Born's Tech and Windows World

[German]New twist in the cat-and-mouse game between ransomware groups and their victims. Some victims try to keep a cyber incident secret. The ransomware group AlphV (also known as BlackCat) has made a new volte face in the field of extortion. As of November 15, 2023, the cybercriminals have filed a complaint against their victim MeridianLink with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to report a security incident to the SEC.

Continue reading →

[German]In May 2023, there were probably two waves of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure (KRITIS) in Denmark, as has only now become known. In a report published by SektorCERT, the whole thing is described as the largest known cyberattack on Danish critical infrastructure. In the two waves of attacks, 22 energy companies from Denmark were compromised. The focus was on vulnerabilities in Zyxel devices (firewalls), some of which could be exploited as 0-day.

Continue reading →