Category Archives: Germany

DanaBot banking trojan hits Germany again, with new targets

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DanaBot, a banking trojan that has targeted organizations in Australia, Europe, and North America, has expanded its targets in Germany as of this June in a new campaign, according to new research from Webroot. While the trojan — which steals users’ banking credentials via malicious JavaScript injects — initially began targeting Australian banks in 2018, the targets identified in this new campaign are outside of the financial sector. Webroot Advanced Threat Research Analyst Jason Davison tells CyberScoop that the targets are a range of victims in retail, including the German websites for fashion brands H&M and Esprit, along with lodging rental platform Airbnb. The campaign is primarily unleashed via spear phishing emails containing malicious links or files to download, Davison says. “Once the loader module gets downloaded and is run, it sets up persistence (the ability to stay on a device through a reboot) on the victim’s machine and then […]

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Beware of GermanWiper – the ransomware that is not ransomware

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A piece of wiper malware is making the rounds erasing people’s important files, with its authors demanding a modest ransom to restore the data. However, the ransomware campaign is a lie, and the operators have no intention of decrypting the data…. Continue reading Beware of GermanWiper – the ransomware that is not ransomware→

Save with group discounts and bring your team to TechCrunch’s first-ever Enterprise event Sept. 5 in SF

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Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: Enterprise | San Francisco, September 5

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TechCrunch Sessions is back! On September 5, we’re taking on the ferociously competitive field of enterprise software, and thrilled to announce our packed agenda, overflowing with some of the biggest names and most exciting startups in the enterprise industry. And you’re in luck, because $249 early-bird tickets are still on sale — make sure you […] Continue reading Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: Enterprise | San Francisco, September 5→

German banks to stop using SMS to deliver second authentication/verification factor

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German banks are moving away from SMS-based customer authentication and transaction verification (called mTAN or SMS-TAN), as the method is deemed to be too insecure. According to German business news outfit Handelsblatt, a number banks – whether… Continue reading German banks to stop using SMS to deliver second authentication/verification factor→

Germany Talking about Banning End-to-End Encryption

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Der Spiegel is reporting that the German Ministry for Internal Affairs is planning to require all Internet message services to provide plaintext messages on demand, basically outlawing strong end-to-end encryption. Anyone not complying will be blocked, although the article doesn’t say how. (Cory Doctorow has previously explained why this would be impossible.) The article is in German, and I would… Continue reading Germany Talking about Banning End-to-End Encryption→

German drug giant Bayer blames Chinese hacking group Wicked Panda for breach: report

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German drug conglomerate Bayer says it was victimized in a cyberattack that originated with Chinese hackers, German media reported Thursday. The $39 billion pharmaceutical giant said it found malicious software on its computer networks last year and contained the breach, according to the outlets BR and NDR. Investigators examining the breach said attackers used the Winnti malware, which is tied to a Chinese-based hacking group known as Wicked Panda. The group in the past has been blamed for attacks on targets including the online gambling industry and companies with intellectual property that would benefit Beijing. Wicked Panda “makes use of a number of open-source and custom tools to infect and move laterally in victim networks,” according to a CrowdStrike description. “The group’s tools have been traced to “contractors who count multiple Chinese government agencies as clients, including the Ministry of Public Security. Observed targeting by the Wicked Panda adversary has […]

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