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Switzerland: Probably sensitive federal data on the Darknet
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At the beginning of November, the Swiss software company Concevis was attacked by ransomware, all servers were encrypted and the data was stolen. The software is also used in federal, cantonal and city public administrations. According to Tagesanzeiger.ch, the first data has now appeared on the Darknet via an insider. In addition to Concevis AG, the National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC) also provides information about the cyber attack on the systems and which official bodies in the federal government, cantons and cities may be affected because they use Concevis software solutions. The company itself says…

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PLAY Group: Swiss police IT service hacked and data stolen
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If the information from the PLAY group is correct, then they claim to have captured 900 GB of data from Xplain, a Swiss IT and software service that supports many Swiss authorities such as the police, law enforcement agencies, customs and border administration, courts and parts of the Army provided with services and software. The first 7 GB are already available for free download on the Darknet. Switzerland is currently being hit by many high-profile attacks. After the attack on Media CH and the NZZ, the Swiss IT service and software provider Xplain has now been hit. As early as May 23.05.2023, XNUMX, the APT group PLAY wants to be successful…

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Switzerland gets National Center for Cyber ​​Security NCSC
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The Swiss Federal Council has decided to convert the National Center for Cyber ​​Security (NCSC) into a federal office. With the increasing importance of cyber security, the tasks of the NCSC are also becoming more extensive and important. Switzerland is thus responding to global developments. Cyber ​​security has become increasingly important at all levels in recent years. The Federal Council laid an important foundation stone back in 2019 with the creation of the NCSC, which is based in the General Secretariat of the FDF. Since then, the NCSC has come a long way. In addition to the expansion of the technical department, the GovCERT,…

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Cybercrime is targeting the Swiss FinTech industry
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ESET informs: Current cybercrime campaign targets the Swiss FinTech industry. Evilnum Group wants to infiltrate and spy on companies. Companies in Switzerland, but also in EU countries, should currently pay close attention to their incoming e-mails. The hacker group Evilnum is currently very active again and is targeting FinTech companies. With so-called spear phishing emails, i.e. very targeted attacks against selected targets, the recipients are to be induced to click on a link to a ZIP file and extract it. In addition to an invoice and identification documents, this also contains malware. At first glance you can see the ...

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Swiss SMEs in the crosshairs
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The Kaspersky experts register that the APT group DeathStalker spies on Swiss SMEs in particular. The APT Group has other medium-sized companies in its sights worldwide. Victims can often be found in the financial industry and among law firms. The APT group DeathStalker has been spying on small and medium-sized companies in the financial sector since at least 2012. The latest Kaspersky research shows that DeathStalker has targeted companies in Switzerland and around the world. DeathStalker specializes specifically in cyber espionage against law firms and organizations in the financial sector. The threat actor is highly adaptable and is characterized by the fact that ...

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