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Fast food chain Subway probably victim of Lockbit
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Many sources indicate that the Subway company was the victim of a cyberattack by LockBit. The operator Subway is currently not issuing a statement on this. There's still a countdown on Lockbit's leak page until February 2, 2024. What data could you get from Subway that hasn't already been published? This question should be clarified after February 2, 2024, after the countdown on LockBit's leak page has expired. The fast food chain Subway is listed as a victim of data theft. According to some other media, Subway denies...

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Hackers: This is the data they are looking for most
Hackers: This is the data they are looking for most

A new report on hackers shows what the thriving black market for stolen data is promoting as top offers: Cryptocurrencies are particularly popular with criminals, as well as data from web browsers such as credit card numbers and access data, which were mostly stolen via infostealers. Trend Micro researchers compared the 16 most active infostealer malware variants (malware used to steal data) on two darknet marketplaces (Russian Market and 2easy.shop) and created a risk matrix. The study shows how vulnerable data stolen by hackers is once it falls into the hands of other cybercriminals. At…

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LockBit publishes 43 GB of stolen Boeing data
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Back in October, the APT group LockBit reported that Boeing's systems had been penetrated and a lot of data had been stolen. Shortly afterwards, the group complained online because Boeing was apparently not willing to negotiate. Since no ransom appears to have been paid, LockBit has now published around 43 GB of data on the darknet. Fewer and fewer companies are paying for data stolen by cyber attackers. This is probably also the case with Boeing, which was hacked by LockBit at the end of October 2023, the data was encrypted using ransomware and stolen. Following the classic strategy of double extortion, LockBit released…

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The unhackable data vault
The Unhackable Data Vault - Image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay

Well-known and reliable: tape libraries are still one of the safest solutions for protecting and restoring data. Ransomware in particular cannot access this data because it cannot be physically accessed: an unhackable data vault. “Tape libraries have been experiencing a renaissance for some time now. Once relegated to obsolescence, tape now offers very high and, above all, cost-effective capacity for cold or archival data. What is less known is that tape is also one of the most secure storage solutions for backing up and restoring data. Because tape basically has the advantage over other storage media, such as...

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Data security & backup – more than a parachute for companies
Backup as a parachute for companies

Companies need a solution for backup, disaster recovery, archiving and also for their cold data. Six questions, six answers from Hannes Heckel, Head of Marketing at FAST LTA, about solutions and how managed storage can help, especially in terms of capacity, performance, function and long-term costs. B2B-CS: Mr. Heckel, do you have anything against tape when it comes to backup and recovery? Hannes Heckel, FAST LTA: No, in principle not at all, because the sensitive issue must be considered on a case-by-case basis. With tape it's like this: Many of our customers still rely on tape simply because...

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Darknet prices for passports, credit cards or PayPal accounts

Information has its value: In a report, Bitdefender has determined which market prices apply to personal information and documents on the dark web. A German identity card is available from as little as 2.500 euros. Facebook and LinkedIn access are available as cheap goods. The dark web is a large exchange for selling personal information. Many of the offers aimed at criminals are themselves fraudulent. But information has its market price. In a recent report, Bitdefender Labs documented what some digital identity assets are worth. Personal documents are the most expensive. Access data to social media accounts such as Facebook…

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PLAY Group: Swiss police IT service hacked and data stolen
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If the information from the PLAY group is correct, then they claim to have captured 900 GB of data from Xplain, a Swiss IT and software service that supports many Swiss authorities such as the police, law enforcement agencies, customs and border administration, courts and parts of the Army provided with services and software. The first 7 GB are already available for free download on the Darknet. Switzerland is currently being hit by many high-profile attacks. After the attack on Media CH and the NZZ, the Swiss IT service and software provider Xplain has now been hit. As early as May 23.05.2023, XNUMX, the APT group PLAY wants to be successful…

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Tesla: Employee probably passed on 100 GB of data
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

According to a report by the Handelsblatt, a former Tesla employee claims to have stolen 100 GB of data and handed it over to the editors. Informat accuses Tesla of protecting its data and that of its customers too poorly. Tesla did not respond to the questions from the Handelsblatt, but only made its own statement. Apparently Tesla doesn't use protection technology like DLP - Data Leakage Prevention or it doesn't work very well. Tesla wrote to the Handelsblatt that a disgruntled employee had illegally stolen data from the group. A total of 100 GB...

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Fail: APT group only rudimentarily deletes telltale data
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Members of the APT37 group have only rudimentarily deleted their collected attack data. Experts restored the data and analyzed it in detail. They found activity timelines, malicious code, and plenty of useful clues to internal workings. Even cybercriminals store data on GitHub and forget to completely delete their data. The Zscaler ThreatLabz team got a closer look at the tools, techniques, and processes (TTPs) of APT37 (aka ScarCruft or Temp.Reaper), a North Korean-based Advanced Persistent Threats threat actor. Data from APT37 shows the procedure In their research,…

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Digital safe for the boss
Digital safe for the boss

In the digital age, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the bosses of medium-sized companies to keep confidential files under lock and key without making themselves dependent on the IT specialists in the company. A digital boss safe can help. The boss safe that was common in the old days is of no use today because the documents are all digital and therefore cannot simply be locked away. Many bosses, especially in medium-sized companies, find it very difficult to blindly trust the IT administrator, a trainee or an external service company who can view all data on the company server without limitation. TeamDrive solves this dilemma...

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