In the NEWS - More Security issues from where I live.
A gas and energy provider close to where I live got attacked recently. Just because they unknowingly shared stuff publicly they were not supposed to. Using Censys Internet Map, Heise shows in their article that it was easy to access files via HTTP and network share.
https://www.heise.de/news/Stadtwerke-Detmold-nach-IT-Vorfall-offline-11082906.html
As a "junior IT guy" who is just following the news about cybersecurity a bit, I am happy there is a need for professional help, obviously, but at the same time, when I read the comments from more advanced members of the community, I am getting afraid about how deeply rooted the problem is, including a false sense of security by government and community.
https://www.heise.de/forum/heise-online/Kommentare/IT-Vorfall-Stadtwerke-Detmold-nicht-mehr-erreichbar/Was-will-man-auch-erwarten/posting-45741595/show/
The commenter here says that critical infrastructure is not "critical" enough to be secured properly. The standards are low and outdated amongst other things and I can well imagine that in this case a former employee set it up, left and the SMB file share with outdated scripts was forgotten... that is maybe the actual problem. Nobody cared enough to begin with probably.
Even though the Heise news article is from 18.11.2025 and the censys scan from 16.11.25, the official website still shows a big popup that the issue has not been resolved 21.11.25.
Update 2.1.26 - Hospitals being attacked
Several Hospitals in my area have been affected by cyberattacks. All IT-Systems had to be shut down. Of course attackers will not stop just because it's Christmas.
https://www.radiobielefeld.de/nachrichten/am-puls-der-stadt/cyber-attacke-auf-das-bielefelder-franziskus-hospital.html
More news but now online scams
Police are warning about buying stuff online from Kleinanzeigen via fake buying options.
The article is behind a paywall but the Police in Bielefeld are warning customers and sellers, equally.
https://www.nw.de/lokal/bielefeld/mitte/24228757_Bielefelder-Polizei-warnt-Das-sind-die-aktuellen-Maschen-der-Kleinanzeigen-Betrueger.html
Here is an example from a few days ago.
https://www.radiobielefeld.de/nachrichten/polizeibericht/vorsicht-betrueger-auf-online-verkaufsportalen-unterwegs.html
Scams, Ransom and Shadow IT as well as neglect is what is currently the main issue. I believe neglect (which leads to the other problems) is more of a concern for the future of Germany due to the economy and therefore low hires.