As consumers prepare for unbeatable deals and retailers and fintechs prepare for record sales, the scale of fraudulent payment activity is greater than ever. Market data shows a worrying rise in various forms of payment fraud, posing a major challenge to the security...
100 Commerzbank accounts simply plundered
Functionality of co-badge giro cards manipulated - tens of millions debited Fraudsters are said to have debited tens of millions of euros from more than 100 Commerzbank (https://commerzbank.de) accounts using special girocards. "In a few individual cases, unauthorised...
Herrmann visits new integrated control centre in Landshut
Bavaria's Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann visits the new integrated control centre in Landshut: State-of-the-art technology for responsible work - focusing on the safety of citizens Bavaria's Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann visited the new Landshut...
Statement on the use of video surveillance
Statement from the Chinese video and security system manufacturer Hikvision on the use of video technology to monitor people in public spaces. Download the statement in German and English: here
Bavaria: Warning of increased residential burglaries
Bavaria's Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann warns of increased burglaries: Police on the move in residential areas - security technology pays off - burglars caught during priority checks At the beginning of the dark season, Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim...
Results: Hamburg Port Security Summit 2023
"Alliance for a Safe Port of Hamburg": Security authorities and port industry intensify fight against organised drug crime. Establishment of the "Alliance for a Safe Port of Hamburg" for even closer cooperation and increased exchange of information. Implementation of...
Northern Germany – Fuhlsbüttel Prison – Vehicles set on fire by staff members
Last night, three vehicles were set on fire in the car park of Fuhlsbüttel Prison. The staff vehicles were severely damaged. The emergency services were quickly able to extinguish the fire. Justice Senator Anna Gallina: "The circumstances of the crime suggest that...
Machinery manufacturers struggle with slump in orders
Orders fell by 21 per cent in real terms in August, according to industry association VDMA The trend of declining order intake in the mechanical and plant engineering sector continued in August. As the industry association VDMA (https://vdma.org) announced today,...
More security at the main station: Weapons ban from 1 October
Hauptbahnhof increases presence of "Quattro patrols". The Hamburg Senate is implementing the package of measures for more security at the main railway station step by step. In order to be able to take even more consistent action against people carrying knives and...
Four ATM burglars arrested
Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann congratulates the successful investigation by the public prosecutor's office and the police: Heavy blow against Dutch gang - Number of ATM burglaries in Bavaria declining - Better security of ATMs necessary +++ Four arrests...