dena-Tagung: Cybersicherheit als Achillesferse der Energiewirtschaft
Cyberangriffe bremsen derzeit die Energiewende. Auf dem „Future Energy Day“ der Deutsche Energie-Agentur dena in Berlin geht es auch um eine Gegenstrategie. Die Energiewirtschaft leidet unter Cyberangriffen. Wie betroffene Unternehmen damit umgehen und welche Strategien für mehr Sicherheit im Energienetz nötig sind, diskutierte die Deutsche Energie-Agentur dena auf dem „Future Energy Day“ am vergangenen Donnerstag […]
U.S. Adds 2 More Chinese Telecom Firms to National Security Threat List
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added Pacific Network Corp, along with its subsidiary ComNet (USA) LLC, and China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited, to the list of communications equipment and services that have been deemed a threat to national security. The agency said the companies are subject to the Chinese government’s exploitation, influence, and shoppingmode control, and could […]
Emotet Botnet Started Distributing Quantum and BlackCat Ransomware
The Emotet malware is now being leveraged by ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups, including Quantum and BlackCat, after Conti’s official retirement from the threat landscape this year. Emotet started off as a banking trojan in 2014, but updates added to it over time have transformed the malware into a highly potent threat that’s capable of downloading other payloads onto the […]
CISA Warns of Hackers Exploiting Recent Zoho ManageEngine Vulnerability
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a recently disclosed security flaw in Zoho ManageEngine to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. „Zoho ManageEngine PAM360, Password Manager Pro, and Access Manager Plus contain an unspecified vulnerability which allows for remote code execution,“ the agency said in a notice. […]
Are hackers in your phone? Here’s how to find out
There are easy ways to prevent your information from being stolen I’ve heard from many people who have been cyberstalked over the years. Sadly, today’s tech makes it all too easy. Take Apple AirTags, for example. They’re cheap, small, and easy to hide — and can tell the owner exactly where you are located. Here are six […]
Gebührenbetrug und Phishing durch Schwachstelle in Microsoft Teams
Durch eine Schwachstelle in MS Teams können Angreifer Firmen unter anderem um Telefoniegebühren betrügen. Administratoren können sich jedoch gezielt schützen. Eine Schwachstelle in der Telefonieintegration Direct Routing von Microsoft Teams hat der deutsche IT-Security-Consultant Moritz Abrell von der Firma SySS gefunden: Aufgrund unzureichender Authentifizierungsmethoden von Seiten Microsoft ist die Software anfällig für Gebührenbetrug. Die Schwachstelle […]
Hacker schicken Dutzende Moskauer Taxis an selben Ort und schaffen Chaos
Ein «Anschlag» auf eines von Moskaus grössten Taxiunternehmen hat für einen Verkehrsstau gesorgt: Hacker hatten alle verfügbaren Wagen des Unternehmens an die selbe Adresse geschickt. Der Hintergrund ist unklar. Darum gehts Am Donnerstagmorgen gab es in der Moskauer City einen ungewöhnlichen Stau. Unzählige Taxis waren gleichzeitig zur selben Adresse unterwegs. Hinter der Aktion stehen unbekannte […]
FBI charges three Iranians in cyber attacks targeting local US governments, power companies
Senior officials from the Department of Justice and the FBI on Thursday said three Iranians had been indicted on cyber-related charges after a ransom scheme hit critical U.S. infrastructure. The Iranian culprits were named as Mansour Ahmadi, 34, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda, 45, and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari, 30, are believed to still be residing in Iran. There is […]
FACEBOOK ENGINEERS: WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE KEEP ALL YOUR PERSONAL DATA
In a discovery hearing, two veteran Facebook engineers told the court that the company doesn’t keep track of all your personal data. IN MARCH, two veteran Facebook engineers found themselves grilled about the company’s sprawling data collection operations in a hearing for the ongoing lawsuit over the mishandling of private user information stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. […]
New NullMixer Malware Campaign Stealing Users‘ Payment Data and Credentials
Cybercriminals are continuing to prey on users searching for cracked software by directing them to fraudulent websites hosting weaponized installers that deploy malware called NullMixer on compromised systems. „When a user extracts and executes NullMixer, it drops a number of malware files to the compromised machine,“ cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said in a Monday report. „It drops a […]
