Posted On: 2018-09-14Written By: Christopher BertschCategory: Main News
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two thirds of Germany’s manufacturers have been hit by cyber-crime attacks, costing industry in Europe’s largest economy some 43 billion euros ($50 billion), according to a survey published by Germany’s IT sector association on Thursday.
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Posted On: 2018-08-24Written By: Christopher BertschCategory: Main News
The FBI received a report from the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) that unknown actors sought access to a voter database through a phishing campaign. Security firm Lookout was reported to have warned the DNC Tuesday that it had found a fake login page for VoteBuilder, a tool the party uses so its campaigns can better target voters. The apparent attackers' apparent aim was to obtain credentials they could use to access the party's voter information. The DNC's Chief Security Officer Bob Lord briefed party officials on the attack yesterday, then made a public statement denouncing the current US Administration for not protecting the political process from hackers. The party also spoke about the incident to a number of media outlets.
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Posted On: 2018-03-19Written By: Christopher BertschCategory: Main News
Larry Abrams at Bleepingcomputer warned against a new strain called Zenis Ransomware, which was discovered this week by the MalwareHunterTeam.
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Posted On: 2018-02-01Written By: Christopher BertschCategory: Main News
It's suddenly all over the news. In hindsight, it was a matter of "not if, but when". Sophos just warned against a new hybrid worm that combines the ETERNALBLUE exploit and cryptomining.
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