Ransomware
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Cyberattack leaves Berlin university without email access
Read moreThe Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology (BHT) is currently cut off from the digital world. Both website and email server at the German capital’s second largest university of applied sciences have been disconnected after falling victim to hackers.
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What ransomware gangs are looking for in an ideal victim
Read moreSecurity experts recently investigated offers made by ransomware actors to buy network accesses on the darknet, shedding light on the criteria cyber criminals use when selecting target companies to blackmail with their maliciously encrypted data.
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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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Company servers fall prey to unusual new ransomware
Read moreA new ransomware campaign specifically targeting the encryption of enterprise servers has been discovered by security researchers. The technology employed by the criminals indicates the involvement of notorious cyber gangsters.
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Ransomware becoming ever trickier
Read moreThe German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has issued an alert on a new wave of Gandcrab ransomware attacks.
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Beware of fake job applications containing ransomware
Read moreFake job application emails are currently doing the rounds in Germany, which infect windows PCs with ransomware, encrypt files and try to blackmail users into paying ransom.
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Safe, Not Sorry; Protect Your Data
Read moreRansomware is a very real threat. Follow the adage; it is better to be safe than sorry.
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What we can learn from “WannaCry”
Read moreOn the past weekend the headlines were coming thick and fast about the ransomware known as “WannaCry”, which had paralyzed computers around the globe – even impacting on critical infrastructure.