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US government declares war on ransomware 
July 2, 2021
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Ransomware attacks are on the rise around the world. From the Colonial Pipeline to JBS - the effects are currently particularly noticeable in the USA and brought fuel and meat deliveries to a standstill for almost a week. Now the US government has made ransomware a top priority. At the same time, however, the US government has taken important, unprecedented countermeasures in response to these attacks. For example, the groups behind the attacks were quickly identified and exposed. REvil / Sodinokibi was identified as the mastermind behind the attack on JBS and Darkside ...

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Clear the way for the state Trojan
June 20, 2021
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On June 10.06.2021th, XNUMX the Bundestag passed the law to adapt the constitutional protection law. One of the changes is that the so-called state trojan can no longer only be used for serious criminal offenses, but also preventively! A statement from Avast. “The dilemma of the state trojan is exemplary for the digital age, since data-protecting cryptography limits the authorities' ability to access decrypted communication. The government then turns to solutions that reduce security and privacy for all of us by trying to weaken encryption, exploit vulnerabilities, or ...

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Again: More emergency patches for Exchange
3 May 2021
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In week 15 in April, Microsoft published further new patches for critical security holes affecting Microsoft Exchange e-mail servers. It does so one month after the release of emergency patches for Exchange that have been exposed to widespread attacks over the past month. While Microsoft says in its advisory that these new vulnerabilities are not currently being actively attacked, they also make it clear that the vulnerabilities are critical and urge customers to apply these latest patches as soon as possible. Exchange: Emergency patch follows emergency patch Since there are currently ongoing attacks on Exchange servers, the ...

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533 million Facebook records leaked 
10 April 2021
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It was recently revealed that the personal information of over half a billion (533 million) Facebook users, including phone numbers, was leaked online. Facebook itself confirmed the leak, saying it was a consequence of a security vulnerability that they fixed back in 2019. The number of users affected by the data breach in Germany is over 6 million, in Austria over 1,2 million and in Switzerland around 1,6 million. The vulnerability and theft may not be new, but Facebook users whose data was stolen in 2019 are right now because of the data leak.

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Hack: 150.000 security cameras tapped
March 24, 2021
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In a cyber attack on the security camera manufacturer Verkada, the data from over 150.000 cameras - with live feeds in hospitals, schools, prisons and companies (such as Tesla) - were tapped. A statement from Nick Viney, Avast Senior Vice President Partner. The cyber attack on the security camera provider Verkada is not an IoT hack in itself, but an attack on the company network. Nevertheless, this case shows once again how urgent it is to protect the data collected by IoT devices. The video surveillance market will grow to $ 2025 billion by 75, and companies that ...

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Attacks on vulnerabilities in MS Exchange email servers
March 11, 2021
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Last week Microsoft released emergency patches for security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Exchange email servers. At the time of publication, Microsoft said the vulnerabilities were exposed to "targeted and limited" attacks. In the days that followed, however, the attacks skyrocketed. The American journalist and investigative reporter Brian Krebs has reported that 30.000 organizations in the United States and hundreds of thousands worldwide have been compromised by these attacks on Exchange. Other sources consider these estimates to be too low. Chris Krebs, former head of US CISA, said these attacks “will hit especially those who ...

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Avast identifies APT group LuckyMouse
8 January 2021
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Avast identifies APT group targeting government agencies in East Asia. Analysis suggests that APT group LuckyMouse may be behind the attack and that they are using new and advanced tactics to access sensitive government data. Avast, a global leader in digital security and privacy solutions, has identified a new Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) campaign targeting government agencies and a government data center in Mongolia. APT group with new tactics Analysts from Avast Threat Intelligence found that the APT group used back doors and keyloggers to ...

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2020: The year of fake news
1 January 2021
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Fake news home office

2020: The year of fake news, corona-related scams and ransomware. This year the coronavirus has got a grip on both the real world and the cyber world. Other topics include home office, deep fakes, phishing attacks, mobile adware and stalkerware. Avast, a global leader in digital security and privacy solutions, looks back on some of the most recognizable cyber threats of the year. 2020 was dominated by the coronavirus that hit the whole world, including the cyber world. As Avast has found, cyber criminals took advantage of the pandemic, targeting scams and launching phishing attacks in order to ...

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