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With fake references
A single North Korean agent operated with twelve different identities in Europe and the USA at the same time, while other IT employees were specifically looking for jobs in Germany and Portugal.
A treasure trove for cyber criminals worldwide
Massive data leak at Samsung Germany: around 270,000 customer service tickets were apparently posted on the Internet by a hacker using the pseudonym “GHNA”. The incident could probably have been prevented with basic security measures.
The invisible danger
More and more free file converters on the Internet are turning out to be treacherous traps. The FBI warns of manipulated online tools that not only convert files, but also smuggle malware or even ransomware onto victims’ computers. Converters for documents, music files and file mergers are particularly affected.
Cybercrime 2024
Cybercriminals have adapted their methods in 2024 and are increasingly targeting mobile devices and the cryptocurrency sector.
Ransom demands
The security company CloudSEK reports that an attacker has gained access to Oracle Cloud infrastructure – but Oracle vehemently denies this.
Ransomware group develops brute force framework
The ransomware group BlackBasta has developed a powerful tool to automate brute force attacks on edge network devices such as firewalls and VPNs. The framework, called “BRUTED”, allows attackers to crack targeted credentials and scale ransomware attacks on vulnerable networks.
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.