Lockbit apologizes for attack on children’s hospital
Cybergang Lockbit apologizes for a cyber attack on Canada’s largest children’s hospital in mid-December and released the decryption tool free of charge at the turn of the year. The SickKids Clinic previously warned of longer wait times and delays in lab analysis and imaging due to the IT infrastructure crippled by the ransomware attack. Lockbit offers ransomware-as-a-service. On their dark web website, the cybercriminals write: “The partner who attacked this hospital broke our rules, is blocked and is no longer in our partner program.”
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CES in Las Vegas
The CES marks the traditional start of the year for all technology sectors. The fair officially opens on Thursday, but the show starts two days earlier with numerous press conferences and presentations. Originally a show for the consumer electronics and television industries, CES has grown to showcase technological innovations across a wide range of applications and industries. The automotive industry will also show what it has to offer technically. The organiser, the Consumer Technology Association, is expanding the focus this year and adopting the motto “Human Security”. The editors of heise online and c’t report from Las Vegas.
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Millions of Deezer records tapped
Deezer users should exercise particular caution when receiving emails or messages: Apparently, cyber burglars were able to copy 230 million data sets from the streaming provider. The Have I been pwned project has now added the data from the leak to its pool. Possible phishing emails could be written with a suitable address, since information such as gender, name and spoken language is also available. Deezer users should therefore pay particular attention to where links in emails lead to.
Russia is considering a ban on working from home
Around 100,000 employees from Russia’s IT industry left the country in the wake of the Ukraine war and for fear of being drafted into the military. But many are still employed there. In Russia, there is now a debate about banning home office work for certain professions. Then those affected would have to return to Russia if they don’t want to lose their jobs. However, such a plan could ensure that Russian companies lose more skilled workers, reports the Reuters news agency.
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