Tag: ransomware
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Licht und Schatten bei der Cyberabwehr in der Fertigungsindustrie
Der kürzlich veröffentlichte Report ‘State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production 2025″ zeigt, dass Unternehmen im Produktionssektor im Vergleich zu früheren Studienergebnissen heute besser in der Lage sind, Ransomware-Angriffe zu stoppen, bevor Daten verschlüsselt werden. Allerdings setzen die Angreifer zunehmend auf den Diebstahl von Daten, um damit den Druck für reine Erpressungstaktiken aufzubauen. Eine der…
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Everest Ransomware Claims ASUS Breach and 1TB Data Theft
Everest ransomware group claims it breached ASUS, stealing over 1TB of data including camera source code. ASUS has been given 21 hours to respond via Qtox. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/everest-ransomware-asus-breach-1tb-data/
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How Financial Institutions Can Future-Proof Their Security Against a New Breed of Cyber Attackers
As we look at the remainder of 2025 and beyond, the pace and sophistication of cyber attacks targeting the financial sector show no signs of slowing. In fact, based on research from Check Point’s Q2 Ransomware Report, the financial cybersecurity threat landscape is only intensifying. Gone are the days when the average hacker was a..…
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How Financial Institutions Can Future-Proof Their Security Against a New Breed of Cyber Attackers
As we look at the remainder of 2025 and beyond, the pace and sophistication of cyber attacks targeting the financial sector show no signs of slowing. In fact, based on research from Check Point’s Q2 Ransomware Report, the financial cybersecurity threat landscape is only intensifying. Gone are the days when the average hacker was a..…
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CSO 30 Awards 2025: Celebrating Excellence, Innovation and Leadership in Cybersecurity
Tags: advisory, ai, automation, awareness, backup, business, ceo, cio, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, finance, google, governance, healthcare, incident response, infosec, jobs, office, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, strategy, technology, threatUK CSO 30 2025 winner Greg Emmerson (right) with judge Andrew Barber (left) CSO UK / FoundryGreg Emmerson stood out for transforming both the culture and capability of Applegreen’s security organization. Emmerson established regional Centres of Excellence to strengthen collaboration and skill development across global teams, modernizing operations through Continuous Threat Exposure Management and enterprise-wide canary tooling. By unifying identities and embedding advanced…
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CSO 30 Awards 2025: Celebrating Excellence, Innovation and Leadership in Cybersecurity
Tags: advisory, ai, automation, awareness, backup, business, ceo, cio, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, finance, google, governance, healthcare, incident response, infosec, jobs, office, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, strategy, technology, threatUK CSO 30 2025 winner Greg Emmerson (right) with judge Andrew Barber (left) CSO UK / FoundryGreg Emmerson stood out for transforming both the culture and capability of Applegreen’s security organization. Emmerson established regional Centres of Excellence to strengthen collaboration and skill development across global teams, modernizing operations through Continuous Threat Exposure Management and enterprise-wide canary tooling. By unifying identities and embedding advanced…
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How a noisy ransomware intrusion exposed a long-term espionage foothold
Getting breached by two separate and likely unconnected cyber attack groups is a nightmare scenario for any organization, but can result in an unexpected silver lining: the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/02/threat-research-ransomware-espionage-attack/
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Vaillant-CISO: “Starten statt Warten”
Tags: business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cyersecurity, dora, germany, group, international, mail, malware, nis-2, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, supply-chainRaphael Reiß, CISO bei Vaillant Group: “Ein moderner CISO muss nicht nur technologische Risiken managen.” Vaillant GroupDer Energiesektor gerät zunehmend in den Fokus von Cyberkriminellen. Aus Sicht von Experten und des Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) muss der Schutz in diesem Bereich massiv erhöht werden. Wie beurteilen Sie die aktuelle Lage in Deutschland?Reiß:…
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Vaillant-CISO: “Starten statt Warten”
Tags: business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cyersecurity, dora, germany, group, international, mail, malware, nis-2, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, supply-chainRaphael Reiß, CISO bei Vaillant Group: “Ein moderner CISO muss nicht nur technologische Risiken managen.” Vaillant GroupDer Energiesektor gerät zunehmend in den Fokus von Cyberkriminellen. Aus Sicht von Experten und des Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) muss der Schutz in diesem Bereich massiv erhöht werden. Wie beurteilen Sie die aktuelle Lage in Deutschland?Reiß:…
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Ransomware Threats Moving Out to the Edge
Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek on Ransomware Tactics and How to Mitigate Attacks in 2026. Ransomware attacks are reaching record highs, and 2026 may be even worse, said Christiaan Beek, senior director of threat intel and analytics at Rapid7. He warns that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities as soon as they’re disclosed, and they’re focusing on flaws in…
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CodeRED Emergency Alert Platform Shut Down Following Cyberattack
The Inc ransomware gang took responsibility for the attack earlier this month and claimed it stole sensitive subscriber data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/codered-emergency-alert-platform-shut-down-cyberattack
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Police Disrupt ‘Cryptomixer,’ Seize Millions in Crypto
Multiple European law enforcement agencies recently disrupted Cryptomixer, a service allegedly used by cybercriminals to launder ill-gotten gains from ransomware and other cyber activities. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/police-disrupt-cryptomixer-seize-millions-crypto
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European police dismantle cryptocurrency mixer popular with ransomware gangs
Authorities have spent years trying to cripple the ecosystem that helps hackers hide their profits. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cryptocurrency-mixer-europe-shut-down-germany-switzerland/806653/
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European police dismantle cryptocurrency mixer that laundered $1.5 billion for ransomware gangs, other criminals
Authorities have spent years trying to cripple the ecosystem that helps hackers hide their profits. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cryptocurrency-mixer-europe-shut-down-germany-switzerland/806653/
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European police dismantle cryptocurrency mixer that laundered $1.5 billion for ransomware gangs, other criminals
Authorities have spent years trying to cripple the ecosystem that helps hackers hide their profits. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cryptocurrency-mixer-europe-shut-down-germany-switzerland/806653/
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Reveals Data Breach
At least one London council has had data compromised after a suspected ransomware attack last week First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/royal-borough-kensington-chelsea/
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The weekend is prime time for ransomware
Tags: ransomwareOver half of organizations that experienced a ransomware event in the past year were hit during a weekend or holiday, according to a Semperis report. Those periods often come … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/01/semperis-ransomware-risk-trends-report/
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Nächste Ransomware-Evolutionsstufe nutzt Agentic AI-Fähigkeiten
Unternehmen sollten nach Meinung von Pure Storage die jüngste Weiterentwicklung der Ransomware als Weckruf betrachten. Das Zeitalter der agentenbasierten KI in Cyberoperationen ist nun Realität. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/naechste-ransomware-evolutionsstufe-nutzt-agentic-ai-faehigkeiten/a43004/
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Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters Tied to Targeting of Zendesk Users
Uncovered: Typosquatted Domains Linked to Suspected Ransomware Group Campaign. Continuing its targeting of customer data, the cybercrime group Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters appears to be gearing up for large-scale attacks involving typosquatted domains that lead to phishing domains designed to steal Zendesk users’ valid credentials, warn security researchers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/scattered-lapsus-hunters-tied-to-targeting-zendesk-users-a-30166
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Japanese beer giant Asahi says ransomware attack may have exposed data of 1.5 million people
The company said the compromised information includes names, gender, addresses and phone numbers, but not credit-card details. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/asahi-says-ransomware-incident-exposed-data
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Ransomware Moves: Supply Chain Hits, Credential Harvesting
Innovation Continues, Although Sloppy Coding Can Still Leave Data Unrecoverable. Ransomware groups continue to display more innovation, persistence and planning in their quest to amass ransom-paying victims and maximize profits. This has included repeat supply-chain attacks, harvesting credentials to use in later campaigns, as well as launching their own affiliate programs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Japanese beer giant Asahi says ransomware attack may have exposed data of 1.5 million people
The company said the compromised information includes names, gender, addresses and phone numbers, but not credit-card details. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/asahi-says-ransomware-incident-exposed-data
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Ransomware Moves: Supply Chain Hits, Credential Harvesting
Innovation Continues, Although Sloppy Coding Can Still Leave Data Unrecoverable. Ransomware groups continue to display more innovation, persistence and planning in their quest to amass ransom-paying victims and maximize profits. This has included repeat supply-chain attacks, harvesting credentials to use in later campaigns, as well as launching their own affiliate programs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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ShinyHunters Develop Sophisticated New Ransomware-as-a-Service Tool
In a significant escalation of the global cyber threat landscape, the notorious threat group ShinyHunters appears to be transitioning from data theft to full-scale ransomware operations. Cybersecurity researchers have identified an early build of a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform dubbed >>ShinySp1d3r,
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Asahi-Cybervorfall: Kein Bier bis 2026; aber 1,91 Millionen Daten abgeflossen
Tags: ransomwareDer japanische Bierbrauer Asahi ist im September 2025 Opfer einer Ransomware-Infektion geworden. So langsam werden die Folgen sichtbar, wie die Unternehmensführung zum 27. November 2025 bekannt gab (danke an den Leser für den Hinweis). Die Produktion bzw. Auslieferung von Bier, … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/11/28/asahi-cybervorfall-kein-bier-bis-2026-aber-191-millionen-daten-abgeflossen/
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Malicious LLMs empower inexperienced hackers with advanced tools
Unrestricted large language models (LLMs) like WormGPT 4 and KawaiiGPT are improving their capabilities to generate malicious code, delivering functional scripts for ransomware encryptors and lateral movement. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-llms-empower-inexperienced-hackers-with-advanced-tools/
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CSO in eigener Sache: Mit Smart Answers zu mehr Information
Mit Smart Answers werden alle Ihre Fragen bei uns auf der CSO-Website beantwortet.Wie können CISOs ihre Karriere pushen? Welche Auswirkungen haben Ransomware-Angriffe auf Unternehmen? Wie läuft die Kommunikation nach einem Cyberangriff ab? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantworten wir Ihnen auf der Website der CSO über unser neues KI-Tool “Smart Answers”.
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CSO in eigener Sache: Mit Smart Answers zu mehr Information
Mit Smart Answers werden alle Ihre Fragen bei uns auf der CSO-Website beantwortet.Wie können CISOs ihre Karriere pushen? Welche Auswirkungen haben Ransomware-Angriffe auf Unternehmen? Wie läuft die Kommunikation nach einem Cyberangriff ab? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantworten wir Ihnen auf der Website der CSO über unser neues KI-Tool “Smart Answers”.
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CSO in eigener Sache: Mit Smart Answers zu mehr Information
Mit Smart Answers werden alle Ihre Fragen bei uns auf der CSO-Website beantwortet.Wie können CISOs ihre Karriere pushen? Welche Auswirkungen haben Ransomware-Angriffe auf Unternehmen? Wie läuft die Kommunikation nach einem Cyberangriff ab? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantworten wir Ihnen auf der Website der CSO über unser neues KI-Tool “Smart Answers”.
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CSO in eigener Sache: Mit Smart Answers zu mehr Information
Mit Smart Answers werden alle Ihre Fragen bei uns auf der CSO-Website beantwortet.Wie können CISOs ihre Karriere pushen? Welche Auswirkungen haben Ransomware-Angriffe auf Unternehmen? Wie läuft die Kommunikation nach einem Cyberangriff ab? Diese und viele weitere Fragen beantworten wir Ihnen auf der Website der CSO über unser neues KI-Tool “Smart Answers”.