Germany: Federal Financial Supervisory Authority alert against "Godfather" malware
Progress
Current status
adopted
09 Jan 2023 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued Federal Financial Supervisory Authority alert and guidance against malware in crypto apps
On 9 January 2023, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) released a statement warning consumers and application providers about “Godfather,” a malware collecting user data in banking and crypto applications. According to BaFin, …
Event type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body