Switzerland says a ransomware attack on the non-profit health foundation Radix that involved data being stolen and encrypted had also affected the federal administration.
The Radix Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation active in the field of health promotion, has been the victim of a ransomware attack, it was confirmed on Monday. The criminals stole and encrypted data, which they then published on the darknet.
The foundation contacted the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) after carrying out an initial analysis of the situation, it announced on Monday. Radix’s clientele also includes various administrative units of the federal administration.
The aim is to determine which services and data are actually affected by the cyber attack. At no time were the hackers able to penetrate the systems of the federal administration, as the Radix Foundation itself does not have such direct access, the centre pointed out.
A person has been arrested in Switzerland as part of a ccordinated raid on 270 dark web sites in ten countries.
The international raid, dubbed “RapTor”, dismantled networks trafficking drugs, weapons and counterfeit goods. The suspects were identified during the dismantling of the dark web markets Nemesis, Tor2Door, Bohemia and Kingdom Markets.
Many of them made thousands of sales on illegal markets using encryption tools and cryptocurrencies to cover their tracks.
Officers seized more than 180 firearms, over two tonnes of drugs and €184 million in cash and cryptocurrencies during the operation, which included arrests in ten countries, including Germany, France, Austria, Britain and the United States.
The number of reported cyber incidents and online threats in Switzerland rose sharply last year, according to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Last year, almost 63,000 cyber-related incidents were reported to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in Switzerland, an increase of 13,500 cases over the previous year. Between July and December, the NCSC recorded more than 28,000 incidents, slightly fewer than in the first half of 2024.
Fraud, phishing and spam messages continue to be the most frequently reported incidents. The increase on the previous year is mainly due to the phenomenon of false calls in the name of the authorities, with almost 22,000 reports compared with around 7,000 the previous year.
On the other hand, the number of e-mail threats has dropped. Over the past four years, fraudsters have used the telephone more as a communication channel.
How Russian propaganda challenges Switzerland's neutrality, using disinformation to sway public opinion in the Ukraine war.
Russian hackers have targeted canton Schaffhausen and the cities of Geneva and Sierre, paralysing their websites on Wednesday morning.
Les modèles d'intelligence artificielle (IA) peuvent être manipulés malgré les mesures de protection existantes. Avec des attaques ciblées, des scientifiques lausannois ont pu amener ces systèmes à générer des contenus dangereux ou éthiquement douteux.
Austrian security authorities have identified a Swiss man as the suspect in a series of emails containing bomb threats.
The Swiss do not seem to be particularly good at separating truth from lies, according to a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The Truth Quest Survey involved 40,765 participants in 21 countries. The 1,531 participants from Switzerland came third from last. Only Colombia and Brazil did worse. The US and France were also in the bottom third of the international comparison. By contrast, the best results were achieved by participants from Finland, the UK and Norway.
Environ 40% de la population suisse se sert d'outils d'intelligence artificielle tels que ChatGPT. Chez les jeunes, leur utilisation est très répandue, alors que les plus âgés y ont moins recours. La TV et l'audio, en revanche, sont appréciés de toutes les générations.
The stock exchange was forced to halt equity trading for several hours on Wednesday due to persistent technical snags.
Investor beware: online promises of quick profits are not always as legitimate as they look. Swiss public broadcaster, SRF, looked into a Cyprus-based network of scam websites.
Hackers have published data from the federal police and customs offices on the Darknet, after an attack on the servers of the host company.
A total 761 people had sensitive personal data hacked during a cyberattack on the education department of the Swiss city of Basel.
