When it comes to IT security in a company, employees are considered to be the greatest risk. In November this was shown by the hacks on the United Nations and on Attila Hildmann's website and Telegram channels.
Unknown attackers have acquired the access data of a UN employee in the Darknet. This enabled them to log into the UN's own project management software Umoja and from there to penetrate further into the United Nations network. Two-factor authentication could have prevented this, but was not available. The attackers had access to the UN network for at least five months. The aim was to compromise additional user accounts in order to gain access to further information.
More successful hacks
Attila Hildmann's website and Telegram channels were taken over by hacktivists. This was made possible by a former Hildmann IT helper, who contacted the attackers and gave them a lot of data and access data. The hacktivists also had access to internal emails from the conspiracy ideologist and vegan chef.
Unknown hackers attacked the IT infrastructure of the SRH clinic network with malware. As a result, the computer systems at almost a dozen SRH clinics across Germany were taken offline to be on the safe side. Universities and other educational institutions of the SRH are also affected.
South Africa's Department of Justice ransomware
The entire network of South Africa's Ministry of Justice has been encrypted by ramsomware. All internal and external services were affected by this attack. Child benefit was no longer paid and the courts had to process recordings of negotiations manually, and documents could not be sent automatically. Many official letters were either not sent or sent late. However, the unknown attackers are said not to have captured any data.
In New Zealand, strangers attacked the websites of several financial institutions with DDoS attacks and forced them to go out of service for a short time. The New Zealand website of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ.AX) and the NZ Post were also affected.
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