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Egregor ransomware infection at Randstad
[German]Randstad, a globally active company for temporary employment, has fallen victim to an Egregor ransomware infection. The attackers infected the company's servers and had access to data on Randstad's activities in the United States, Poland, Italy and France.
Microsoft & Google are abused for phishing
[German]Check Point security researchers are currently seeing a sharp increase in phishing emails that use well-known brands to disguise the fraud. Here's some information I've received from Check Point warning against fake emails on behalf of Microsoft and Google.
TP-Link TL-WA701ND AP and a 'Backdoor'
[German]The TP-Link TL-WA701ND AP creates a WLAN network with a hidden SSID, which acts like a backdoor into a network behind the device. A user came across this backdoor by chance.
Will expired certificates kicks unpatched older devices at the end of 2020 out of business?
[German]Owners of older devices that don't get any more updates will probably have to prepare themselves for the fact that they will become inoperable at the turn of the year 2020/2021 – at least as far as access to secure … Continue reading
Cyber attack on Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer
[German]In November 2020, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. was the victim of a cyber attack in which the company's files at one location were accessed and the data stock encrypted. Embraer has now confirmed the incident, and some details of … 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 ...
Microsoft 365 ‘Workplace Analytics’ Productivity Score: Microsoft's privacy committment
[German]Microsoft's software developers have enhanced their Microsoft 365 with a 'Workplace Analytics' feature that allows administrators to monitor and evaluate the performance of their users. Over the last week, there's been a lot of conversation about Microsoft Productivity Score from … Continue reading
US-CERT warning: Secure Fortinet SSL VPNs, change passwords
[German]The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has raised the alarm about a Fortinet FortiOS vulnerability. The Fortinet products with unpatched Fortinet FortiOS are under targeted attack. And Darknet has a list of credentials for such systems in circulation. Although … Continue reading
Telephone scam – Vishing threatens teleworkers
[German]Security researchers at Check Point have observed hackers using social engineering primarily to defraud home office employees. The targets are personal information, funds and the introduction of malware into a corporate network.
Contaminated QR codes infect smartphones
[German]Security researchers at Check Point are observing a new trend among hackers: they are attempting to steal more access data via infected QR codes or load fraudulent applications and malware onto users' cell phones.
Security researchers infiltrate IRC botnet
[German]A security researcher from CyberNews has succeeded in infiltrating an IRC botnet that tried to attack one of their honeypots. In a chat with the botmaster, the researcher tried to find out what the IRC botnet is used for and … Continue reading