Search results for: “ransomware”
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Alarmierende Zahlen: aktuelle Cybersecurity-Statistiken
Read more2020 hält den Rekord für die meisten Cyberangriffe und Datenverluste weltweit. Wir haben Zahlen und Trends gesammelt und wagen auch einen Blick in die Security-Glaskugel.
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FBI issues warning over imminent cyber threats targeting US hospitals
Read moreThe US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has joined other federal agencies in issuing an alert about an “increased and imminent” threat of cybercrime facing US healthcare institutions. According to the warning, cyber extortionists are attempting to lock up hospital information systems – just as the country is grappling with a rising number of Covid-19…
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German IT security situation increasingly critical in 2020
Read moreThe German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has just released its 2020 report on the IT security situation in Germany. It once again underlines the fact that a high-performance email security service is absolutely essential in this day and age.
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Interpol reports increase in cyber attacks on hospitals
Read moreInterpol, the international police organization, has issued an alert following a rise in ransomware attacks on hospitals and other healthcare institutions on the front line of the battle against the raging Covid-19 pandemic.
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Allianz Survey: Cyber Incidents Now the Principal Risk for Businesses
Read moreA survey of more than 2,700 risk management experts from over 100 countries has revealed that cyber incidents are now the main peril for businesses.
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City of New Orleans, University of Giessen, Fürth Hospital Fall Victim to Cybercrime – Who’s Next in Line?
Read moreThe computers at the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen have been offline for days. Last week, Klinikum Fürth (a large municipal hospital in southern Germany) was forced to disconnect from the emergency care services network. On the very same day, the City of New Orleans was caused to take precautionary steps after a virus had been…
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NSA Tool Cripples US Local Authorities
Read moreFor three weeks now, the computers at Baltimore’s city administration have been held as virtual hostages. They have been infected with ransomware that relies on the “EternalBlue” malware developed by US military intelligence service the NSA. The extortionists are demanding a ransom of 13 bitcoins, which converts into roughly 100,000 dollars and which Baltimore is…
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Companies fear the business risks posed by cyber incidents
Read moreSpecialty insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) surveyed roughly 2400 companies around the globe for its Risk Barometer 2019 to determine which risks they see their businesses exposed to. “Cyber Incidents” ranked second on the resulting list of answers.
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Protection of email remains essential
Read moreIBM security experts X-Force have released their “Threat Intelligence Index” for 2019. It once again reveals that a large portion of attacks are conducted by means of phishing emails.