Category Archives: devices

Skoda: Vulnerability in MIB3 infotainment allows malware injection via BlueTooth

[German]Security researchers have taken a closer look at the infotainment system in Skoda vehicles (belongs to Volkswagen car manufacturer group). They discovered several vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to remotely trigger certain functions on the vehicle and track the location … Continue reading

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German CERT also warns of massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways (Dec. 2024)

[German]A few days ago, I warned in the blog post Massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since 5, and 6, Dec. 2024? about a massive wave of attempted attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since around Dec. 5, 2024. … Continue reading

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Massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since 5, and 6, Dec. 2024?

[German]A quick question or information for the readers of the blog who use Citrix Netscaler Gateways. Were you able to observe a massive increase in attack attempts on these instances yesterday evening? A blog reader has just informed me about … Continue reading

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Deye deactivates solar inverters in USA, UK and Pakistan

[German]This is a critical issue that I have come across recently and illustrates the risk of IT shutdowns by vendors/manufacturers or countries. The Chinese manufacturer Deye, also represented in German balcony power plants and solar system installations with inverters, has … Continue reading

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Windows 11 24H2: Fix for Synaptics audio issue on HP Prodesk 600 G4

[German]If you own a business PC HP Prodesk 600 G4 with Windows 11 23H2, you could run into problems when upgrading to Windows 11 24H2. The sound from the Synaptics audio unit is missing after the upgrade because the driver … Continue reading

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows 11 24H2: Problems with USB scanners that use eSCL

[German]In addition to the problems with Ubisoft games under Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft has also admitted to difficulties with USB scanners. USB scanners are simply not found if they use the eSCL scan protocol. A scanner problem has already been … Continue reading

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CISA warns about attacks on 0 day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls

[German]An unpatched vulnerability (0-day) exist in the firewalls of Palo Alto Networks. The management interface can be accessed via this vulnerability. This 0-day vulneability is already being exploited for attacks. Both the BSI and the US authority CISA have issued … Continue reading

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Valetudo: Taming spying automatic robot vacuum cleaner

[German]Automatic robot vacuum cleaners are now in many households. The devices are collecting many data and can spying on a user environment. How can the owner of such an appliance prevent data from flowing into the manufacturer's cloud? I have … Continue reading

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Windows 11 24H2: Installation fails on some ASUS devices

[German]Owners of ASUS computers that appear to be formally compatible with Windows 11 24H2 will still not receive the feature upgrade. In the spirit of "the unexpected often happens", Microsoft has discovered that installation is failing on some devices from … Continue reading

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Huawei kicks Windows and delivers PCs with HarmonyOS

[German]Chinese manufacturer Huawei has announced that it will soon be ditching Microsoft Windows and shipping its devices with its own HarmonyOS. Advertising

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