On the one hand, the methods for cracking passwords are constantly being developed further, while on the other hand, hardware is also constantly becoming more powerful, which means that even encrypted passwords that are less than a certain number of characters can now be calculated in a relatively short time even on comparatively weak home computers. In addition, there are of course various disclosed security vulnerabilities.

We update this article irregularly to reflect any technical changes; the basis of this article dates back to 2018, you can see the respective update date above.

After our registrar had already raised the price for .tirol domains in 2019, another price increase has now followed, which we unfortunately have to pass on to our customers.

The Telecommunications Act 2003 (TKG) already prohibits, in the original version of Section 107(1), calling people for advertising purposes without their prior consent. BGBl. I No. 23/2011 added a new paragraph 1a, which also prohibits callers from suppressing or falsifying their phone number display when making phone calls for advertising purposes. A violation of these provisions can be punished with a fine of up to €37,000 pursuant to Section 109(3)(19a).", Quote from Ing. Mag. Wolfgang Höglinger, Manz (see link below).

Dear cold callers, if you still feel like cold calling me, please contact my legal representative at www.ra-awz.at.

This will save both of us time and me a lot of hassle!

UPDATE, 02.03.2026:

According to information from partner Simon Pöschl of the law firm AWZ, penalties of up to EUR 100,000 are now possible for cold calling (Section 187(6)(9) in conjunction with Section 174(1) TKG 2021) and up to EUR 50,000 for cold mailing.