February 4, 2026
Microsoft is warning businesses of a new wave of Python-based malware attacks targeting macOS. Cybercriminals are using sophisticated deception tactics to steal sensitive data.
Tim explained via video conference that there are usually two ways for an attack like the one in Ludwigshafen: The attack via a technical vulnerability is less likely. More often, hackers break into the system via the human factor (e.g. through phishing emails) in order to spread there more and more, says Tim.
The aim is, on the one hand, to encrypt the system-internal data for blackmail and, on the other hand, to exfiltrate it in order to be able to additionally threaten to publish it.
The more likely and common way is the human factor.
You can watch the whole article in the Sat1 show at 17:30 p.m. with Tim as an expert here:
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Microsoft is warning businesses of a new wave of Python-based malware attacks targeting macOS. Cybercriminals are using sophisticated deception tactics to steal sensitive data.
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