Car assembly at a factory in Qingdao, China, which is jointly owned by China’s FAW and Germany’s Volkswagen. – © getty Between 2010 and 2015, the Volkswagen car manufacturer was hacked several times, possibly by Chinese military intelligence. This is how vital information ended up in China’s hands. Chinese hackers managed to steal 19,000 documents … Read more
The Duvel production site in Puurs. — © rr The four Duvel Moortgat breweries in Belgium and one in the US have come to a complete standstill after a large-scale cyber attack in which ransomware was installed. According to Duvel, the supply of Duvel and other beers is not in danger for the time being, … Read more
As of: March 5, 2024 6:39 a.m What to do if the company is affected by a cyber attack? From today on, companies will be presenting their latest strategies and solutions relating to IT security at secIT 2024 in Hanover. There have also been several cyber attacks on companies and other institutions in Lower Saxony … Read more
© via REUTERS Hacker collective Lockbit, described as the most harmful hacking group in the world, has been dismantled in an international police operation. This was reported by the British anti-crime agency NCA. The cyber criminals stole sensitive data all over the world, including in Belgium, and demanded ransoms for it. “We have hacked the … Read more
One of the main people behind communications service EncroChat is from the Dominican Republic extradited to France. A lawsuit awaits him there. EncroChat was a service used by tens of thousands of criminals. They stayed out of sight of investigative services with special telephones and encrypted communication. EncroChat was dismantled in 2020 and at least … Read more
Nov 9, 2023 at 3:58 PM Update: an hour ago Video chat service Omegle has been taken offline by its owner because the online platform was being abused by some users. The service randomly paired users together for a video call. Canadian Leif K-Brooks founded the website at the age of eighteen with the idea … Read more
Oct 28, 2023 at 1:13 PM Update: 38 minutes ago The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing is threatened by hackers, who threaten to make “sensitive data” of the group public. This concerns the group of cyber criminals who allegedly attacked the KNVB in the Netherlands. Boeing is investigating the threat from the cybercrime group LockBit, which … Read more
Officials from the State Police’s Cybercrime Combating Department and International Cooperation Department provided significant support in a coordinated international investigation and operation to stop the cybercriminal group known as “Ragnar Locker.”👇🏼 Read more: https://t.co/xdQaERCu0q — State Police (@Valsts_policija) October 25, 2023 The operation took place from October 16 to 20, conducting investigations in the Czech … Read more
Oct 8, 2023 at 2:33 PM Update: 21 minutes ago A hacker has stolen private data from tens of thousands of accounts on the website Redlights.be. Sex workers offer their services on this Belgian site. Redlights also has a site specifically aimed at the Dutch market. The data breach was closed shortly after its discovery, … Read more
The advancement of technology and online activities have contributed to the increase in cybercrimes. According to the High Tech Crime Investigation Division (Divindat) of the National Police of PeruIn 2022, 3,946 cybercrime complaints were registered and only in January 2023 they received 319 cybercrime complaints. In addition, the institution affirms that one of the most … Read more