Log4j attack on the Belgian Ministry of Defense network
There are increasing reports of attackers exploiting the Log4j vulnerability to install malware or ransomware. Security researchers have now discovered the first worm that abuses the loophole, also known as “Log4Shell”, for automatic propagation. The blackmail group Conti also uses the security hole for their ransomware. After an attack via Log4Shell, the Belgian Ministry of Defense had to shut down parts of its network. In Germany, the Federal Fiscal Court recently took its website offline after an attack. However, this was successfully fended off, said a spokesman for the highest German tax court.
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Ransomware attack on Compugroup Medical
Compugroup Medical announces on its website that it has been the victim of a ransomware attack. The market-leading manufacturer of software for medical practices, laboratories and clinics emphasizes that the “vast majority” of customer systems are in operation and are secure. The attack should have been running since Saturday and affect not only the internal network, but also telephone support. Compugroup Medical does not provide any information on which ransomware attacked the company and how the attackers were able to get in.
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Raspberry Pi computers start into space
Two revolutionary Raspberry Pi computers are on their way into space to give children and young people the opportunity to carry out their own experiments on the International Space Station. The “European Astro Pi Challenge: Mission Zero” of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and ESA aims to inspire young people to discover their love for programming. Neither prior knowledge of programming nor special equipment is required for this, just a computer with an internet connection. Participation is still possible until March 18, 2022 and is already suitable for children from the age of six.
Life forms possible in the Venusian atmosphere?
Unexplained anomalies in the atmosphere of Venus could be explained by simple forms of life that create their own living space in the clouds of the hostile world. That’s the hypothesis of a research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. If the connection actually exists there, as has been assumed since the 1970s, as far as we understand there would be no chemical process on the planet that could cause it, the researchers write. Instead, life forms could produce the gas in order to reduce the acidity of the atmosphere locally and make small regions so liveable.
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