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[German]It does not seem to be a coincidence:  On February 24, 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine began – and on that early morning satellite communication for thousands of wind turbines in Europe failed. The background is that communication with the KA-SAT satellite network is disrupted. The wind turbines are still producing electricity, but can no longer be controlled remotely via this satellite link for maintenance. There are indications of a cyber attack.

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A small addition to the cyber attack on the Swedish provider Axis Communication (which belongs to Canon). The provider of (IP) security cameras was indeed since 20 February 2022 with many of its services no longer accessible via the Internet. As of Feb. 27, 2022, Axis Communications has published information about what has been (see axis.com confirmed cyber attack (Feb. 23, 2022)).

[German]Microsoft has disclosed some information about cyberattacks on facilities in Ukraine as of February 28, 2022. According to the U.S. vendor, the cyberattacks began hours before Russian troops entered Ukraine, as they were detected via their own telemetry. Microsoft notified the government of Ukraine of these attacks and within three hours updated Microsoft Defender signatures to detect malware in use.

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[German]The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had an unexpected effect on cyber security. First there were serious cyberattacks on facilities in Ukraine. Then the Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the Russian government and threatened retaliation for cyberattacks on Russian facilities. Now, a hacker from Ukraine who has access to the chat server has made more than 60,000 chats public and plans to publish more material.

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[German]The manufacturer of graphics cards and chips, Nvidia, has probably fallen victim to a cyber attack. Currently, the manufacturer is still investigating the details that affected parts of its internal network. According to my information, it was an attack classified as relatively minor, which is currently still being investigated in terms of its impact. The internal operation of Nvidia's IT was affected for two days, and it is currently unclear whether data was leaked. In addition, the Snatch cyber gang is claiming an attack on McDonald in the US.

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