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DDoS attack on poker platform blows up tournaments
9 October 2022
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The well-known PokerStars platform was already the victim of a DDoS attack at the end of September. The disruption was so massive that close competitions had to be canceled and ongoing tournaments had to be terminated. No one knows why the attack took place - maybe someone lost too much? PokerStars has since deleted the information page on the DDoS attack. Maybe it wasn't considered good publicity. On the deleted page, PokerStars confirmed that DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks had caused "temporary website downtime." This was followed by the cancellation of dozens of tournaments, including all six WCOOP Main Events. DDoS attack: frustration...

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Record: DDoS attack blocked with 46 million hits
August 25, 2022
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Google also offers the Cloud Armor service in its cloud services. This is intended to protect customers from DDoS attacks. In June, the network repelled the largest ever DDoS attack (layer 7) with 46 million requests per second. In recent years, Google has observed that distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasing exponentially in frequency and size. Today's internet-facing workloads are at constant risk of attack. The impact degrades the performance of legitimate users. In addition, there are increased operating and hosting costs up to the complete unavailability of business-critical workloads. 46 million hits PER second! At the…

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After the first cyber incident, the next one often threatens 
August 16, 2022
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After the first cyber incident, the next one often threatens

Companies that have been the victims of a cyber attack should definitely revise their security strategy because the risk of the hackers striking again within a year is high, as the Data Breaches Survey Report for 2022 shows. Cybersecurity company Cymulate has released its 2022 Data Breaches Survey Report. It is a global survey of 858 senior decision-makers from around the world and from a variety of industries including technology, banking, finance and government. The results make you sit up and take notice and should prompt those responsible in companies to take action. Above…

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Cisco reports cyber attack - blackmailers probably offer data
August 12, 2022
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As early as May 24, 2022, Cisco noticed that an employee's login data had been fished out and misused. While Cisco has commented on the attack, it has not provided any information about the stolen data. The Yanluowang ransomware gang claims to have captured 2,8 GB of data and is apparently offering it for sale. On May 24, 2022, Cisco became aware of a potential compromise. Since then, Cisco Security Incident Response (CSIRT) and Cisco Talos have been working to resolve the issue. During the investigation, it was discovered that a Cisco employee's credentials were compromised after an attacker took control of...

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Medical device manufacturer medi paralyzed by cyber attack
August 11, 2022
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The manufacturer of medical aids medi, based in Bayreuth, only greets its customers on the website with the information that the systems had to be shut down after a cyber attack. Since the website isn't working, there could have been a DDoS attack like the recent one at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The number of large medium-sized companies that have been victims of a cyber attack is getting longer and longer. Now it has hit medi, the manufacturer of medical aids based in Bayreuth, where the strategic business areas of medi Medical Phlebology, Orthopaedics, Lymphology, Wound Care and Footcare are located....

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IHK presumably the victim of a DDoS attack
August 10, 2022
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A few days ago, the website of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) could only be reached by redirecting to the DIHK website. There, visitors were told of a hacker attack – presumably a DDoS attack. One comment Arctic Wolf. “Germany has the dubious honor of being one of the most affected countries in the world after the USA in terms of cyber attacks. Therefore, I am not surprised that the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) assumes a cyber attack. In this case, it appears to be a DDoS attack. Such attacks target websites…

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City administration of Burladingen paralyzed by ransomware
July 19, 2022
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More and more city administrations in small and large cities are paralyzed and blackmailed by ransomware. Now the Baden-Württemberg city of Burladingen near Tübingen, known for its clothing manufacturer Trigema, is affected. According to the website, the administration has to be completely closed for a week. The city administration of Burladingen can currently only communicate with the citizens by telephone and website. After the authority was hit by ransomware on 13.07.22/13/XNUMX, almost a week later the citizens had to be informed that nothing was still working. Emergency operation only many days later The first message from July XNUMXth...

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Building materials manufacturer Knauf continues to suffer from ransomware attack
July 16, 2022
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The Bavarian building materials manufacturer Knauf reported a ransomware attack on its systems on June 29. The effects of the cyber attack seem to continue to preoccupy the company. Knauf reports very transparently on its website about the incident. Building materials manufacturer Knauf was also unable to defend itself against a cyber attack. On its website, the company reports very transparently to its customers on the current state of affairs. In the first message, customers were informed as follows: Open communication to customers "In the interests of trusting and transparent cooperation, we would like to inform you that our systems in the...

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Russia-Ukraine War: Complex Cyberespionage 
27 May 2022
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Russia-Ukraine War: Complex Cyberespionage

The war in Ukraine is also a cyber war that promotes cyber espionage. Bitdefender Labs discover recent attacks on the Elephant framework. Attacks also take place through phishing with the download of supposed Bitdefender AV software. A summary of current cyber espionage. Companies in the attacked country or in supporting nations connected to Ukraine are threatened by classic IT attack mechanisms, the perpetrators of which are politically motivated this time. In addition to deleting information, these include espionage. The Bitdefender Labs have analyzed the sophisticated attack mechanisms of the so-called Elephant Framework used for this. Cyber ​​war worsens global cybersecurity posture Threat intelligence experts…

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Ransomware attacks: Costa Rica declares national emergency
12 May 2022
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Ransomware attacks: Costa Rica declares national emergency

Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a national emergency in Costa Rica over the weekend after ransomware group Conti attacked several government offices and stole lots of data. In the meantime, a lot of government data has also been published. The state of emergency declaration was signed by Chaves on Sunday, May 8, the day the economist and former finance minister was named the country's 49th and current president. Costa Rica in national emergency after cyber attacks On Sunday, May 8th, newly elected Costa Rican President Chaves declared a national emergency and…

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