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Medical device manufacturer medi paralyzed by cyber attack
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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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Cyber ​​attack on energy supplier Entega
Cyber ​​attack on energy supplier Entega

Energy supplier Entega has fallen victim to a cyber attack. The good news for the time being: The critical infrastructure of the Darmstadt-based energy supplier is not affected – but the e-mail accounts of around 2.000 employees and the company's website are. Comments from Barracuda and FTAPI Software. Cyber ​​attacks happen when you least expect them. “This time it probably hit the Hessian energy supplier Entega in the night from Saturday to Sunday. In order to be able to react as efficiently as possible, it is necessary to have emergency plans and clear responsibilities. A working backup can also be extremely helpful in ransomware attacks...

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CWS cleaning company after cyber attack: further problems?
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B2B Cyber ​​Security already reported on May 11th about the cyber attack on the international cleaning company CWS, which was published by the Dutch platform Security.NL. There does not seem to be an official CWS statement, but the website still informs customers that the systems are having technical problems. According to the Security.NL portal, the CWS company fell victim to ransomware before May 11, 2022. How severe the attack was and what damage it caused is not reported. However, the company's website still states that...

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CWS cleaning company probably suffers cyber attack
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According to a report by Security.NL, the international cleaning company CWS has been hit by a cyber attack. In an email to customers, CWS informs that it has to shut down all systems in the data center for data protection. As the site Security.NL reports, it has received an email from the customers of the cleaning company CWS, which reports a cyber attack on the company. Apparently there was a notice on the CWS website as well. However, this has now been completely removed. This may mean that the attack is already under control. But Security.NL wants information...

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Salesforce introduces mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA).
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Salesforce made multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory on February 1, 2022. Customers are thus required by the new user agreements to use MFA when accessing Salesforce products. With this, Salesforce is responding to the constantly growing threat landscape in which trust, integrity and availability of customer data are increasingly essential for companies to survive. No Access Without MFA The types of cyberattacks that are crippling businesses and harming consumers are on the rise. In addition, companies are increasingly relying on remote working environments. This makes it even more important to implement tighter security measures - without compromising the user experience...

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Attack on petrol station supplier Oiltanking
Attack on petrol station supplier Oiltanking

Highly vulnerable - that is the expert comment by Max Rahner, Sales Director DACH of the cybersecurity provider Claroty, on the attack on the petrol station supplier Oiltanking and other fuel supply companies such as SEA-Invest in Belgium and Evos in the Netherlands. Last week brought back memories of May 2021, when one of the largest oil pipelines in the USA had to be taken offline as a result of a cyber attack. Even if the consequences of the current attacks on Oiltanking in Germany, SEA-Invest in Belgium and Evos in the Netherlands are not comparable to the incident at Colonial Pipeline,…

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Banking Trojan FluBot targets smartphones in Germany

Current banking Trojan campaign hides attack methods behind new supposed content. Bitdefender experts are investigating the new variants of the banking Trojans FluBot and TeaBot, which target smartphones in Germany. Bitdefender Labs experts have been monitoring new variants of the FluBot and TeaBot banking Trojans since December 2021. Over 100.000 malicious SMS were registered in Bitdefender telemetry alone during this period. An important focus of the attacks in December 2021 was Germany with 32,23%. Only Australia was hit harder. The criminal actors have now adapted their campaigns and are now luring with supposedly new content....

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Cyber ​​attack on petrol supplier Oiltanking with ransomware "BlackCat"
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Palo Alto Networks provides background on the new blackmail malware ransomware "BlackCat" that was used in the cyber attack on the German petrol supplier Oiltanking. BlackCat is new, but unfortunately quite successful. An analysis. As many German media are currently reporting, the recently discovered ransomware "BlackCat" is said to have been used in the serious cyber attack on Oiltanking's tank farms in Germany. The tank farm belongs to the Hamburg group of companies Marquard & Bahls. The mineral oil dealer Mabanaft, which belongs to the group of companies, was also attacked. What is BlackCat ransomware? Palo Alto Networks has an updated overview of the…

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Cyber ​​attack: Biden warns of “real war”
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“More than likely we will end up in a war”: According to Spiegel, this is how Joe Biden has outlined a possible military escalation after a cyber attack. The American President Biden clearly mentioned the countries Russia and China. In recent months, there have been serious cyber attacks with ransomware on American companies such as Kaseya, SolarWinds, the meat processing company JBS and Colonial Pipeline. Some of the attacks, such as on the Colonial Pipeline, had a direct impact on the population, as there was panic buying at the gas stations and the petrol supply was partially halted...

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Study: Cyber ​​attacks use tools
Cyber ​​attack

Kaspersky reports: In 25 percent of cyber attacks in Europe, cyber criminals misuse legitimate tools for their further activities. They mostly use program vulnerabilities as gateways into the company network or remote access tools to steal data. 11,1 percent of incident responses in Europe come from Germany; 25,9 percent from Switzerland. Whether financial institutions or companies from telecommunications, industry, transport and logistics - European organizations in all sectors are struggling with cyber attacks. Almost a quarter (24 percent) of the incident responses analyzed by Kaspersky worldwide last year concerned Europe, which is place ...

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