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BSI: Cyber ​​security situation in Germany due to the Russia-Ukraine war
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The BSI has updated its assessment of the current cyber security situation in Germany after the Russian attack on Ukraine. Since the beginning of the attack on February 24, 2022, the BSI - Federal Office for Information Security - has been reviewing the security situation. In view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is continuously evaluating the situation in relation to information security in Germany. BSI: Increased threat situation in Germany The BSI continues to determine an increased threat situation for Germany. In principle, this also applies to critical infrastructures. That…

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Cyber ​​war in Ukraine: DDoS attacks increase by 46 percent
Cyber ​​war in Ukraine: DDoS attacks increase by 46 percent

In the first quarter of 2022, the number of DDoS attacks increased by a factor of 4,5 compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Furthermore, the average duration of an attack was 80 times longer than in Q1 2021. Kaspersky experts consider it likely that this increase in attacks is due to hacktivist activities. DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks aim to disrupt the network resources used by businesses and organizations and impair their proper operation. Successful attacks, especially on authorities and institutions in the financial sector, have far-reaching negative…

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Attack on Ukrainian energy industry with Industroyer 2
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In further attacks on the Ukrainian energy industry, ESET was able to identify a new variant of the Industroyer malware: Industroyer 2. ESET researchers suspect the APT group Sandworm to be behind the latest attacks with a high level of certainty. Substations in Ukraine are under attack. The aim of the hackers is to shut down the infrastructure. ESET researchers have worked closely with Ukraine's CERT to protect the company's network. Here, a new variant of the Industroyer malware was discovered, which the experts are now calling Industroyer2. Industroyer is a notorious malware that was deployed by APT group Sandworm back in 2016 to…

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Russian hackers attack NATO detachments
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Google Threat Analysis Group published a post titled “Tracking cyber activity in Eastern Europe”. In it, the Google experts describe how Russian hackers carried out very targeted phishing attacks on a NATO competence center. The group COLDRIVER should be responsible for it. The group COLDRIVER, a Russia-based threat actor sometimes referred to as Calisto, has launched credential phishing campaigns targeting several US-based NGOs and think tanks, a Balkan country's military and a Ukraine-based defense company. The group was recognized years ago by F-Secure experts (now WithSecure) in their…

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Webinar March 31, 2022: Ukraine War - Prevent data loss through cyber attacks
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The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is also increasingly being waged in cyberspace. Right now you need a data backup solution that protects against cyber attacks and data loss. Companies should rely on backup software that is prepared for the only goal that is important in an emergency: guaranteed data availability and fast recovery! Webinar on March 31, 2022 from 11:00 a.m.: Prevent data loss through cyber attacks with NovaStor DataCenter NovaStor, your German manufacturer and solution provider for data backup, will provide information in the webinar on the following topics: Why your company is also threatened by cyber attacks Which specific ones Take immediate action at...

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More online crime as a result of war?
SophosNews

As a result of the war between Russia and Ukraine: will we see more or less online crime? Digital isolation and economic sanctions could reduce or increase Russia's contribution to global cybercrime. An assessment by Chester Wisniewski , Principal Research Scientist, Sophos. There is growing speculation in the cybersecurity community about how Russia's military offensive against Ukraine could impact online crime. Russia is becoming increasingly isolated, both by Russia itself and by foreign companies going out of business with the federation. The isolation is not only economic, but also digital in nature. Two major internet backbone operators have…

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After HermeticWiper comes CaddyWiper
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ESET experts report that they have discovered another destructive malware in Ukraine. This means that cyber attacks with new wiper malware occur every week. After HermeticWiper and IsaacWiper, now comes CaddyWiper. Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine has been constantly hit by new cyber attacks. Parallel to the Russian invasion, more and more new destructive wiper malware, which is used for targeted attacks, is currently appearing. The attacks do not intend to infiltrate, but simply to destroy systems and data. The latest discovery by ESET researchers is CaddyWiper. The malicious program was used in attacks against organizations and companies. The…

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Chronicle of cyber attacks on Ukraine
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine was not the starting signal for increased cyber attacks. ESET has been observing attacks and espionage actions on authorities, companies and institutions in the Eastern European country since 2014. A constantly updated overview of ESET. There are repeated cyber attacks on critical infrastructures in Ukraine. For example, at the end of 2015, the power grid in a Ukrainian region was shut down, leaving around 1,5 million people without electricity for hours. The experts of the European IT security manufacturer have created their own category on WeLiveSecurity, which contains all analyzes and reports...

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Anonymous attacks Russian government websites
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Hackers are also involved in the Ukraine crisis, and according to the latest reports, the Anonymous collective is targeting the Russian government websites, among others. Chester Wisniewski, Principal Security Scientist at Sophos, comments on recent actions and plans. “Anonymous is less a group than an idea. Historically, it inspired people to exercise vigilance on behalf of the wronged and oppressed. Therefore, whenever there is any sign of success against the “dark side”, followers are ready to give credit for such actions, be it a DDoS attack (Distributed Denial of…

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Can security programs detect HermeticWiper?
Can security programs detect HermeticWiper?

The Austrian IT security test laboratory AV-Comparatives has tested the protection against the recently discovered malware HermeticWiper. The data-wiping malware has been used in international targeted attacks, such as in Ukraine. Their goal is not to steal money or data, but simply to render victims' computers unusable. HermeticWiper abuses the services of a legitimate company that produces hard drive partitioning software. This type of utility can create, modify and delete the data storage areas (partitions) on a computer's system disk. HermeticWiper uses (unauthorized) this useful utility to copy the boot information of the system disk...

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