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Generative AI hacking
July 23, 2023
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An international hacking study shows that 72 percent of hackers believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will not replace human creativity in security research and vulnerability management. Generative AI is a key topic in the Inside the Mind of a Hacker report. More than half of those surveyed (55 percent) said they can already surpass the capabilities of hackers or will be able to do so in the next five years. Nearly three in four respondents (72 percent) believe that generative AI will not be able to...

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Chinese hackers steal Azure AD signing keys 
July 20, 2023
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Microsoft launched an investigation into unauthorized access to the Exchange Online email services of several US government agencies. The experts found that the hack was successful with the help of vulnerabilities, stolen keys and an Azure AD signing key. But where the hackers got the keys from is probably still a mystery. Two dozen organizations, including US government agencies, were recently hacked. Chinese hackers stole a consumer signing key for an inactive Microsoft account (MSA). The incident was reported by US government officials after several government agencies discovered unauthorized access to Exchange Online email services. Action by Chinese professional hackers Microsoft…

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LockBit: Huge chip manufacturer probably not a victim after all
July 4, 2023
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LockBit claims to have hacked the Taiwanese company TSMC and now wants a ransom of 70 million dollars. The group is the third largest chip manufacturer in the world. TSMC replies that only a small supplier was caught. On the LockBit 3 leak page you can still see the leak that the Taiwanese company TSMC was hacked and data was stolen. The APT group demands a ransom of 70 million dollars for the data or wants to publish it on the Internet. The group is probably demanding the highest ransom that has ever been demanded. Not TSMC but a…

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.ZIP domain: Hackers love the Google gift
June 23, 2023
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Google has been marketing the new .zip domain (TLD) since the beginning of May. They cost as little as $15 a year, but could quickly make millions for cybercriminals. Since May 2023, more than 10.000 .ZIP domains have already been registered. Because: E-mail recipients think they see a ZIP file, but for them a link to a dangerous .zip website. Talos researchers took a closer look at the new .zip domains. Analyzing telemetry data, they've noticed patterns that don't bode well. Because the new ending seems to be attracting hackers across the board. The problem…

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PLAY group: German foreign trade agency GTAI hacked
16 May 2023
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The GTAI - Germany Trade & Invest - , the foreign trade agency of the Federal Republic of Germany, was paralyzed by a hacker attack. The APT group PLAY published the attack on its leak page and claims to have captured a lot of sensitive data. The GTAI states on its website that it is currently not available by email or telephone. The note on the GTAI website only briefly states that due to a hacker attack you can only be reached to a limited extent. They express their regrets to the visitors and are working on the…

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MXDR: With AI and expert knowledge against hackers
16 May 2023
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MXDR: With AI and expert knowledge against hackers

AI-based risk analysis and human expert knowledge: Ontinue presents its Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) and explains which three typical problems companies can solve by working with a security partner. Endpoint detection and response was yesterday. Today, companies show their attackers the MXDR rake and work closely with specialized service providers to do this. They use their know-how to implement an expanded security concept that is based on the teamwork of everyone involved and AI-based monitoring of all entry points. A security concept for all entry points The external experts are expanding the proven automated detection of and reaction to…

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Hacker attack: Access to many BKK health insurance companies is limited
8 May 2023
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The cyber attack on the IT service provider Bitmarck at the end of April is probably not that easy to work through. Furthermore, many company health insurance companies can only be reached to a very limited extent - sometimes only under emergency numbers. Most online services, customer apps or access to the electronic patient file are also partially disrupted. For many IT managers of health insurance companies, company health insurance companies or associations, there is currently a drama: many customer services that the health insurance companies offer to the insured are still not available or usable. The background is the cyber attack at the end of April this year on the IT service provider Bitmarck, which is far from having all systems...

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Dark Web: Hackers are looking for ways to manipulate ChatGPT
7 May 2023
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The scramble to use ChatGPT for cybercrime has seen a seven-fold increase in dark web forums where hackers discuss how to manipulate the chatbot. That’s according to a new study by cybersecurity company NordVPN. According to the research, the number of new posts on dark web forums about the AI ​​tool rose from 120 in January to 870 in February — a 625 percent increase. The number of forum posts related to ChatGPT increased by 145% from 37 to 91 in one month as discussions surrounding the abuse…

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Cyber ​​attack on IT service providers of 80 German health insurance companies
30 April 2023
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Cyber ​​attack on IT service providers of 80 German health insurance companies

The IT service provider Bitmarck, which is managed with the exclusive participation of health insurance companies and associations, was the victim of a cyber attack. Bitmarck sells and develops software that is used by health insurance companies to manage the data of more than 25 million patients. According to Bitmarck, it has taken systems offline, including its regular website. The disruption at Bitmarck is said to be so massive that the health insurance companies cannot use certain services. These problems will probably not be solved anytime soon. The IT service provider provides software services for over 80 health insurance companies and associations. After all, he is himself...

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ALPHV: POS system provider NCR attacked
23 April 2023
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NCR, known for POS systems and services for the catering industry, was the victim of a hacker attack on one of its cloud systems from the subsidiary Aloha Enterprise a few days ago. The leak page of the APT group ALPHV or BlackCat claims to be the attacker. The perpetrators are said not to have penetrated further, but influence the flow of some services. Problems with the cloud service of the NCR subsidiary Aloha Enterprise are said to have occurred on April 12th. The service's status page reported an outage for 2 days, but gave no further indication of the reason. It was not until April 15th that…

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