Category Archives: devices

Apple users target of "MFA bombing" attacks (2024)

Posted on 2024-03-28 by guenni

[German]Users of Apple devices (iPhone, Apple Watch, Macs) are probably being targeted by a wave of attacks known as "MFA bombing". The aim of the attackers is to take over the victims' Apple accounts through a wave of password reset … Continue reading →

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Unsaflok: Millions of hotel doors can be opened with fake key cards

Posted on 2024-03-21 by guenni

[German]Electronic locks from Saflock are used in many hotels and even in apartments. The doors secured in this way can be unlocked using RFID cards. Great thing? Unfortunately, security vulnerabilities mean that these electronic RFID locks can be picked using … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Critical vulnerability CVE-2024-21899 allows QNAP NAS access without authentication

Posted on 2024-03-12 by guenni

[German]Owners of QNAP NAS drives are at risk from the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-21899. This allows access to devices without requiring authentication via username and password. The manufacturer has released security updates to its vulnerable operating systems to close the vulnerability. … Continue reading →

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Camera for facial recognition discovered in Invenda vending machines (Mars, Coca-Cola)

Posted on 2024-02-27 by guenni

[German]An unpleasant story that went public come to light in Canada. An error message on the display of a vending machine from which you can buy sweets such as MMs or Mars bars prompted a student at a Canadian university … Continue reading →

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Attacks on OpenVPN servers (Synology and others) since Feb. 2024

Posted on 2024-02-24 by guenni

[German]It seems that products, that using OpenVPN servers, are now under (Brute Force) attacks. A blog reader contacted me by email the other day because he had observed strange behavior. His logs showed access attempts from the same IP addresses … Continue reading →

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Vulnerabilities in HP Laser printers (Feb. 2024)

Posted on 2024-02-24 by guenni

[German]Printer manufacturer Hewlett Packard has published security messages warning of vulnerabilities in various HP Laserjet printers. These vulnerabilities can be used to inject code. The manufacturer has provided firmware updates to close the vulnerabilities in its devices. Thanks to the … Continue reading →

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Using Ubiquiti Router with standard passwords? Reset your device after a spy network was unfold

Posted on 2024-02-22 by guenni

[German]International law enforcement agencies (FBI, BKA etc.) have broken up a suspected Russian espionage network that was infecting routers from the manufacturer Ubiquiti. The spy network has been shut down last week. However, users of Ubiquiti routers should now reset … Continue reading →

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Security incident: 13,000 Wyze camera users see images of other users

Posted on 2024-02-20 by guenni

[German]Security camera vendor, Wyze, recently experienced technical problems. Users reported that they were suddenly shown other people's camera images. The provider has now confirmed the security incident. Around 13,000 users were affected and were shown the camera data of other … Continue reading →

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Cybersecurity: The risks associated with photovoltaic solar systems

Posted on 2024-01-29 by guenni

[German]The increasing decentralization of the power supply using solar cell systems not only represents progress in the energy transition, but also raises new security issues. Trend Micro has examined the IT security of systems for decentralized energy supply in a … Continue reading →

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FRITZ!Box: Entering the URL fritz.box suddenly redirects to an external page

Posted on 2024-01-26 by guenni

[German]Problem for users of an AVM FRITZ!Box family broadband routers who try to access the router's administration interface from the home network. However, when entering the URL fritz.box, users do not end up on the routers firmware FRITZ!Box login page, … Continue reading →

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