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Hacker attack on many German chambers of crafts
11 January 2024
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Most of the websites of the 53 German Chambers of Crafts are currently unavailable. All of them show the same picture that they are disturbed due to a system failure. However, individual chambers have already confirmed a hacker attack on the IT service provider. At the moment you can quickly find out which chamber of crafts operates its systems or at least the homepage of the IT service provider ODAV in Straubing, Bavaria. All web addresses are currently redirected to www.hwk-info.de and only show an information banner with the note “Our homepage is currently not accessible!”. There is also the information “We are working hard to improve our systems...

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LockBit: Cyber ​​attack on clinics as a Christmas present
29 December 2023
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At Christmas, the IT system of some clinics belonging to the Catholic Hospital Association of East Westphalia was attacked. The cyber attack is attributed to LockBit and, according to the clinic management, paralyzed all systems. However, the treatment of the patients is guaranteed. According to the Catholic Hospital Association of East Westphalia, the APT group LockBit attacked the IT systems for some of its clinics. These include the hospitals Franziskus Hospital Bielefeld, Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Mathilden Hospital Herford. The individual hospitals inform patients and relatives about the current status. Another three hospitals in the hospital association are not affected by the attack because they…

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Easypark falls victim to a cyber attack and loses data
27 December 2023
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As the parking service provider Easypark recently announced, the company was the victim of a cyber attack on December 10th. Easypark states that data was lost, but that it was not sensitive. Users must check for themselves whether they are affected by the data loss at Easypark. The company Easypark informs its customers that the company was hit by a cyber attack on December 10th. Easypark informs on its homepage that only insensitive data was stolen in the attack. The unauthorized access is said to have been noticed immediately and further access is reported...

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Cyber ​​attack: 12 Bavarian communities paralyzed
29 November 2023
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As various media reports, the “Special purpose association for municipal data processing in the district of Neu-Ulm” was the victim of a cyber attack. As a result, the citizens' offices in 12 municipalities are hardly able to work. According to BR24, the provider should pay a ransom for its data. The website of the municipality of Roggenburg in Bavaria only shows the simple message “Due to a system failure at our data center, services in the municipal administration can currently only be offered to a limited extent.” However, the BR24 portal reports a cyber attack on the “Purpose Association for Municipal Data Processing in the District of Neu-Ulm”. According to the membership directory, 12 communities are affected: Altenstadt, Kellmünz ad….

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Cyber ​​forensics: Convenience plays into the hands of cybercriminals
13 October 2023
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Cyber ​​Forensics: The latest Active Adversary Report from Sophos uncovers an interesting turnaround that addresses a common problem in IT security: convenience. Hard-working attackers exploit this mercilessly. In previous case data from the report, which analyzes actual cyberattacks, exploiting vulnerabilities was the leading cause of attacks, closely followed by compromised credentials. In the first half of 2023, this picture reverses significantly, and for the first time, compromised access data was the top cause at 50%. The exploitation of a vulnerability was 23%. Stolen login credentials…

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Cyber ​​attack: Barmer informs its customers 
June 26, 2023
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A few days ago, BARMER Krankenkasse announced that one of its IT service providers had already been attacked on May 31, 2023. According to an internal letter, data from the users of a bonus program has probably been leaked. It will be further investigated. Although the BARMER homepage talks about an attack on a security gap at an IT service provider, the question of data leakage is still being examined. The security gap was probably closed immediately and there was never a connection to the BARMER IT environment. The authorities have been informed of the incident. It all sounds exactly like...

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IT: Medical services from Bremen and Lower Saxony attacked
June 17, 2023
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The medical services of Bremen and Lower Saxony work together in terms of IT services. This has now suffered a cyber attack and therefore had to stop many services and communication. Experts examine the systems. The attacker is not yet known. The medical service (MD) Bremen and the MD Lower Saxony form an administrative community. MD Niedersachsen provides the IT infrastructure for both services. A few days ago, MD Lower Saxony became the target of an attack on its IT systems. According to the current status of the investigations, no access to data has taken place. Pending the completion of reviews and approval...

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CISO Report: Many companies lost sensitive data 
June 12, 2023
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CISO Report: Many companies lost sensitive data

In the latest Voice of the CISO report, Proofpoint publishes the top challenges, expectations and priorities of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). They say that four fifths of German companies have lost sensitive data in the last 12 months. The results show that most CISOs have returned to the stress levels they were at when the pandemic began. 83 percent of German CISOs surveyed see themselves as a potential victim of a significant cyberattack in the next 12 months, compared to just 40 percent a year earlier. Almost 80 percent expect the cyber attack back then...

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Sparkasse subsidiary hit by cyber attack
June 10, 2023
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The savings bank subsidiary Deutsche Leasing was hit by a cyber attack last weekend. According to various media, the incident was so violent that the company had to send its 2.500 employees home at the beginning of the week. It is unclear whether data was also stolen. According to the company, the cyber attack was already registered in the IT department on Saturday, 03.06.23/XNUMX/XNUMX. However, according to various media, the damage had already been done and the IT department immediately took the systems offline. Since it first had to be checked which systems were compromised, the company sent…

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