Hydra market’s servers, $25M in bitcoin seized by German police in dark web sting

Narcotics trafficking and money laundering were the main business for Hydra, which researchers say was the largest dark-web market.

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NATO, G-7 leaders promise bulwark against retaliatory Russian cyberattacks

The pledges follow the Biden administration saying that Russia’s calculus on digital assaults had changed.

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Smashing Security podcast #266: Dick pics, secret spies, and Kaspersky

Germany tells consumers to stop using Kaspersky anti-virus products, OSINT reveals a secret government department (with help from an Apple AirTag), and the UK says it’s taking a hard line on dick pics.

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Denso ransomware attack – Pandora gang claims to steal 1.4 TB of data

By Deeba Ahmed
The world’s second-largest automotive components supplier Denso Corporation has confirmed a ransomware attack affecting its operations in Germany.…
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Ransomware spree hitting European oil, transport companies

European oil and transportation services have spent all week under attack by ransomware. The latest victim, aviation services company Swissport, announced Friday that ransomware struck part of its IT infrastructure, causing flight delays and knocking its website offline. The company said last month that in 2019, it fueled 2.3 million flights, and claims 2,000 employees at 40 airports across six countries. ⚠️ A part of #Swissport’s IT infrastructure was subject to a ransomware attack. The attack has been largely contained, and we are working actively to fully resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Swissport regrets any impact the incidence has had on our service delivery. — Swissport (@swissportNews) February 4, 2022 The announcement comes one day after reports of attacks on oil port terminals in Belgium and the Netherlands. Earlier this week, two German oil companies became ransomware victims as well, forcing one of the companies into operating at […]

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Major German fuel storage provider hit with cyberattack, working under limited operations

A cyberattack struck major German oil storage company Oiltanking GmbH Group on Sunday, the company confirmed to CyberScoop in a statement. The cyberattack affected the IT systems of Oiltanking as well as the mineral oil trade company Mabanaft, German news outlet Handelsblatt first reported. Both companies belong to the Hamburg-based Marquard & Bahls group, one of the world’s largest energy supply companies. The attack shut down the oil tank company’s IT systems, according to a statement by the company’s head of corporate communications, Claudia Wagner. Oiltanking’s German subsidiary which operates all terminals in Germany is operating at limited capacity. Oiltanking’s global operations were not affected. “We are working to solve this issue according to our contingency plans, as well as to understand the full scope of the incident,” Wagner wrote to CyberScoop in an email. “We are undertaking a thorough investigation, together with external specialists and are collaborating closely with […]

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German audio tech giant Sennheiser exposed 55GB of customers’ data

By Waqas
Sennheiser left personal data of over 28,000 customers exposed on a misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) server.
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