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Hackers promote fake websites on search engines 
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Since May 2023, security experts have been monitoring a campaign by hackers who use online ads to lure their victims to fake websites. The Bitdefender Labs experts are aware of references to supposed websites of well-known services such as AnyDeks, WinSCP, Cisco AnyConnect, Slack and TreeSize. In recent years, hackers have increasingly targeted customers and businesses with infected software promoted via advertisements. The recipe is simple: cybercriminal groups set up fake websites for highly interesting software and promote them through advertisements at the top of the results page. It only takes one search and one click to…

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SMBs do not want to work with cyber attack victims
SMBs do not want to work with cyber attack victims

50 percent of SMEs and 64 percent of large companies in Germany would never work with a company that had previously suffered a cyber attack. Certified security measures are desired, but not checked. As a Kaspersky survey shows, 50 percent of SMEs and 64 percent of large companies in Germany do not want to work with other companies that have already been the victim of a cyber attack. It is therefore important for more than three quarters (84,1 percent) of all companies that (potential) partners have implemented certified security measures to protect themselves against cyber attacks. These results go...

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Cyber ​​attack: Manufacturer medi probably suffered major damage
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The manufacturer of medical aids medi, based in Bayreuth, now welcomes customers again with a functioning website and shop. However, the company's information shows that it was probably hit very hard by the cyber attack. We had already reported on the cyber attack on the manufacturer of medical aids medi at the beginning of August. The company provided transparent information about current events at all times. But for quite a long time no orders and little customer contact were possible. That looks better now. The official record states that...

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30 percent of families have been victims of a phishing attack
30 percent of families have been victims of a phishing attack

Phishing emails can hit anyone, whether in the office or in your own four walls. The risk of phishing attempts increases with children - both in private and at work. This is shown by the current survey “Cybersecurity in Numbers” by G DATA CyberDefense in cooperation with Statista and brand eins: More than 35 percent of those questioned with children in the household had already been the victim of a phishing email. Phishing emails are still one of the biggest cyber threats. Countless such messages end up in private or business mailboxes every day. Families are exposed to a significantly higher risk of phishing….

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Corporations: 75% victims of cyber attacks
Cyber ​​attack RDP attack ransomware

Three quarters of all German companies were victims of cyber attacks in the past year. Trend Micro's Cyber ​​Risk Index indicates an increased risk of cyber attacks worldwide - German companies are better positioned in an international comparison. Trend Micro publishes new study results, according to which 75 percent of companies in Germany experienced cyber attacks that infiltrated their networks or systems in the past twelve months. The majority (64 percent) of the companies surveyed in Germany expect that such attacks will likely occur again in the next twelve months "somewhat" to "very". The findings come from the latest version of the Cyber ​​...

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