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Bitcoin Wallet hacked? 1 Billion US $ withdrawn

[German]Has a hacker managed to crack a so-called Bitcoin wallet that stores credit balances of a crypto-money account? It is certain that a Bitcoin wallet that has been passed around in hacker circles since 2015 has been emptied. The account … Continue reading

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Hackers publish stolen security information from Swedish security provider Gunnebo

[German]Hackers have managed to penetrate the IT network of the Swedish security company Gunnebo Groups and capture data. This data has now probably been published in underground forums. Advertising

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Visa EMV cards: PIN authorization for NFC payment bypassed

[German]Paying with a Visa credit card via NFC is usually PIN-secured above certain limit. However, researchers have now succeeded in cracking Visa EMC cards via NFC connections, making it possible to make payments without PIN authorization. Here is a brief … Continue reading

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Zero-Day in Autodesk 3ds Max used for industrial espionage

[German]Security analysts at Bitdefender have discovered a new case of industrial espionage by an APT hacker group in a recent analysis. A plugin for Autodesk 3ds Max was used to smuggle malware into companies for industrial espionage purposes. The case … Continue reading

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Twitter hack of July 2020: First arrests

In the blog post Twitter accounts hacked (July 15, 2020) I had reported about a successful hack of Twitter accounts. The hackers had captured Bitcoins in the six-digit dollar range from their victims. Now there have been first arrests – … Continue reading

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Save.tv/UseNeXT.de online again after hack, Data leaked

[German]The provider SAVE.TV is back online with his service since a few days – and after a hack. The same applies to the UseNeXT.de service. I had the topic with me on resubmission in order to add or disclose information. … Continue reading

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British airline EasyJet hacked, customer data leaked

[German] British airline EasyJet was the victim of a cyber attack. The attackers were able to extract customer data (such as e-mail addresses, travel data) from around nine million customers. There were also 2,000 credit card records among them. Addendum: … Continue reading

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Many super Computers in Europe down after hack

[German]Several high-performance computers in Europe were attacked by cyber criminals and have since been taken down (means offline from the internet). It is not yet entirely clear what the target of the attack was. Addendum: It seems, the attackers mined … Continue reading

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Fresenius probably victim of a Snake Ransomware attack

[German]The medical technology and health care company Fresenius has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. According to my information, it could be the snake ransomware. As a result, the company had to cut back some of its production. Advertising

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Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB) hacked

[German]The Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has been the victim of a cyber attack. At this time it is recommended that all Windows computer systems on the campus be shut down. Advertising

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