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Ransomware attack on IT service providers
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A data center owned by the Finnish IT service provider Tietoevry located in Sweden was recently attacked with ransomware. Numerous companies, authorities and universities are affected by this. A lot of data cannot be restored. The Finnish IT service provider Tietoevry is one of the largest IT service providers in Europe. The attackers used the ransomware to encrypt not only the data of numerous Tietoevry customers in Sweden, but also the backups and log files. Therefore, Tietoevry apparently cannot restore the affected data of numerous customers. A press release from Tietoevry said: “While the overall recovery has progressed, services for those affected…

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Threat potential from state actors
Threat potential from state actors

The extent of the current threat situation is illustrated by a cyber attack that recently occurred in Ukraine. According to Ukraine's State Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA), an unnamed state-owned company was compromised, infecting around 2.000 computers with the DIRTYMOE (PURPLEFOX) malware. It is a modular malware that allows attackers remote access and is primarily used for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The exact impact on Ukrainian operations was not disclosed. Globally, the number of cyberattack attempts increased by more than 2023 in 104…

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Critical vulnerabilities at Fortinet
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The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns of a security gap in several versions of the Fortinet operating system FortiOS, which is used in the manufacturer's firewalls. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated external attackers to execute code and commands via crafted HTTP requests. According to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), the vulnerability received a rating of “critical” with a score of 9,8. The US security authority CISA, like the BSI, has issued a warning and states that the security vulnerability in FortiOS is already being actively attacked by hackers. Fortinet has…

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Cyber ​​attack: Battery manufacturer VARTA partially paralyzed 
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The battery manufacturer VARTA, based in Ellwangen, recently reported a cyber attack on its systems. The attack is probably so extensive that some locations in Germany, Romania and Indonesia cannot produce. It is not yet clear which APT group attacked the battery manufacturer VARTA, but the attack probably led to a standstill in production. According to Handelsblatt, German production in Ellwangen, Dischingen and Nördlingen is affected. In addition, the attack is also said to have affected the plants in Romania and Indonesia. Overall, the…

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Up to $15 million bounty for ALPHV-Blackcat information
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The US State Department is serious: There are rewards totaling $15 million for good information that leads to the capture of key people in the Blackcat group and its RaaS ALPHV. This tactic already helped in the capture of the Conti gang. The US State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of individuals who hold key positions in the Transnational Organized Crime group behind the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware variant. Additionally, a reward offer of up to $5 million is being offered for information…

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National IT Situation Center
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Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser recently opened the new National IT Situation Center of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in Bonn. Bitkom President Dr. Ralf Wintergerst: “Cyber ​​attacks are currently one of the biggest threats to our economy and society: Last year, the German economy suffered 206 billion euros in damage through theft of IT equipment and data as well as digital and analogue industrial espionage and sabotage. We welcome the fact that the BSI is improving the conditions for preventing and combating cyber crime with the new National IT Situation Center. So that companies and authorities can protect themselves accordingly,...

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Another cyber attack on the hospital
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Hackers have paralyzed the IT system and telecommunications at the Lindenbrunn Hospital in Coppenbrügge (Hameln-Pyrmont district). The unknown perpetrators demanded money to make the systems available again. However, the hospital did not respond to this. How the perpetrators were able to break into the IT systems is being investigated. The hospital reports that patient care is not at risk. However, improvisation is necessary: ​​instead of digital patient files, written files are being created again. “There is currently no indication as to whether patient or resident data is affected,” it says on the hospital’s website. "As part of a…

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Clinic deregistered from emergency care after cyber attack
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After a cyber attack, the Dreifaltigkeits Hospital in Lippstadt and two other hospitals are temporarily unable to accept emergencies. After the attack, no one anymore had access to the patient data. “As in other cases, our employees and other experts who are very experienced in these matters are trying to restore the IT systems as quickly as possible,” it says on the hospital’s website. “This necessary process is carried out completely normally and carefully, but requires the time necessary in other cases of cyber attacks. For such cases, there are extensive outage concepts to ensure patient care...

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Identity theft, AI and deep fakes
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In the last year, credential interception attacks, such as those exploiting the Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, have resulted in cybercriminal groups having millions of potential logins. In 2024, the number of cyberattacks using stolen or fake digital identities will continue to rise. This circumstance is likely to cause massive problems again in many German companies in 2024. Cybercriminals rely on companies using a wide variety of cloud infrastructures and solutions and thereby losing track of their access and access authorizations. To protect yourself from a flood of cloud-based user account takeovers...

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Go-based malware loader discovered
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A cybersecurity company's research team has identified threat actors using a new Go-based malware downloader in two recent attacks. Arctic Wolf Labs calls it “CherryLoader”. This allows attackers to share exploits without recompiling the code. The loader's icon and name were disguised as the note-taking application CherryTree to deceive victims. The attacks examined used CherryLoader to install PrintSpoofer or JuicyPotatoNG. Both are access escalation tools that run a batch file after installation. This allows the attackers to remain on the victim's device. The most important…

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