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Monthly Archives: September 2022
Ride share service provider Uber investigates hack (Sept. 2022)
[German] U.S. ride share service provider Uber appears to have been the victim of a hack, with an 18-year-old penetrating the provider's system. Uber employees initially thought the whole thing was a joke. The hacker claims to have entered the … Continue reading
European (EU) Cyber Resilience Act: Proposal for improved security for digital devices
[German]Hardware and software products are increasingly subject to successful cyberattacks, resulting in an estimated annual cost of €5.5 trillion from cybercrime by 2021. The European Union therefore presented a draft Cyber Resilience Act on September 15, 2022. The proposal for … Continue reading
"I don't care about cookies" sold to AVAST
[German]Small note to the blog readership. The developer of the browser add-in "I don't care about cookies" has just announced that he has sold his product to AVAST. I don't begrudge Daniel Kladnik this sale, but I have some thoughts … Continue reading
Attention: Backdoor in TechLogix Networx Power Delivery Unit; Isolate devices from Internet and Patch it
[German]There is a serious vulnerability (backdoor) in the firmware of power delivery units from the US manufacturer Networx. In older versions (prior to version 2.0.2a ), the firmware does not perform authentication, i.e. it is possible to switch off the … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Windows 10 Update KB5017308 causes issues when creating/copying files via GPO
[German]Sort September 2022 patchday recap. It looks like the cumulative (security) update KB5017308 released on September 13, 2022 for Windows 10 comes with collateral damage. I have received several reports from readers that following the update installation, creating or copying … Continue reading
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Lenovo BIOS/UEFI updates fix vulnerabilities, hundreds of models affected (9.2022)
[German]Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo has released updates for the BIOS/UEFI of hundreds of its computer models. These are intended to address serious vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-28216, CVE-2022-40134, CVE-2022-40135, CVE-2022-40136, CVE-2022-40137), which Lenovo describes in a security advisory.
.NET Framework-Updates September 2022
As of September 13, 2022, Microsoft has released a few more updates for the .NET Framework. Bolko pointed it out here (thanks for that). Update KB5017529 is the Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, … Continue reading
0patch fixes Memory Corruption vulnerability (CVE-2022-35742) in Microsoft Outlook 2010
[German]The vulnerability CVE-2022-35742 in Outlook was closed by Microsoft in August 2022 by means of security updates (see Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (August 9, 2022)). However, Microsoft only provides updates for the MSI versions of Outlook 2013 and 2016. ACROS … Continue reading
Court documents show how Google monitors users despite rejected tracking
[German]A recent lawsuit filed by the Arizona Attorney General against technology company Google shows that the company continues to track users who have declined location tracking anyway. Thus, IP addresses of Google users served to obtain accurate location information and … Continue reading
Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (September 13, 2022)
[German]On September 13, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. The updates are available for the installable MSI version of Microsoft Office (the click-to-run packages obtain … Continue reading