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New malware discovered

EU ATM malware to steal money from European ATMs

29. May, 2024 - 11:38

A new threat has emerged on the cybercrime scene that is specifically targeting ATMs in Europe and could therefore endanger the entire banking industry. The malware, known as “EU ATM Malware”, was recently offered for sale on a hacker forum.

Data records sold for 500,000 US dollars

Ticketmaster hack: ShinyHunters allegedly capture 560 million user data

29. May, 2024 - 16:26

Data from over half a billion users of the ticket provider Ticketmaster has allegedly been up for sale since Tuesday evening. Ticketmaster also sells tickets for concerts in Germany, which is why German users would probably also be affected.

10 international arrest warrants, 4 arrests

BKA: Biggest blow to date against global cybercrime

30. May, 2024 - 09:59

Investigators are talking about the biggest strike against cyber criminals: more than 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains put out of operation in an operation in several countries worldwide.

Guy's, St. Thomas' and King's College Hospital affected

Ransomware attack on hospitals in London

04. June, 2024 - 16:59

A ransomware attack has hit prominent hospitals in the British capital, according to a report. The consequences are not yet foreseeable.

Competition for 1Password and LastPass

Apple launches its own password manager

10. June, 2024 - 08:43

For a long time, third-party providers such as 1Password and LastPass dominated the password manager market. Now Apple wants to enter the market with its own in-house solution.

Training for the digital transformation worldwide

German University of Digital Science: Campus goes digital

07. August, 2024 - 07:11

The newly founded German University of Digital Science (German UDS) will launch its first MBA and Master’s degree courses on October 1, 2024, for which applications can still be submitted until September 15.

Tragedy following Ransomware Attack

Hacker attack on milking robot costs cow its life

07. August, 2024 - 06:37

A Swiss farmer has become the target of a hacker attack that not only paralyzed his computer systems but also had fatal consequences for one of his animals.

How much does CrowdStrike need to pay?

Delta wants 500 million – CrowdStrike refers to contractual liability

05. August, 2024 - 15:24

CrowdStrike has strongly denied the allegations made by Delta Air Lines and cites the number of contractual liability.

After Google Chrome decision

Mozilla withdraws trust from Entrust for TLS certificates

02. August, 2024 - 10:58

The developer of the Firefox browser, Mozilla, has announced that it will no longer treat the certification service provider Entrust as a trusted root certification authority (CA). This decision follows a similar move by Google Chrome about a month ago.

Azure and Microsoft 365

Massive DDoS attack disrupts Microsoft’s Online Services

01. August, 2024 - 10:28

A massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack caused significant disruption to Microsoft cloud services on Tuesday. Both Azure and Microsoft 365 applications were affected, as the tech giant confirmed in a status update.

Mindful

How a clever Ferrari manager exposed a deepfake

30. July, 2024 - 09:20

The Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari recently suffered a sensitive deepfake attack. A high-ranking manager became the target of a fraud attempt in which criminals used AI technology to impersonate the company boss.

FBI investigates

KnowBe4 accidentally hired North Korean hacker

29. July, 2024 - 15:01

The US security company KnowBe4 has revealed on its blog that it unknowingly hired a North Korean hacker. Company founder and CEO Stu Sjouwerman describes the incident as a “lesson”.

AI tools

How AI detects the most common forms of expense fraud

26. July, 2024 - 11:08

Around 20 % of all expense reports in companies contain errors. And around 14% of all expense receipts are questionable. For larger organizations, this quickly adds up to significant losses, because as a consequence, around 5% of all reimbursements are actually unjustified.

Biggest-ever leak of digital pirates

10 million users of a Z-Library clone exposed

25. July, 2024 - 15:01

The Cybernews research team discovered an unprotected database containing the data of almost 10 million users. The database belongs to an attacker called Z-lib, which operates a malicious clone of Z-Library.

Generative AI

Dell Technologies continues to expand its GenAI portfolio with AMD

23. July, 2024 - 12:18

Dell Technologies is expanding its generative AI offering together with AMD. The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 server is now available with the AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators. A new validated design and new implementation services are also available.