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More BEC Attacks - Business Email Compromise
September 28, 2021
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The Kaspersky experts are increasingly observing BEC attacks (Business Email Compromise) - also in Germany. Between May and July 2021, Kaspersky products blocked more than 9.500 attacks of this type worldwide, including against companies in the aviation, industrial, retail, IT and delivery sectors. In a BEC attack, fraudsters usually initiate an email exchange with an employee of a company in order to gain their trust and thus induce them to take actions that harm the interests of the company or its customers. For this purpose, fraudsters often use hijacked e-mail accounts or e-mail addresses of employees that are visually ...

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Attacks on MS Exchange increased 170 percent in August
September 20, 2021
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The number of users who were attacked by exploits based on vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers and blocked by Kaspersky security solutions increased by 2021 percent in August 170 (from 7.342 to 19.839) compared to the previous month. According to Kaspersky experts, this massive development can be attributed to the increasing number of attacks that attempt to exploit known vulnerabilities in the product, as well as the fact that users do not update vulnerable software with appropriate patches, which increases the potential attack surface. Holey Microsoft Exchange Server Security gaps in Microsoft Exchange Server have caused a lot of unrest this year ...

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Healthcare: only a third feel they are well protected 
September 16, 2021
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Healthcare: only a third feel they are well protected

Only a third of German healthcare companies have invested in preventive cyber defense. Kaspersky study: three quarters of healthcare organizations experienced a cyber attack during the pandemic. 63,3 percent consider their IT cybersecurity budget to be sufficient, but more than half lack tools and know-how. The German healthcare system seems to have some catching up to do with regard to measures against cyberattacks. Only 34,7 percent of healthcare IT decision-makers in Germany believe they have enough tools and know-how in the preventive fight against cyber threats. Nevertheless, 63,3 percent are of the opinion that their IT security budget is sufficient for the requirements of the next two years….

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Modified version of WhatsApp discovered
September 14, 2021
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Kaspersky experts have discovered a malicious version of a popular WhatsApp Messenger mod, an unofficial modification of the app. The 'FMWhasapp' mod distributes the Triada mobile trojan, which can download other trojans, display advertisements, take out subscriptions and intercept SMS from the affected user. With around two billion users worldwide, WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messengers, but not all users are satisfied with the available functions. Therefore, users are sometimes looking for more user-friendly and modified versions that offer more options than the official version - such as choosing dynamic templates...

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Linux: More protection with Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security
September 13, 2021
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Kaspersky is updating two applications of its Hybrid Cloud Security, the protection solution for virtualization and cloud environments. The new version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux optimizes protection against exploits and ransomware attacks. Furthermore, it offers protection for DevOps by supporting new containerized environments and a native integration of protection mechanisms for Docker containers. In addition, Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console now supports public cloud platforms, making it easier to manage the protection of cloud workloads. Kaspersky analyzes show that dedicated protection of Linux servers is essential - regardless of whether it is on-premise or cloud-based. In particular, advanced cyber threats are ...

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Attempts to scam potential cryptocurrency investors
September 8, 2021
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Trading in crypto currencies is enjoying unbroken popularity and is therefore attracting more and more cyber criminals. Kaspersky experts have identified more than 1.500 fraudulent websites worldwide and blocked more than 70.000 attempts to visit malicious sites worldwide. Cyber ​​criminals use a variety of methods to attract prospects in these fraud attempts. These include: Fake crypto exchange websites: Users are promised an alleged voucher to top up their crypto exchange account. In order to redeem this, however, a verification payment of up to 0,005 Bitcoin (about 200 US dollars) must be made, which is sent directly to the cyber criminals ...

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Kaspersky: 10 impulses for German and European cybersecurity policy
September 5, 2021
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Kaspersky publishes 10 impulses on German and European cybersecurity policy. After the general election, the new federal government will have to cope with many challenges in cybersecurity policy and set the course for the coming years. As a stimulus for this discussion, Kaspersky has now published an impulse paper. It contains ten points on cyber security policy. Kaspersky addresses, among other things, the IT and cybersecurity skills shortage, the need to catch up on the topic of digital security within society, the insufficient establishment of security-by-design as a design principle in the development of new technologies and solutions, and the still lacking cyber resilience in medium-sized businesses. In addition, the digitization of ...

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Study: Every 10th security incident is serious
September 1, 2021
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A Kaspersky MDR study shows that one in ten corporate security incidents is serious. A third of the incidents classified as serious are due to targeted attacks or APTs. The public sector is most affected. One in ten (9 percent) prevented cybersecurity incidents in companies would have caused massive disruptions or unauthorized access to the IT systems of the companies concerned, as a current Kaspersky analysis shows. Kaspersky IT security specialists rate the majority of incidents (72 percent) as moderate. Cyber ​​defense is growing in companies If these had not been discovered and stopped, they would have ...

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Spam ranking: WhatsApp and package info are increasing
August 31, 2021
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Spam ranking: WhatsApp and package info are increasing

Cyber ​​criminals use WhatsApp and information about parcel deliveries to spread spam and phishing emails. There was a slight increase in spam emails in the second quarter of 2021. This is confirmed by a spam analysis by Kaspersky for Q2 / 2021. Since last year, cyber criminals have been taking advantage of delivery delays and outages to trick users into opening malicious email attachments and links. This trend continued in the second quarter of this year, but online scammers continued to develop their methods and became more adept and precise at sending spam emails with greater local relevance. They also made more use of current discussions ...

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Webinar 03.09.21: Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity (KICS)
August 29, 2021
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Every minute counts - industrial cybersecurity has different requirements. For this reason, Kaspersky invites you to a free webinar on the topic of Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity (KICS) on September 03, 2021 from 10 a.m. The cyber threat landscape is constantly changing, but the requirements of ICS environments and those of companies in other areas differ significantly. Uninterrupted operation has the highest priority in industrial systems - because here every minute of downtime or error time counts. For this reason, choosing the right consultant and technology partner to protect your systems is more important than ever. And here comes ...

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