Tag: cyberattack
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Cyberangriffe rund um Weihnachten und den Jahreswechsel
Die Feiertage gelten als Zeit der Ruhe, des Schenkens und der Erholung doch für Cyberkriminelle sind sie eine Gelegenheit, die sie gezielt ausnutzen. Genau dann, wenn viele Mitarbeitende gedanklich bereits im Urlaub sind und Abläufe unter Jahresendstress stehen, versuchen Angreifer, unaufmerksame oder unterbesetzte Teams hinters Licht zu führen. Ob Holiday-Phishing, gefälschte Zahlungsanweisungen oder Risiken […]…
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Malware in Bewegung: Animierte Köder infizieren PCs
Cyberkriminelle verfeinern ihre Methoden zunehmend, um Erkennungssysteme zu umgehen. Laut dem aktuellen Threat Insights Report von HP Inc. setzen Angreifer auf überzeugende Animationen, gefälschte Plattformen und käufliche Malware-Dienste, um ihre Angriffe schwerer erkennbar zu machen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/malware-animierte-koeder-infizieren-pcs
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Russische APT-Gruppe greift westliche KRITIS-Betreiber an
Tags: access, apt, authentication, backup, blizzard, cloud, credentials, cve, cyberattack, cyberespionage, infrastructure, intelligence, kritis, malware, mfa, mssp, router, service, threat, veeam, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayEine russische Cyberspionage-Kampagne zielt auf Energieversorger.Das Team von Amazon Threat Intelligence stellte fest, dass eine vom russischen Staat geförderte Cyberspionagegruppe vermehrt Energieunternehmen und Anbieter kritischer Infrastrukturen (KRITIS) ins Visier genommen hat.Die Gruppe ist demnach seit mindestens 2021 aktiv und hat es vor allem auf Fehlkonfigurationen von Geräten abgesehen. Die Angreifer nutzen aber auch bekannte Schwachstellen…
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Russische APT-Gruppe greift westliche KRITIS-Betreiber an
Tags: access, apt, authentication, backup, blizzard, cloud, credentials, cve, cyberattack, cyberespionage, infrastructure, intelligence, kritis, malware, mfa, mssp, router, service, threat, veeam, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayEine russische Cyberspionage-Kampagne zielt auf Energieversorger.Das Team von Amazon Threat Intelligence stellte fest, dass eine vom russischen Staat geförderte Cyberspionagegruppe vermehrt Energieunternehmen und Anbieter kritischer Infrastrukturen (KRITIS) ins Visier genommen hat.Die Gruppe ist demnach seit mindestens 2021 aktiv und hat es vor allem auf Fehlkonfigurationen von Geräten abgesehen. Die Angreifer nutzen aber auch bekannte Schwachstellen…
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Russische APT-Gruppe greift westliche KRITIS-Betreiber an
Tags: access, apt, authentication, backup, blizzard, cloud, credentials, cve, cyberattack, cyberespionage, infrastructure, intelligence, kritis, malware, mfa, mssp, router, service, threat, veeam, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayEine russische Cyberspionage-Kampagne zielt auf Energieversorger.Das Team von Amazon Threat Intelligence stellte fest, dass eine vom russischen Staat geförderte Cyberspionagegruppe vermehrt Energieunternehmen und Anbieter kritischer Infrastrukturen (KRITIS) ins Visier genommen hat.Die Gruppe ist demnach seit mindestens 2021 aktiv und hat es vor allem auf Fehlkonfigurationen von Geräten abgesehen. Die Angreifer nutzen aber auch bekannte Schwachstellen…
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Bedrohungsbewusstes Identity Access Management – Wie CIOs und CISOs Angriffe früh stoppen können
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/wie-cios-und-cisos-angriffe-frueh-stoppen-koennen-a-5b7c92db6b62084febfb47c53cf7b07d/
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FortiGate firewall credentials being stolen after vulnerabilities discovered
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, ceo, cisa, credentials, cve, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, firewall, flaw, fortinet, hacker, infrastructure, Internet, kev, least-privilege, login, malicious, network, password, software, theft, threat, update, vulnerabilityCSO. “So far, the pattern of activity has appeared to be opportunistic in nature. While it is difficult to estimate the number of devices directly vulnerable to this vulnerability, there are hundreds of thousands of Fortinet appliances accessible on the public internet through specialized search engines. This allows threat actors to opportunistically attempt exploitation against…
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A cyber attack hit Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) disrupting export operations
A cyber attack hit Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, over the weekend, disrupting its export operations. Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend that disrupted export operations. The company says the incident only affected some administrative systems and did not impact operations. “Thanks to the expertise…
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SoundCloud Hit by Cyberattack, Breach Affects 20% of its Users
SoundCloud confirms a breach affecting an estimated 20% of users, resulting in stolen email addresses. The company is dealing with follow-up DoS attacks by unnamed attackers while media reports allege involvement of ShinyHunters. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/soundcloud-cyberattack-data-breach/
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Venezuelan Oil Company Downplays Alleged US Cyberattack
But media reports described the attack as causing major disruption to PDVSA, the state-owned oil and natural gas company. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/venezuela-oil-company-downplays-alleged-us-cyberattack
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Venezuela state oil company blames cyberattack on US after tanker seizure
PDVSA published a statement on Monday that confirmed the attack but claimed the company has still been able to operate. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/venezuela-state-oil-company-blames-cyberattack-on-us
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CISA Alerts on Apple WebKit Zero-Day Actively Used in Cyberattacks
Tags: apple, cisa, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, exploit, infrastructure, kev, macOS, risk, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting multiple Apple products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, signaling active exploitation in the wild. CVE-2025-43529 represents a severe use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, Apple’s rendering engine, that poses a significant risk to millions of users across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other…
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CISA Alerts on Apple WebKit Zero-Day Actively Used in Cyberattacks
Tags: apple, cisa, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, exploit, infrastructure, kev, macOS, risk, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting multiple Apple products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, signaling active exploitation in the wild. CVE-2025-43529 represents a severe use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, Apple’s rendering engine, that poses a significant risk to millions of users across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other…
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Internet-Based Solar Panel Systems Vulnerable to Rapid Cyberattacks
The rapid global expansion of solar energy infrastructure has created an unprecedented cyber vulnerability. As millions of homes, businesses, and hospitals adopt renewable power sources supported by government initiatives like the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and Europe’s Renewable Energy Directive. Security researchers have uncovered a critical flaw: many solar systems still rely on decades-old industrial…
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Internet-Based Solar Panel Systems Vulnerable to Rapid Cyberattacks
The rapid global expansion of solar energy infrastructure has created an unprecedented cyber vulnerability. As millions of homes, businesses, and hospitals adopt renewable power sources supported by government initiatives like the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and Europe’s Renewable Energy Directive. Security researchers have uncovered a critical flaw: many solar systems still rely on decades-old industrial…
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Cyberattack disrupts Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA’s operations
Tags: cyberattackPetróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend that disrupted its export operations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-disrupts-venezuelan-oil-giant-pdvsas-operations/
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Jaguar Land Rover Confirms August Cyberattack Led to Employee Data Theft
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has officially confirmed that a major cyberattack in August resulted in the theft of sensitive personal data belonging to current and former employees. This disclosure marks the luxury automaker’s first public admission regarding the full scope of the incident, following a month-long production shutdown that cost the company hundreds of millions…
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Jaguar Land Rover Confirms August Cyberattack Led to Employee Data Theft
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has officially confirmed that a major cyberattack in August resulted in the theft of sensitive personal data belonging to current and former employees. This disclosure marks the luxury automaker’s first public admission regarding the full scope of the incident, following a month-long production shutdown that cost the company hundreds of millions…
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French Interior Minister says hackers breached its email servers
The French interior minister confirmed that a cyberattack breached the Interior Ministry, compromising its email servers. The French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced on Friday that threat actors compromised email servers at the Ministry of the Interior. The attack was detected overnight between December 11 and 12, and according to the French interior minister, attackers…
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French Interior Minister says hackers breached its email servers
The French interior minister confirmed that a cyberattack breached the Interior Ministry, compromising its email servers. The French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced on Friday that threat actors compromised email servers at the Ministry of the Interior. The attack was detected overnight between December 11 and 12, and according to the French interior minister, attackers…
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No, SoundCloud hasn’t started tuning out VPNs. It’s mopping up after a cyberattack
Bum note for 20 percent of users whose data leaked First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/16/soundcloud_cyberattack_data_leak/
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No, SoundCloud hasn’t started tuning out VPNs. It’s mopping up after a cyberattack
Bum note for 20 percent of users whose data leaked First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/16/soundcloud_cyberattack_data_leak/
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AWS Report Links Multi-Year Effort to Compromise Cloud Services to Russia
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today published a report detailing a series of cyberattacks occurring over multiple years attributable to Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) that were aimed primarily at the energy sector in North America, Europe and the Middle East. The latest Amazon Threat Intelligence report concludes that the cyberattacks have been evolving since 2021,..…
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AWS Report Links Multi-Year Effort to Compromise Cloud Services to Russia
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today published a report detailing a series of cyberattacks occurring over multiple years attributable to Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) that were aimed primarily at the energy sector in North America, Europe and the Middle East. The latest Amazon Threat Intelligence report concludes that the cyberattacks have been evolving since 2021,..…
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Ransomware-Bande attackiert Ideal Versicherung
Die Ransomware-Bande Akira hat die Versicherungsgruppe Ideal angegriffen.Auf seiner Webseite informiert das Versicherungsunternehmen Ideal aktuell über einen Cyberangriff. Die Systeme seien vorsorglich vom Netz genommen worden und der Geschäftsbetrieb würde nur noch eingeschränkt funktionieren, heißt es.Die zur Versicherungsgruppe gehörende Ahorn AG ist demnach ebenfalls von dem IT-Ausfall betroffen. Hingegen blieb das Tochterunternehmen myLife Lebensversicherung verschont.…
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Ransomware-Bande attackiert Ideal Versicherung
Die Ransomware-Bande Akira hat die Versicherungsgruppe Ideal angegriffen.Auf seiner Webseite informiert das Versicherungsunternehmen Ideal aktuell über einen Cyberangriff. Die Systeme seien vorsorglich vom Netz genommen worden und der Geschäftsbetrieb würde nur noch eingeschränkt funktionieren, heißt es.Die zur Versicherungsgruppe gehörende Ahorn AG ist demnach ebenfalls von dem IT-Ausfall betroffen. Hingegen blieb das Tochterunternehmen myLife Lebensversicherung verschont.…
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Jaguar Land Rover confirms staff data stolen in cyberattack
Data “related to current and former JLR employees, and contractors” was affected by a cyberattack in August, the car maker said in a statement representing the first time it has provided details about the incident. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/jaguar-land-rover-confirms-staff-data-stolen-cyberattack
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Cyberangriff auf Ideal Gruppe: Systeme von Berliner Versicherung kompromittiert
Die auf Alters- und Pflegevorsorgeversicherungen spezialisierte Ideal Gruppe untersucht einen Ransomware-Befall. Der Geschäftsbetrieb ist eingeschränkt. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/cyberangriff-hacker-attackieren-ideal-versicherung-mit-ransomware-2512-203275.html
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Microsoft stellt neue Sicherheitsstrategie vor
Tags: ai, bug-bounty, cloud, cyberattack, governance, hacking, microsoft, open-source, phishing, RedTeam, risk, saas, service, strategy, tool, vulnerabilityMicrosoft hat angekündigt, dass sein Bug-Bounty-Programm ausgeweitet werden soll.Cyberangriffe beschränken sich heutzutage nicht auf bestimmte Unternehmen, Produkte oder Dienstleistungen sie finden dort statt, wo die Schwachstellen sind. Zudem werden die Attacken mit Hilfe von KI-Tools immer ausgefeilter. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat Microsoft seinen neuen Security-Ansatz ‘In Scope by Default” auf der Black Hat Europe angekündigt.Demnach…
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Microsoft stellt neue Sicherheitsstrategie vor
Tags: ai, bug-bounty, cloud, cyberattack, governance, hacking, microsoft, open-source, phishing, RedTeam, risk, saas, service, strategy, tool, vulnerabilityMicrosoft hat angekündigt, dass sein Bug-Bounty-Programm ausgeweitet werden soll.Cyberangriffe beschränken sich heutzutage nicht auf bestimmte Unternehmen, Produkte oder Dienstleistungen sie finden dort statt, wo die Schwachstellen sind. Zudem werden die Attacken mit Hilfe von KI-Tools immer ausgefeilter. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat Microsoft seinen neuen Security-Ansatz ‘In Scope by Default” auf der Black Hat Europe angekündigt.Demnach…