Our bimonthly Security Reports

The new Switch Security Report is online covering the following topics:

- The attack of the killer toothbrushes - probing is better than biting into sour (news) apples!
- Any Information on AnyDesk?
- All the bees have flown the coop - US State Department offers million-dollar rewards for tips on cyber extortionists despite considerable successes
- From Smallville to SkyNet - Artificial intelligences use nuclear weapons to bring about peace
- Major damage even without AI - NoName057(16) continues to massively attack targets in Europe

The new Switch Security Report is online covering the following topics:

- There is still good news: The cryptocalypse is not happening (yet)
- But there is also (unfortunately) enough bad news: After an attack on an IT service provider, sensitive data from Swiss federal authorities once again appears on the darknet
- No Safe Harbour Down Under: Christmas presents arrive later because port operator was hacked
- Name-dropping and scaremongering - or: too much awareness is no solution either
- Freaky Leaky SMS: The spy who came out of the silence
- Where awareness is really needed: The booking.com fraud and its consequences
- (Solar) Winds of Change: When it comes to money, even security grouches suddenly become active

The new SWITCH Security Report is online, covering the following topics:

- You better look a gift horse in the mouth: Phishing with caravan and motorhome offers
- Holiday recap of the criminal kind: Sophisticated attacks on hotels, travel agencies and booking platforms
- NCSC warns of impersonation attacks on the gamer community and new fake sextortions
- Ransomware - a growth market!
- On our own account: Further developing the SWITCH Security Report 

The new Switch Security Report is online, covering the following topics:

- Are jet-black clouds gathering instead of an azure-blue sky? Microsoft Azure master key theft
- Microsoft in a blizzard: Russian state hacking group Midnight Blizzard using Teams to phish
- LinkedIn: enable two-factor authentication before cybercriminals do so
- Can AI dial into Zoom meetings?
- On our own account: Further developing the Switch Security Report

The new Switch Security Report is online, covering the following topics:

- Never leave a running system. Or: How to protect yourself from phishing on Ebay Classified Ads
- Factory-installed Malware: Many Android devices come with pre-installed malware
- Education sector under attack by Vice Society Ransomware Group – including in Switzerland
- ‘NoName057(16)’: Serious DDoS attacks by Russian hacktivists against Switzerland
- Play is anything but a game: Russia’s Cyber Terror Against Switzerland, Part 2

The new Switch Security Report is online, covering the following topics:

- First the crash, then the fraud: cyber crooks attempted to steal data and money from victims following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
- Unpleasant reunion – Emotet returns (not just) via OneNote email attachment
- Deadly sin of sloth: MS Exchange servers in Switzerland still vulnerable
- Artificial, intelligent, riddled with holes: ChatGPT temporarily offline after data leak

The new Switch Security Report is online, covering the following topics:

A real threat to virtual machines: global attack on VMware-ESXi – patch now!
From FA to 2FA – protect your Facebook account with two-factor authentication
AI breaking bad – how cybercriminals use chatGPT and other artificial intelligence
Cyber extortionist in the red = cyber attacks in the black