Forescout Report Uncovers New Details in Danish Energy Hack

By Deeba Ahmed
The attacks, potentially linked to Russian APT Sandworm, exploited vulnerabilities in Zyxel firewalls.
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Russian Hackers Likely Not Involved in Attacks on Denmark’s Critical Infrastructure

Researchers find no direct link between Russian APT Sandworm and last year’s attacks on Denmark’s critical infrastructure.
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Sandworm probably wasn’t behind Danish critical infrastructure cyberattack, report says

A hacking campaign thought to be attributed to the infamous Russian hacking group may have been the work of a different hacking group, Forescout researchers said in a new report.

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22 Energy Firms Hacked in Largest Coordinated Attack on Denmark’s Critical Infrastructure

Denmark’s SektorCERT association shares details on a coordinated attack against the country’s energy sector.
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Hacking Suicide

Here’s a religious hack:

You want to commit suicide, but it’s a mortal sin: your soul goes straight to hell, forever. So what you do is murder someone. That will get you executed, but if you confess your sins to a priest beforehand you avoid hell. Problem solved.

This was actually a problem in the 17th and 18th centuries in Northern Europe, particularly Denmark. And it remained a problem until capital punishment was abolished for murder.

It’s a clever hack. I didn’t learn about it in time to put it in my book, A Hacker’s Mind, but I have several other good hacks of religious rules…

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DDoS Attacks Hit Denmark Central Bank and 7 Private Banks

By Habiba Rashid
Along with the websites of the central bank, Bankdata—a company that develops IT solutions for the financial industry—was also targeted by a DDoS attack.
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‘No code’ process automation platform, Leapwork, fires up with $62M Series B

Copenhagen-based process automation platform Leapwork has snagged Denmark’s largest ever Series B funding round, announcing a $62 million raise co-led by KKR and Salesforce Ventures, with existing investors DN Capital and Headline also participating. Also today it’s disclosing that its post-money valuation now stands at $312M.  The ‘no code’ 2015-founded startup last raised back in […] Continue reading ‘No code’ process automation platform, Leapwork, fires up with $62M Series B