Category Archives: devices

WTF: HP claims to "protect" users from "viruses" by blocking third-party ink cartridges

Posted on 2024-01-23 by guenni

[German]It's crazy or "what the fuck" (WTF) what printer manufacturer HP is sucking out of its fingers again. The company has attracted a lot of negative attention because it blocks third-party ink cartridges through firmware updates, even retrospectively. There have … Continue reading →

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Bitdefender finds vulnerabilities in Bosch BCC100 thermostats

Posted on 2024-01-14 by guenni

[German]Security provider Bitdefender has informed me that security researchers in its labs have found vulnerabilities in Bosch BCC100 thermostats. Hackers can use these vulnerabilities to take control of such smart thermostats and gain access to smart home networks. The experts … 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 ...

iPhone survives fall from almost 5 km after flight 1282 accident

Posted on 2024-01-09 by guenni

[German]In the USA, an iPhone and another smartphone were found to have survived a free fall from a height of around 4.8 km from an airplane in which a door had broken off in flight. The iPhone was even still … Continue reading →

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DICOM protocol: Millions of patient data accessible unprotected via the Internet

Posted on 2023-12-09 by guenni

[German]It's a very unpleasant situation: the DICOM protocol has been used for decades to exchange X-ray images or images from other imaging procedures with clinics and doctors, for example. It wasn't a problem until someone came up with the idea … Continue reading →

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LogoFAIL: Critical vulnerabilities in the UEFI code

Posted on 2023-12-05 by guenni

[German]There are several critical vulnerabilities in the UEFI code of the firmware of various BIOS/UEFI implementations that could be used to inject malware into a system. The whole thing was already announced by the Binarly REsearch Team on November 29, … Continue reading →

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Zyxel warns of critical security vulnerabilities in NAS devices

Posted on 2023-12-02 by guenni

[German]Does anyone operate a Zyxel NAS in their environment? The Taiwanese manufacturer has just warned of several vulnerabilities in the firmware of these devices. Three critical vulnerabilities allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute operating system commands on vulnerable network-attached storage … Continue reading →

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Security risks from web cams; Hikvision cameras and NVR with security risk

Posted on 2023-12-01 by guenni

[German]Security cameras with vulnerabilities pose a risk to their owners. The same applies to webcams, which can often be taken over by attackers. Cameras and NVRs (Network Video Recorder) from the manufacturer Hikvision have vulnerabilities that can be exploited by … Continue reading →

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Fingerprint sensors and thus Windows Hello can be bypassed via vulnerabilities

Posted on 2023-11-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is using Windows Hello in its operating system for password-free login. This is supposed to be more secure than a password, as it cannot be stolen. Security researchers were asked by Microsoft's Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE) to … Continue reading →

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QNAP warns of vulnerabilities CVE-2023-23368, CVE-2023-23369 in QTS

Posted on 2023-11-13 by guenni

[German]Catching up from last week – the NAS manufacturer QNAP has published a security warning for its QTS operating system for NAS stations. The critical vulnerability CVE-2023-23368 (CVSS Index 9.8) allows remote execution of commands in older QTS versions. Another … Continue reading →

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HP toner: Purchase from distributor only after B2B registration?

Posted on 2023-11-08 by guenni

[German]Strange development in the area of printer consumables at the manufacturer HP. The fact that ink cartridges from third-party suppliers are blocked by firmware updates is nothing new. I have also discussed ink subscriptions for HP devices here on the … Continue reading →

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