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More and more attacks on critical infrastructures
More and more attacks on critical infrastructures

The series of cyber attacks on critical infrastructures - KRITIS - does not seem to stop. At the beginning of February, a hack attack caught the Swiss company Swissport and disrupted flight operations in Switzerland, then the ransomware attack on the Oiltanking tank farm in Germany, attacks on SEA-Invest in Belgium and Evos in the Netherlands. Some expert comments. “Cyber ​​attackers often target their attacks where they can cause the most business disruption. This way, the victim might be more willing to pay ransom to get their systems back online. For this reason…

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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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New ransomware group ALPHV – BlackCat
New ransomware group ALPHV - BlackCat Oiltanking

Gasoline supplier Oiltanking is a prominent victim of the new ransomware group ALPHV – BlackCat. Varonis Threat Labs: Targeted recruitment of partners through financially attractive offers with payouts of up to 90 percent of profits. Since the end of 2021, Varonis Threat Labs have observed increased activity by the ransomware group ALPHV (also known as BlackCat), which is actively recruiting new partners as a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) provider, including (former) members of other gangs such as REvil, Black Matter and Dark Side. The attack on the gas station supplier Oiltanking, which affected Shell among others, goes back to BlackCat. Other destinations include larger…

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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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