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Swiss hospitals join forces against cyber-attacks - SWI swissinfo.ch
Swiss hospitals join forces against cyber-attacks - SWI swissinfo.ch
www.swissinfo.ch August 28, 2025 - Swiss health groups found national cyber-security centre to warn against cyber attacks. The cantonal hospital authorities of Ticino and Graubünden are among the founders of the Healthcare Cyber Security Centre (H-CSC). The premise is that “hospitals are tempting targets for cybercriminals, since they handle large quantities of sensitive data,” said H-CSC as it was officially established in Thurgau. The initiative in Ticino was also joined by the Gruppo ospedaliero Moncucco, which brings together the Moncucco clinics in Lugano and Santa Chiara in Locarno, and a Graubünden foundation made up of health care associations, including the Thusis hospital. Founding members also include the university hospitals of Basel, Bern and Zurich, but not in Geneva and Lausanne. French-speaking institutions are clearly under-represented – the Fribourg and Valais hospitals are the only members from this region. But H-CSC is set to grow. “Membership of the association will be open from 1 September 2025 to all hospitals with a public service mandate”. The H-CSC project was launched last year on the recommendation of the Federal Office for Cyber Security. The aim of the association is to offer tailor-made security services for hospitals in the field of cyber security. The H-CSC (https://www.h-csc.ch/) will serve as a platform to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration between hospitals, expand existing competencies and create synergies that will “sustainably strengthen their ability to prevent, detect and contain cyber incidents”, the association’s website states. Such incidents can “severely compromise the functioning (of hospitals), causing the postponement of surgeries, encryption and/or disclosure of sensitive patient data, or the inoperability of medical devices.”
#www.swissinfo.ch#EN#2025#Switzerland#H-CSC#project#health#alliance#hospitals
·swissinfo.ch·
Swiss hospitals join forces against cyber-attacks - SWI swissinfo.ch
Cybercrime: International investigations by the OAG and fedpol result in conviction for real-time phishing in the UK
Cybercrime: International investigations by the OAG and fedpol result in conviction for real-time phishing in the UK
Bern, 29.07.2025 — The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has been conducting criminal proceedings since 2022 in the matter of a large-scale phishing series. Fake e-banking login pages had been used to defraud numerous Swiss bank customers, resulting in losses of around CHF 2.4 million. In this context, the OAG took over about thirty cases from the cantons. The investigations conducted by the OAG and fedpol led to the identification and location of the developer and distributor of phishing kit in the UK. The case was taken over by the British authorities, who were already conducting similar proceedings against the individual involved. He was sentenced by a court in the UK on 23 July 2025 to seven years imprisonment. This success demonstrates the importance of international cooperation in the fight against cybercrime. In July 2022, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) initiated criminal proceedings against persons unknown on suspicion of computer fraud (Art. 147 para. 1 in conjunction with para. 2 Swiss Criminal Code (SCC)) in connection with an extensive phishing series. Prior to this, several cantonal public prosecutor's offices had already initiated proceedings in around 30 cases in connection with the same matter, which the OAG subsequently took over and joined in its proceedings. In August 2023, following the identification of the developer and distributor of the phishing kit, criminal proceedings were extended to this person. Real-time phishing on a grand scale Between May 2022 and September 2022, unknown perpetrators created and used several fake login websites (phishing pages) for various Swiss banks, using what is known as a phishing kit. Bank customers who used Google Search to access their account ended up on the phishing pages posted as adverts and fell victim to the scam when they attempted to log into their supposed e-banking accounts. As a result, their e-banking access data were intercepted unbeknown to them, enabling the perpetrators to use the stolen access data to log into the victim's e-banking accounts and enable the two-factor authentication. The victims still believed that they were on the bank's real website and authenticated the login by entering the authentication code they received by text message on the phishing page. As a result, the perpetrators gained access to their authentication codes. This enabled them to successfully log into the victims' e-banking accounts and register an additional device with the bank to confirm two-factor authentication. The perpetrators were then able to log into the victims’ e-banking accounts without any further action by the victims and initiate payments without their knowledge or consent. The damage caused to the injured parties in the Swiss criminal proceedings amounts to CHF 2.4 million. Successful cooperation with the UK, Europol and Eurojust The intensive investigations conducted by the OAG and fedpol resulted in the identification and localisation of a British national who had developed and distributed the phishing kit. The OAG and fedpol's subsequent close cooperation with Europol, Eurojust and UK law enforcement authorities led to the arrest and prosecution in the UK of the developer and seller of the phishing kit. As the UK authorities were already conducting similar proceedings against this person, they took over the Swiss proceedings at the OAG’s request, continuing them in the UK. The OAG subsequently discontinued its criminal proceedings. On 23 July 2025, the perpetrator was sentenced in the UK to seven years imprisonment for his offences (press release from the Crown Prosecution Service). This success demonstrates the importance and effectiveness of international cooperation in tackling the fight against the ever-increasing cybercrime.
#vbs.admin.ch#EN#2025#Switzerland#UK#busted#phishing#banks#phishing-kit
·vbs.admin.ch·
Cybercrime: International investigations by the OAG and fedpol result in conviction for real-time phishing in the UK
Swiss army funds sovereign satellite network scheme
Swiss army funds sovereign satellite network scheme
swissinfo.ch - Swiss defence ministry funds domestic satellites with eye on sovereign communications network. The first test satellite from the Geneva-based company Wisekey has been flying over Switzerland three times a day since January, with more to follow. The satellite is not much larger than a desktop computer – a gray box equipped with panels. Wisekey launched the first test satellite for the Swiss army in January from California on a launch vehicle from Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. Company founder and CEO Carlos Moreira confirmed this to Swiss public broadcaster SRF. “The satellite belongs to us. We lease it to the Swiss army through a partnership,” Moreira said. Moreira’s company has been working with the army for three years. The next satellite is scheduled to be launched in June, with five more to follow. “Every time the satellite flies over Switzerland, we conduct tests,” said Moreira.
#swissinfo.ch#EN#2025#satellites#Switzerland#Wisekey#sovereign#communication
·swissinfo.ch·
Swiss army funds sovereign satellite network scheme
16% of Swiss federal politicians have data on dark web
16% of Swiss federal politicians have data on dark web
Roughly 16% of Swiss federal politicians had their official government email leaked on the dark web. This puts them at risk of phishing attacks or blackmail. In the latest installment of our investigation into politicians’ cybersecurity practices, we found the official government email addresses of 44 Swiss politicians for sale on the dark web, roughly 16% of the 277 emails we searched. Constella Intelligence(new window) helped us compile this information. Sharp-eyed readers might wonder why we searched for 277 email addresses if there are only 253 politicians between the Council of States, Federal Council, and National Council. The explanation is some politicians publicly share another email address along with their official government one. In these cases, we searched for both. Since these email addresses are all publicly available, it’s not an issue that they’re on the dark web. However, it is an issue that they appear in data breaches, meaning Swiss politicians violated cybersecurity best practices and used their official emails to create accounts with services like Dropbox, LinkedIn, and Adobe, although there is evidence some Swiss politicians used their government email address to sign up for adult and dating platforms. We’re not sharing identifying information for obvious reasons, and we notified every affected politician before we published this article. Swiss politicians performed roughly as well as their European colleagues, having few fewer elected officials with exposed information than the UK (68%), the European Parliament (41%), and France (18%), and only slightly more than Italy (15%). It should be noted that even a single compromised account could have significant ramifications on national security. And this isn’t a hypothetical. The Swiss government is actively being targeted on a regular basis. In 2025, hackers used DDoS attacks(new window) to knock the Swiss Federal Administration’s telephones, websites, and services offline. In 2024, Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Center published a report stating the Play ransomware group stole 65,000 government documents(new window) containing classified information from a government provider.
#proton#EN#2025#Switzerland#data-leak#federal#politicians#government
·proton.me·
16% of Swiss federal politicians have data on dark web
Sharp rise in reported cyber incidents in Switzerland
Sharp rise in reported cyber incidents in Switzerland
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.
#swissinfo#EN#2025#Switzerland#NCSC#phishing#Fraud#report#204#statistiques
·swissinfo.ch·
Sharp rise in reported cyber incidents in Switzerland
Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown
Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown
This follows a series of high-impact arrests targeting Phobos ransomware:An administrator of Phobos was arrested in South Korea in June 2024 and extradited to the United States in November of the same year. He is now facing prosecution for orchestrating ransomware attacks that encrypted critical infrastructure, business systems, and personal data for ransom.A key Phobos affiliate was arrested in Italy...
#europol#EN#2025#busted#phobos#8base#ransomware#arrested#fedpol#crackdown#Switzerland
·europol.europa.eu·
Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown
THAI-SWISS-US OPERATION NETS HACKERS BEHIND 1,000+ CYBER ATTACKS
THAI-SWISS-US OPERATION NETS HACKERS BEHIND 1,000+ CYBER ATTACKS
Thai police arrested four European hackers in Phuket who allegedly stole $16 million through ransomware attacks affecting over 1,000 victims worldwide. The suspects, wanted by Swiss and US authorities, were caught in coordinated raids across four locations. Officers from Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, led by Police Lieutenant General Trairong Phiwphan, conducted “Operation PHOBOS AETOR” in Phuket on February 10, arresting four foreign hackers involved in ransomware attacks. The operation, coordinated with Immigration Police and Region 8 Police, raided four locations across Phuket....
#khaosodenglish#EN#2025#Phuket#Switzerland#8base#arrested#busted#PHOBOS-AETOR
·khaosodenglish.com·
THAI-SWISS-US OPERATION NETS HACKERS BEHIND 1,000+ CYBER ATTACKS
Four alleged hackers arrested in Phuket for hacking 17 Swiss firms
Four alleged hackers arrested in Phuket for hacking 17 Swiss firms
Four alleged European hackers have been arrested in Phuket for deploying ransomware on the networks of 17 Swiss firms. The suspects are accused of causing significant damage and stealing $16 million in Bitcoins from 1,000 global victims.
#nationthailand#EN#2025#Phuket#hackers#arrested#Swiss#firms#hacking#The-Nation#8base#Thailand#Switzerland#busted
·nationthailand.com·
Four alleged hackers arrested in Phuket for hacking 17 Swiss firms