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Hackers threaten to leak data
The Austrian site of Swiss exhibition stand construction specialist Syma is battling a cyber extortion attack. A hacker group has already claimed responsibility for the attack.
New findings
The social media platform X (formerly Twitter) struggled with several significant outages yesterday. In a post, platform owner Elon Musk pointed to a “massive cyberattack” as the cause and hinted at an extensive, coordinated operation. Now the perpetrators have come forward.
Cyber espionage on a new level
The notorious advanced persistent threat (APT) group SideWinder has refined its attack tactics and significantly expanded its geographical reach. According to recent analyses by Kaspersky, the group is now specifically targeting nuclear power plants and energy facilities.
NTT subsidiary
The Japanese ICT provider NTT Communications (NTT Com) has admitted to a serious security breach that resulted in the loss of information on a total of 17,891 corporate customers.
Cybersecurity Alert
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, and one of the most dangerous tactics they use against businesses is spear phishing. Unlike traditional phishing, which involves sending mass emails to random recipients, spear phishing is highly targeted.
On the Trail of a Cybercrime Titan
He is one of the most colorful figures in the hacker scene: IntelBroker repeatedly makes headlines with spectacular attacks on well-known companies. But who is this hacker? What motivates him? And what’s next for us?
Biggest crypto hack of all time
One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bybit, has fallen victim to a serious hacker attack. The unknown attackers stole digital currencies worth around 1.5 billion US dollars.
Business Email Compromise
In the course of a hacker attack on its communications systems, the US mining company NioCorp fell victim to a Business Email Compromise (BEC).
Best Practices
Since the discovery of LLMJacking by the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) in May 2024, this threat vector has evolved rapidly. Just as large language models (LLMs) are constantly improving and finding new applications, cybercriminals are also adapting and using new ways to gain unauthorized access to these powerful
Breach Forums
A previously little-known hacker claims to have gained access to the Trump Hotels email database. The published sample data indicates an extensive collection of guest communications.