Thought Leadership
Space Bears
The French IT services group Atos may be facing a serious security situation. The ransomware group Space Bears claims to have gained access to one of the company’s databases. Atos immediately launched an investigation.
Pro-Russian group takes credit
The website for take-offs and landings is no longer working. A pro-Russian group is probably behind the attack.
Employee accounts hijacked
General Dynamics, one of the largest defense and aerospace companies in the USA, has fallen victim to a targeted phishing campaign. Attackers managed to gain access to the social security accounts of several dozen employees.
Operation DreamJob
Lazarus’ key operation – “Operation DreamJob” – continues to evolve with new sophisticated tactics that have persisted for more than five years, according to Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team.
5.6 million people affected
The American healthcare provider Ascension has confirmed that sensitive data of around 5.6 million people was compromised in a ransomware incident in May 2024. The information affected includes both patient and employee data.
Falsified reality
Everyone has heard or read about them, and some people may even have fallen for them: Deepfakes are increasingly blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction and pose a significant threat to the reliability of our digital identity.
Complexity of operations
Since 2023, Earth Estries has evolved into one of the most aggressive Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, primarily targeting critical industries such as telecommunications companies and government agencies in the US, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and South Africa.
Spying
The USA assumes that Chinese hackers have penetrated the systems of at least eight US telecommunications providers in order to spy on high-ranking politicians.
Study
Cyber attacks have caused British companies to lose around 44 billion pounds (53 billion euros) in sales over the past five years, according to a study by Howden.
Nearest Neighbor Attack
The Russian hacker group ATP28 has attacked a US company using a new technique called “Nearest Neighbor Attack” and gained remote access to its Wi-Fi network.