin sind Millionen ohne Strom.

15.02.2026 - 06:01 [ theConversation ]

Cuba is facing an economic and social catastrophe, and not entirely because of Donald Trump

(February 12, 2026)

Cuba’s current pain may not be enough to topple its Communist government, despite the desires of many Cuban exiles. Nor is the current crisis all Trump’s work. Cuba is a victim of the breakdown of the old international rules-based order.

15.02.2026 - 05:53 [ Bloomberg ]

Cuba Is Struggling to Keep Lights On Amid Trump’s Oil Blockade

(January 13, 2026)

Just weeks into a US pressure campaign to halt all oil shipments to the Caribbean island, a Bloomberg News analysis of satellite imagery finds the level of light at night has dropped as much as 50%

27.01.2026 - 17:10 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Nach Strom-Anschlag von Berlin: Dobrindt will gegen Linksextremismus aufrüsten

Bereits kurz nach dem Anschlag auf das Berliner Stromnetz hatte Dobrindt zusätzliches Personal für die Nachrichtendienste und mehr digitale Befugnisse angekündigt. So solle jetzt in den Sicherheitsbehörden die Abwehr in diesem Bereich personell verstärkt werden, ohne dass dies zu Lasten der Abwehr von Gefahren aus anderen Extremismusbereichen gehe, so der Innenminister. Bei der digitalen Datenanalyse, der automatischen Gesichtserkennung und der Speicherung von IP-Adressen sollen Ermittler zudem mehr Befugnisse erhalten.

12.01.2026 - 18:12 [ Junge Welt ]

Großer Stromausfall in Berlin: »Sicherheitspaket« gegen links

(heute)

Am Sonnabend erschien auf dem Portal »Indymedia« schließlich ein weiterer Text, in dem sich Unbekannte mit – offenbar nur der Polizei bekannten – Details zum ersten Brandanschlag 2011 auf eine Kabelbrücke am Ostkreuz als »Vulkangruppe – Das Grollen des Eyajfjallajökull« bezeichnen. Im Text werden vier seit dem 7. Januar erschienene »Vulkangruppen«-Texte als Fakes bezeichnet,

08.01.2026 - 18:11 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Strom-Terror in Berlin: Kannste dir nicht ausdenken!

Als total dubios empfinde ich die (angebliche) Täterschaft einer sich „links“ nennenden Terror-Gruppe. Dazu kommt die Übernahme dieser fragwürdigen Charakterisierung des Terrors gegen Bürger als „links“ durch Medien und Politik. Der total abzulehnende Anschlag gegen tausende einfache Bürger kann selbst nach den massiven Umdeutungen des Wortsinns von „Links“ und „Rechts“ in den letzten Jahren in keiner Weise als „Links“ bezeichnet werden. Dieses Urteil trifft auch auf vorherige, angeblich durch die dubiose „Vulkan Gruppe“ verübte Anschläge zu. Mehr zur Rechts-Links-Verwirrung findet sich hier oder hier oder hier oder hier oder hier.

Wer Handlungen wie den Strom-Terror dennoch als „Links“ qualifiziert (wie die Gruppe selber oder viele Journalisten und Politiker), der führt die Bürger in die Irre und möchte den Ruf tatsächlich linker Inhalte (etwa das Streiten für soziale Gerechtigkeit) schwer beschädigen.

27.12.2025 - 14:41 [ Mitteldeutsche Zeitung ]

Clubsterben: Tanz ums Überleben – Eine Dresdner Club-Betreiberin erzählt

Zwar würden seit der Corona-Pandemie wieder mehr Menschen feiern gehen, aber Energie, Mieten, Gagen und Löhne seien spürbar teurer geworden, sagt OKA-Geschäftsführer und Vorstand der Live Initiative Sachsen (LISA), Felix Buchta. „Die Situation der sächsischen Clubs und Livemusikspielstätten ist weiterhin extrem prekär und für viele existenzbedrohend“, sagt er.

„Viele Clubs arbeiten am Rande der Rentabilität und überleben seit der Corona-Pandemie nur mit massiven Anstrengungen, dank der Solidarität in der Szene und durch persönliche Ausbeutung“, erklärt Buchta.

27.12.2025 - 14:37 [ NDR ]

Clubsterben MV: In der „Rosa“ hat es sich bald ausgetanzt

(Dezember 8, 2025)

Die Gründe könne man an einer Hand abzählen, sagt Demirkaya. Es seien die Nachwirkungen der Corona-Pandemie und die Kostenexplosionen, insbesondere im Energiebereich. „Unser Stammpublikum besteht aus Studierenden. Die verdienen wenig. Und die spüren die Inflation natürlich mit am stärksten“, sagt Demirkaya.

27.12.2025 - 13:58 [ Jacobin ]

As Germans Drink Alone at Home, Community Pubs Are Closing

Pubs are disappearing. In Germany’s largest state, North Rhine-Westphalia, almost half of all pub owners have thrown in the towel in the last twenty years. In Brandenburg, eastern Germany, the government recently reported that in some districts more than 70 percent of pubs have closed their doors over the last decade. The much-lamented demise of pubs is the talk of the town in Germany and the world over.

25.12.2025 - 13:03 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Analyse: Geheimdienstlicher Komplex will das stadtweite „Überwachungs“-System in Berlin wieder aktivieren lassen

(Dezember 30, 2016)

Was würde passieren, wenn bekannt würde, dass Berlin, die einflussreichste und mächtigste Stadt auf dem Kontinent Europa und die Hauptstadt der Berliner Republik, durch ein stadtweites Spionagesystem „überwacht“ wird, durch das jede Person beobachtet werden kann „von dem Moment an dem sie die Türschwelle verlässt, bis zu dem Moment an dem sie zurückkehrt“ und dass Arbeit und soziales Verhaltensmuster der Stadtbewohner und -besucher „aufzeichnet, analysiert und archiviert“? Und nicht nur Geheimdienste aus N.A.T.O.-Staaten darauf in Echtzeit zugreifen können?

Nichts. Nichts würde passieren. Die strategische Mehrheit der Bevölkerung würde sich ducken, bücken, beugen, wie sie es in der deutschen Geschichte immer getan hat

28.11.2025 - 02:48 [ Amnesty International ]

Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues unabated despite ceasefire

In December 2024 Amnesty International issued an extensive study concluding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza arguing that Israel had carried out three acts prohibited under the Genocide Convention, with the specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, including killings, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction.

Today despite a reduction in scale of attacks, and some limited improvements, there has been no meaningful change in the conditions Israel is inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza and no evidence to indicate that Israel’s intent has changed.

“Israel has inflicted devastating harm on Palestinians in Gaza through its genocide, including two years of relentless bombardment and deliberate systematic starvation. So far, there is no indication that Israel is taking serious measures to reverse the deadly impact of its crimes and no evidence that its intent has changed. In fact, Israeli authorities are continuing their ruthless policies, restricting access to vital humanitarian aid and essential services, and deliberately imposing conditions calculated to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza,” said Agnès Callamard.

At least 347people, including 136 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire was announced on 9 October. Israel continues to restrict access to critical aid and relief supplies, including medical supplies and equipment necessary to repair life-sustaining infrastructure, violating multiple orders from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for Israel to ensure that Palestinians have access to humanitarian supplies, in the case brought by South Africa to prevent Israel’s genocide. In January 2024, the ICJ found that Palestinians’ rights under the Genocide Convention, namely their survival were plausibly at risk.

The objective probability that the current conditions would lead to the destruction of Palestinians in Gaza persists, particularly considering the enhanced vulnerability of the population to sickness and spread of disease following months of famine caused by years of unlawful blockade and months of total siege earlier this year. This has created circumstances that would lead to a slow death of Palestinians resulting from the lack of proper food, water, shelter, clothing or sanitation.

28.11.2025 - 02:41 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israel‘s genocide in Gaza continues as Palestinians face ‚slow death‘, Amnesty says

Ceasefire violations by Israel, no housing, destroyed farmland and ongoing sea blockade are intended to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, report says

26.11.2025 - 20:28 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israel cuts water lines, bulldozes roads and seizes homes as West Bank operation escalates

Israeli forces on Wednesday deployed military reinforcements, bulldozers and heavy equipment towards the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm Governorate in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported.

The municipality of Tammun also reported that a large number of Israeli forces stormed the town as aircraft fired on its residents and neighbourhoods.

As part of the large-scale operation, the Israeli army bulldozed roads, cut water lines, closed the town‘s entrances, and turned at least 10 houses into military barracks.

08.11.2025 - 21:10 [ Times of Israel ]

US sidelining Israel on decision-making at Gaza ceasefire HQ, official says

Israel is playing a secondary role to the US at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, where the Gaza ceasefire is being monitored by at least a dozen nations, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel on Friday.

The compound in southern Israel is intended as a hub for the International Stabilization Force (ISF) set to take the reins of Gaza as part of US President Donald Trump’s comprehensive ceasefire plan, which the US is seeking to enshrine into international law via a UN Security Council vote.

08.11.2025 - 21:08 [ Washington Post / postguam.com ]

US steps up presence in Gaza to support fragile ceasefire

The U.S. military-led “coordination center” charged with implementing President Donald Trump’s peace plan in the Gaza Strip is replacing Israel as the overseer of humanitarian aid to the enclave, even as multiple people familiar with the center’s first weeks of operations have described it as chaotic and indecisive.

In a transition that was completed Friday, the Israelis are still “part of the conversation,” but decisions will be taken by the wider body, a U.S. official said, referencing the shift from COGAT, the unit within the Israel Defense Forces responsible for regulating and facilitating aid in Gaza, to the Civil-Military Coordination Center set up in southern Israel near the Gaza border.

22.10.2025 - 21:09 [ International Court of Justice ]

OBLIGATIONS OF ISRAEL IN RELATION TO THE PRESENCE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THIRD STATES IN AND IN RELATION TO THEOCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

223. For these reasons,

THE COURT ,

(1) Unanimously,
Finds that it has jurisdiction to give the advisory opinion requested;

(2) Unanimously,
Decides to comply with the request for an advisory opinion;

(3) Is of the opinion that the State of Israel, as an occupying Power, is required to fulfil its obligations under international humanitarian law. These obligations include the following:

(a) Unanimously,
to ensure that the population of the Occupied Palestinian Territory has the essential supplies of daily life, including food, water, clothing, bedding, shelter, fuel, medical supplies and services;

(b) By ten votes to one,
to agree to and facilitate by all means at its disposal relief schemes on behalf of the population of the Occupied Palestinian Territory so long as that population is inadequately supplied, as has been the case in the Gaza Strip, including relief provided by the United Nations and its entities, in particular the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, other international organizations and third States, and not to impede such relief;
IN FAVOUR: President Iwasawa; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Xue, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant,
Gómez Robledo, Cleveland, Tladi;
AGAINST: Vice-President Sebutinde;

(d) Unanimously,
to respect the prohibition on forcible transfer and deportation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory;

(e) Unanimously,
to respect the right of protected persons from the Occupied Palestinian Territory who are detained by the State of Israel to be visited by the International Committee of the Red Cross; and

(f) Unanimously,
to respect the prohibition on the use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare;

(4) By ten votes to one,
Is of the opinion that, as an occupying Power, the State of Israel has an obligation under
international human rights law to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of the population of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including through the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organizations and third States, in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
IN FAVOUR: President Iwasawa; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Xue, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant,
Gómez Robledo, Cleveland, Tladi;
AGAINST: Vice-President Sebutinde;

(5) By ten votes to one,
Is of the opinion that the State of Israel has an obligation to co-operate in good faith with the United Nations by providing every assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
IN FAVOUR: President Iwasawa; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Xue, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant,
Gómez Robledo, Cleveland, Tladi;
AGAINST: Vice-President Sebutinde;

(6) By ten votes to one,
Is of the opinion that the State of Israel has an obligation under Article 105 of the Charter of the United Nations to ensure full respect for the privileges and immunities accorded to the United Nations, including its agencies and bodies, and its officials, in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory;

IN FAVOUR: President Iwasawa; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Xue, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant,
Gómez Robledo, Cleveland, Tladi;
AGAINST: Vice-President Sebutinde;

(7) By ten votes to one,
Is of the opinion that the State of Israel has an obligation under Article II of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations to ensure full respect for the inviolability of the premises of the United Nations, including those of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and for the immunity of the property and assets of the Organization from any form of interference;
IN FAVOUR: President Iwasawa; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Xue, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant,
Gómez Robledo, Cleveland, Tladi;
AGAINST: Vice-President Sebutinde;

(8) By ten votes to one,
Is of the opinion that the State of Israel has an obligation under Articles V, VI and VII of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations to ensure full respect for the privileges and immunities accorded to the officials and experts on mission of the United Nations, in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
IN FAVOUR: President Iwasawa; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Xue, Nolte, Charlesworth, Brant,
Gómez Robledo, Cleveland, Tladi;
AGAINST: Vice-President Sebutinde.

22.10.2025 - 21:08 [ United Nations ]

Israel is obliged to let aid flow into Occupied Palestinian Territory, says World Court

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says that Israel must uphold its responsibilities as the “occupying power” by ensuring aid can flow freely and by respecting the rights of the UN and other humanitarian agencies working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

12.10.2025 - 13:39 [ Middle East Eye ]

Dozens of aid trucks enter Gaza as UN prepares for ‚surge‘ in deliveries

Aid trucks have begun to arrive, as UN agencies prepare to dramatically scale up deliveries as part of the ceasefire deal which stipulates that 400 trucks will enter the strip daily.

This is set to increase to 600 – the minimum number estimated by the UN required to address the humanitarian crisis in the strip.

10.10.2025 - 23:55 [ United Nations ]

Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave

“There is little information available on the details or how the agreement will be implemented. However, we call for all crossings into Gaza to be open immediately so that humanitarian supplies can flow into the war-torn enclave,” said Juliette Touma, Director of Communications for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA.

Her comments came as Israeli forces reportedly pulled back from parts of Gaza, in line with an agreement between Israel and Hamas, brokered in Egypt this week by US mediators and representatives from Qatar and Turkïye.

14.09.2025 - 17:52 [ Doctors Without Borders ]

Gaza City offensive is a death sentence for 1 million Palestinians

Israeli forces aim to push Palestinians out of Gaza City through genocide, ethnic cleansing, and creating conditions that make life impossible. Nowhere is safe, and the vastly insufficient quantities of aid are delivered through routes that are extremely dangerous for civilians. The destruction of critical infrastructure is ongoing and deliberate.

MSF calls for the immediate end to the use of evacuation orders as a means of forcible displacement, a lasting ceasefire, and the entry of humanitarian aid at scale. We also call on Israel’s allies like the US to stop arms transfers to Israel immediately and ramp up the pressure to halt the offensive.

Without urgent, radical intervention, Gaza faces total annihilation.

18.08.2025 - 16:30 [ Amnesty International ]

Israel/OPT: New testimonies provide compelling evidence that Israel’s starvation of Palestinians in Gaza is a deliberate policy

The struggle for basic needs extends beyond food. Diapers are unattainable, forcing S to tear her clothes for makeshift ones, which are impossible to wash due to lack of clean water – the result of the destruction or severe damage of Gaza’s water and sanitation systems. The tent in which she lives with her husband and two children is infested with rats, mosquitoes and cockroaches. Her baby daughter developed a bacterial skin infection, which she is unable to treat because antibiotics and ointments are unavailable.

Humanitarian workers at two organizations who spoke to Amnesty International on condition of anonymity mentioned that their organizations’ requests to bring in antibiotics were rejected by the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), a unit at Israel’s Ministry of Defense tasked with processing requests for the coordination and approval of entry of supplies.

The mental harm of starvation, including trauma, guilt, and shame, are also shared by pregnant women interviewed by Amnesty International. Hadeel, 28, a four-months pregnant mother of two, described her fear for her fetus as she barely feels its movement or heartbeat inside her. She feels guilt for her pregnancy, knowing that she cannot feed herself: “I fear miscarriage, but I also think about my baby: I panic just thinking about the potential impact of my own hunger on the baby’s health, its weight, whether it will have [birth defects], and even if the baby is born healthy, what life awaits it, amidst displacement, bombs, tents…”

(…)

Aziza, 75, told Amnesty International of her wish to die:

“I feel like I have become a burden on my family. When we were displaced, they had to push me on a wheelchair. With toilet queues extremely long in the camp where we stay, I need adult diapers, which are extremely expensive. I need medication for diabetes, blood pressure and a heart condition, and have had to take medicine which has expired. I always feel like these young children, they are the ones who deserve to live, my grandchildren. I feel like I’m a burden on them, on my son.”

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