Industry News
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Spam campaigns increasingly exploiting coronavirus fears
Read moreThe coronavirus has got everybody talking. So it’s hardly surprising that spammers, always ready to tap into current events, have started to jump on the coronavirus bandwagon.
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Retarus Awarded TISAX Certification
Read moreRetarus has successfully completed the TISAX audit, certifying the processing of information for the automotive sector in compliance with high security requirements.
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Retarus Launches 15th Branch Office in Timișoara, Romania
Read moreLast Thursday, Retarus celebrated the founding of their latest local subsidiary, this time in Romania. The inauguration of the company’s new office in Timișoara now brings the number of Retarus branch offices up to 15.
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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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New ransomware variant wreaks havoc in Spain
Read moreA targeted ransomware attack has succeeded in encrypting the networks of at least two companies in Spain, with the impact extending far wider.
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Phishers brazenly exploiting PSD2 uncertainty
Read moreLast Saturday saw the introduction of the newly revised EU Payment Services Directive, PSD2. Many consumers still know far too little about the implications of the new regulations or have been made uncertain by the information they have received from banks or other providers of financial services – an opportunity that cyber criminals are surely…
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281 Scammers at one blow
Read moreLaw enforcement authorities in about a dozen countries this week apprehended more than 280 suspected email scammers as part of a concerted campaign.
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Retarus is a GS1 Germany Solution Partner
Read moreRetarus is listed as a GS1 Germany Solution Partner in GS1 Germany’s Service Provider Market (“Markt der Dienstleister”).
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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…