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Bank Info Security 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Germany Caught Up in Likely Russian Signal Phishing

Governments Have Long Warned About Kremlin Social Engineering HacksSignal is defending the security of its systems following a series of phishing attacks that took place on the encrypted messaging platform, and that reportedly compromised members of the German government including the president of the country's parliament.

Krebs on Security 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Feds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Huge DDoS Attacks

The U.S. Justice Department joined authorities in Canada and Germany in dismantling the online infrastructure behind four highly disruptive botnets that compromised more than three million hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as routers and web cameras. The feds say the four botnets -- named Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and Mossad -- are responsible for a series of recent record-smashing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks capable of knocking nearly any target offline.

Cybersecurity agency urges organizations to upgrade or risk total network compromise Germany's infosec office (BSI) is sounding the alarm after finding that 92 percent of the nation's Exchange boxes are still running out-of-support software, a fortnight after Microsoft axed versions 2016 and 2019.…

Stamp it out: Infostealer malware at German outfit may be culprit Britain's Royal Mail is investigating after a crew calling itself GHNA claimed it has put 144GB of the delivery giant’s data up for sale, perhaps after acquiring it with the same stolen credentials it used to crack Samsung Germany.…

Bank Info Security 1 year, 9 months ago

Chinese Hackers Build Massive Botnet Targeting US Devices

Global Botnet's Victims Are in United States, Germany, Romania and Hong KongFBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday the bureau seized control of a Chinese-developed botnet that maintained access to thousands of compromised devices across the globe as part of an effort to launch widespread disruptive cyberattacks. The botnet is a Mirai variant.

Bank Info Security 2 years, 2 months ago

Russian GRU Hackers Compromised German, Czech Targets

APT28 Used Microsoft Outlook Zero-Day, Governments SaidThe German and Czech governments on Friday disclosed that Russian military intelligence hackers targeted political parties and critical infrastructure as part of an espionage campaign that began last year. "The EU will not tolerate such malicious behavior," the European Union said in a statement.

Bank Info Security 2 years, 2 months ago

Microsoft Questioned by German Lawmakers About Russian Hack

Company Officials Reportedly Said Hackers Just Obtained Read-Only Access to CodeRussian nation-state hackers who compromised Microsoft's source code repository gained read-only access but not the ability to change code, top company officials reportedly told a German parliamentary committee on Wednesday. Microsoft is being criticized for high-profile security failures.

Bank Info Security 2 years, 3 months ago

Free Ransomware: LockBit Knockoffs and Imposters Proliferate

Experts See Surge in Attacks, Including in Russia, Using Leaked LockBit CodeWhat do a German healthcare network, a Russian security company and an American bridal clothing retailer have in common? All seem to have been compromised in recent months by attackers who wielded LockBit crypto-locking malware - but who weren't tied to the actual LockBit operation.

Bank Info Security 2 years, 4 months ago

Germany Rules Out Russian Hack in Military Data Leak

Defense Minister Pistorius Says Leak Caused by Webex 'Application Error'German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius on Tuesday said the recent leak of intercepted military data was the result of an "application error" and not caused by a system compromise by Russian hackers. Pistorius also said the country is continuing to examine the incident further.

$200 a day buys you 90,000 victims A Russian operated botnet known as RSOCKS has been shut down by the US Department of Justice acting with law enforcement partners in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. It is believed to have compromised millions of computers and other devices around the globe.…