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79 percent of APT attacks come from China
79 percent of APT attacks come from China

In the first quarter of 2023, attacks on the financial, telecommunications and energy sectors increased. In the ransomware space, financial gain is still crucial for the APT groups. "More than a year into the Ukraine war, cyberattacks have become a strategic weapon used by states to spy on adversaries and fuel societal divisions," said John Fokker, Head of Threat Intelligence, Trellix Advanced Research Center. “Well-known APT groups are a real threat to critical infrastructure such as telecommunications, energy supply and manufacturing in both leading economies and emerging markets. Public and private…

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Hackers organize themselves more and more professionally
Hackers organize themselves more and more professionally

In the course of 2021, hackers have organized their underground ecosystems better and better, so that in the new year 2022 even more professional attack patterns must be expected. According to the security experts at Radware, ransomware groups in particular are increasingly looking for allies among experienced contract hackers. Attacks on MSPs and 5G network operators are also expected. For example, ransomware groups Avaddon, SunCrypt, Ragnar Locker, and Hello Kitty are known to use DDoS attacks to further pressure their victims. "Such groups regularly publish messages hiring experts in areas such as backup technology - not to...

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Automated cyber attacks on web applications

New Barracuda investigation: Cyber ​​criminals are increasingly turning to bots and automation to make their attacks more efficient and to avoid detection. Barracuda analyzed a two-month data sample of web application attacks that were blocked by Barracuda systems and found a massive number of automated attacks. The top five attacks were dominated by attacks carried out with automated tools. Almost 20 percent of the attacks discovered were fuzzing attacks in which automation attempts to find and exploit application vulnerabilities. Injection attacks followed with around 12 percent, whereby most of the attackers automated ...

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Home office: gold mine for cyber criminals
Cyber ​​criminals home office

“Until we fully adapt to the new normal of working from home, hackers will use the pandemic to their advantage. To do this, they try to manipulate employees in such a way that they carry out safety-critical actions.” Some expert opinions from F-Secure. The pandemic has made working from home a part of everyday life for many. In addition, large parts of the workforce are currently being encouraged to work from home if at all possible. However, the new situation is a challenge for data security in companies and at the same time increases the risk of becoming a victim of phishing. The new way…

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