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Data breach at trading platform Robinhood exposes 7 million customer records
[German]The U.S. company Robinhood Markets has confirmed a privacy incident involving the personal data of about 7 million customers. That's about a third of its users. Among other things, a cyberattacker captured emails, which could lead to follow-up attacks on … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (November 9, 2021)
[German]On November 9, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to the current version 21H1) were released. Here are some details about the respective patchday security … Continue reading
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Windows Server 2008 R2 gets another year ESU support until January 9, 2024
[German]Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired on January 14, 2020. However, Microsoft had provided a paid Extended Security Update Support for the two operating systems, which provides updates until January 10, 2023. Now it has … Continue reading
Ransomware attack on German medical service provider medatixx
[German]The German service provider for medical practices, medatixx GmbH & Co. KG, fell victim to a ransomware attack in the middle of last week. Not only the services for medical practices (doctor's offices) are is affected. Data of customers might … Continue reading
Media Markt/Saturn: Ransomware attack by hive gang, $240 million US ransom demand
[German]The ransomware attack on Media Markt/Saturn's service provider, which became public on November 8, 2021, was carried out by the Hive gang. According to various reports, the attackers demanded between $50 and $240 million in ransom. Since the attack on … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Five affilitates of Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware group arrested
[German]The air is getting thinner for supporters and affiliates of various ransomware gangs. Pressure from law enforcement is increasing. Europol has uncovered and arrested five people who were actively involved in extortion as affiliates for the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware group. Those … Continue reading
Ransomware Attack on electronic retail markets of Media Markt/Saturn
[German]The electronics stores of the Media Markt and Saturn chains (in Germany and the Netherlands) have fallen victim to a successful ransomware attack. The more than 3,100 servers of these companies were encrypted, which has a direct impact on business … Continue reading
Ukraine doxing five members of the Gamaredon APT
[Germab]The Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) has been able to uncover the true identities of five members of the Gamaredon cyber espionage group. The five men operate out of the Crimean branch of Russia's Federal Intelligence Service (FSB) from Sevastopol in … Continue reading
Babuk gang uses ProxyShell vulnerability in Exchange for ransomware attacks
[German]Cisco Talos security researchers have discovered that the Babuk ransomware gang is using the ProxyShell vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange to install a web shell called "China Chopper". A Babuk ransomware partner named "Tortilla" probably joined the group in October and … Continue reading
Database with millions of data of VPN users unprotected on the Internet (Oct. 2021)
[German]Anyone who uses VPN providers must be able to rely on their security and integrity. Security researcher Bob Diachenko of comparitech has recently come across an unprotected database (no password) on the Internet containing more than 300 million records with … Continue reading