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Ransomware-as-a-Service 2023: Dangerous tool for amateurs
Malwarebytes News

Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) is still on the rise. Behind this is a professional industry that also gives less technically savvy players or amateurs access to dangerous ransomware. The professionalization of cybercrime, especially the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, is a growing trend that will continue in 2023. It is not only leading to a sustained boom in cybercrime, but also to a rapidly increasing number of threat actors. Because RaaS makes it possible for the technically inexperienced to carry out ransomware attacks via service providers who provide the necessary tools and infrastructure. Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS)…

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Hackers can check Varonis for vulnerabilities
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

This is also how you can do it to avoid a hacker attack that relies on vulnerabilities: Varonis has started a public program for reporting vulnerabilities on the HackerOne bug bounty platform. The Varonis Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) enables the entire HackerOne community to easily report potential security issues related to Varonis enterprise and cloud environments, including Varonis SaaS products. Ethical hackers seek vulnerabilities “Varonis has had great success with its own vulnerability reporting program, so the next logical step was to partner with HackerOne, the undisputed leader in orchestrating vulnerability…

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Lockbit attacks Lisbon port
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The port of Lisbon is part of Portugal's critical infrastructure. It has now been revealed that Lockbit has hacked the port's controlling systems and is now demanding a ransom of $1,5 million. As early as Christmas, the LockBit ransomware group launched a cyberattack on the port operator Port of Lisbon Administration (APL), Portugal's third largest port. According to the Portuguese government, the port is part of Portugal's critical infrastructure. Although the port of Lisbon is only the third largest in the country, its strategic location and its services for cargo, container and…

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Industrial espionage with a Chinese background
Bitdefender_News

Bitdefender Labs uncovered and analyzed a complex industrial espionage attack. The most likely originator of the campaign was the advanced persistent threat (APT) group Backdoor Diplomacy, which has ties to China. The victims are currently found in the telecommunications industry in the Middle East. The actions of the cyber criminals started in August 2021. The campaign was designed in several phases and used a web shell in an email attachment to gain initial access to the victim system. The subject and attachment of the emails indicated that an Exchange server was the infection vector. On the…

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BSI magazine on ransomware
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

As usual, the BSI publishes the second edition for 2022 of the BSI magazine "Mit Sicherheit". In this BSI magazine, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) focuses on one of the currently greatest threats to IT security in a special section: ransomware. What happens when a ransomware incident is reported? How do we know what countermeasures are necessary in the event of a ransomware attack? And what do cybercrime and the economy have in common? These and other questions are answered in the current issue of the BSI magazine "Mit Sicherheit". Magazine on the topic of ransomware Other topics include automotive security, the…

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Email Protection in Amazon Security Lake by AWS
Barracuda News

Cloud security specialist Barracuda announces the integration of its email security solution Barracuda Email Protection with Amazon Security Lake from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Combined, both offerings can reduce the complexity and cost of accessing security-related data from an email security solution for customers and address a variety of security applications such as threat detection, investigation, and incident response. Security data lake from cloud and on-premises Barracuda Email Protection users can use Amazon Security Lake to build a security data lake from integrated cloud and on-premises data sources, as well as from their personal applications. With the support…

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Cyber ​​attack on Potsdam administration
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Potsdam, the capital of the state of Brandenburg, was again the victim of a cyber attack. Those responsible have cut all of the administration's Internet connections. Since the whole thing already happened in 2020, you should actually be well prepared. At the moment, nothing is going on in the Potsdam administration of the state capital of Brandenburg. Another cyber attack was successful and probably paralyzed everything for the first time. Officials say: “As a precaution, the state capital of Potsdam switched off the administration’s Internet connection today and can therefore no longer be reached by e-mail with immediate effect.” All systems…

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Safety check for artificial intelligence in automobiles
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Over the past twelve months, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the technology company ZF have been developing concepts and methods for testing the IT security of AI systems in motor vehicles in the joint AIMobilityAuditPrep project. Based on scientific findings and existing standards, 50 technically relevant requirements for AI systems were compiled, an expandable test environment for AI systems was developed and the basic feasibility and practical feasibility of the tests were demonstrated using selected use cases in a simulation. Safety checks for AI in the car With the follow-up project AIMobilityAudit, the practical implementation of safety checks for AI in automated…

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Company protection for Windows 10 in the test
AV TEST News

More protection for Windows 10 in the company: AV-TEST tests 19 client-server solutions in the laboratory. All solutions were tested in the areas of protection against 21.000 copies of malware, as well as system load and usability. The Magdeburg Institute tested 19 solutions for companies using Windows 10. All products were examined for two months in the areas of protection, system load (performance) and usability (usability). In the test, the lab used 0-day malware and self-collected malware from the Internet. The solutions had to detect and fend off a total of 21.000 pieces of malware. Most products are safe The laboratory awards for…

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Twitter Hack: 400 million records stolen?
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The company Hudson Rocks has spread the news on Twitter that a user offers 400 million data sets from Twitter users in a forum on the dark web. The tricky thing: there should also be information from prominent politicians. The company Hudson Rocks, a company for cybercrime investigations, has published a screenshot of an underground forum as evidence: the user "Ryushi" offers in his post 400 million data sets that he claims to have ended up on Twitter. This should contain the Twitter name, e-mail and telephone number for each user. Actually not particularly critical data. However, in…

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