Tag: Ransomware

The Mai/June 2020 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

Dear Reader!

A new issue of our bi-monthly SWITCH Security Report is available!

The topics covered in this report are:

  • The coronavirus: a blessing for some, a curse for others – where is IT security at with contactless payment?
  • You’ve got mail (and malware too) – serious security gap in Apple’s Mail app on iPads and iPhones now closed
  • Everything must go – ‘Shade’ hackers ‘shut down’ and publish hundreds of thousands of decryption keys
  • Swiss users targeted by cybercriminals
  • Elite targets – ETH supercomputers Euler and Leonhard (and more) hacked

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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The March/April 2020 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

Dear Reader!

A new issue of our bi-monthly SWITCH Security Report is available!

The topics covered in this report are:

  • The coronavirus has company – a pandemic of computer viruses
  • The ten most important rules for working securely from home
  • Online meetings – how secure are Cisco Webex and Zoom?
  • For real? Ransomware gangs develop a ‘code of honour’ in the coronavirus pandemic

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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A new issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

Dear Reader!

A new issue of our bi-monthly SWITCH Security Report is available!

The topics covered in this report are:

  • Plenty of tears as WannaCry encrypts unpatched systems
  • WannaCry’s siblings from the NSA toolbox
  • Keyloggers fitted as standard – HP notebooks snooping on users
  • Hakuna Metadata – the browsing goldmine
  • Unboxed and hacked – new Samsung Galaxy S8 iris scanner

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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The July 2016 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

Dear Reader!

A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report has just been released.

The topics covered in this report are:

  • DAO-ism on the ethereal plane – hacker bags cryptocurrency worth USD 50 million
  • Ransomware – smart, greedy and unkillable
  • CANVAS ready to launch – bridging cybersecurity and ethics
  • US border guards want to be your Facebook friend – and other news on anti-terror measures

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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The September 2014 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report has just been released.

The topics covered in this report are:

  • Hacked, tweeted and exposed: Inside information on government Trojans used internationally published on Twitter
  • Page not found: Network blocking in Switzerland and neighbouring countries
  • Breaking bad – malvertising ransomware: ZeroLocker / CryptoLocker / CryptoWall / SynoLocker
  • Canvas or cookies – choosing between Scylla and Charybdis
  • The Clipboard: Interesting presentations, articles and videos

The Security Report is available in both english and german language.

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Mehr Drive-By Exploits auf gehackten Schweizer Webseiten

Als Drive-By Exploit oder Drive-By Download bezeichnet man es, wenn auf dem Computer eines Internetnutzers nur durch das Aufrufen einer Webseite im Browser automatisch und unbemerkt schädliche Software installiert wird.

Nach der Infektion mit schädlicher Software haben Kriminelle meist unbegrenzten Zugirff auf den Computer und die darauf gespeicherten Daten und versuchen damit Geld zu verdienen. Trojaner stehlen z.B. Zugangs- und Kreditkarteninformation des Benutzers oder greifen in sein Ebanking ein. Ransomware versucht durch Einschüchterung des Benutzers und durch Blockade des PCs Geld zu erpressen.

Gemäss eines Berichts (PDF) der “European Network and Information Security Agency” ENISA stellen Drive-By Exploits für 2013 die grösste Bedrohung für Internetnutzer dar. Dies bestätigen auch die Zahlen aus der Schweiz. Continue reading “Mehr Drive-By Exploits auf gehackten Schweizer Webseiten”