Tag Archives: Ransomware

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. Advertising

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Ransomware infection in University Hospital Düsseldorf not responsible for death of a woman

[German]New development in view of the death of a patient in the environment of the ransomware infestation in the University Hospital Düsseldorf. The public prosecutor's office has discontinued its investigations against the unknown hackers because of the death, as there … Continue reading

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Toy maker Mattel victim of a Ransomware attack

[German]The US toy manufacturer, Mattel, has filed information about a successful ransomware attack on its corporate IT. This has been revealed in a report send to the US Securities Exchange Commission. Advertising

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French IT company Sopra Steria attacked by Ryuk ransomware, Zerologon exploited?

[German]The French IT company Sopra Steria, to which, for example, large parts of the IT of the National Health System (NHS) in Great Britain have been transferred, has fallen victim to a Ryuk ransomware attack. If the information I have … Continue reading

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Cruise provider Carnival confirms ransomware attack with data exfiltration

[German]The shipping company Carnival, provider of cruises, has now confirmed an attack with Ransomware. It was also admitted that data of employees and probably also customers of the cruise line were stolen in this attack. Advertising

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German Software AG victim of Cl0p ransomware, data leaked

[German]German based Software AG, headquartered in Darmstadt and competitor of SAP, has fallen victim to a cyber attack. Currently, the websites are offline and the Cl0p gang publishes data that was captured in this attack. Advertising

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Raccine: Protect volume shadow copies from ransomware

[English]Interesting story – a security researcher has developed a tool called Raccine as a simple protection against ransomware. This should prevent ransomware or other malware from deleting the volume shadow copies on Windows NTFS drives. Advertising

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Free check: Has your Email been abused in Emotet attacks?

[German]The Emotet malware is distributed via spam email campaigns. A free service now makes it possible to check whether an email address has already been abused in such a campaign. Advertising

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Swich Swatch Group SA victim of a cyber attack

[German]The Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch has fallen victim to a cyber attack. The company shut down its IT systems after this attack was discovered. Advertising

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AgeLocker Ransomware attacks QNAP NAS drives

[German]A brief warning for users who have QNAP NAS drives in use. The AgeLocker ransomware seems to target such drives that are accessible via the Internet and encrypts their contents. In some cases, files are also taken off for further … Continue reading

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