Category Archives: devices

Samsung Galaxy A51: Smartphone hangs after update in Odin mode "AVB Fail"

Posted on 2023-11-06 by guenni

[German]It looks to me as if a software update (OTA update) has been "bricking" Samsung Galaxy A51 series devices since the beginning of November 2023. The devices remain stuck in Odin mode with the message "AVB Fail" during or after … Continue reading →

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Citrix Bleed: Vulnerability CVE-2023-4966 leaks session tokens in NetScaler ADC and Gateway, PoC available

Posted on 2023-10-26 by guenni

[German]I would guess that Citrix users on unpatched instances are "under fire" once again, because more information is now available on the recently disclosed vulnerability CVE-2023-4966. Under the term "Citrix Bleed", security researchers have described how Citrix NetScaler ADC and … Continue reading →

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

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Is BMW's wireless charging pad kills Phone 15;?

Posted on 2023-10-25 by guenni

[German]Is there a problem with the wireless charging cradle in BMW cars destroying Apple's iPhone 15? User reports of iPhone 15 devices that were defective after wireless charging using the BMW charging cradle (the NFC chip on the iPhone 15 … Continue reading →

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Cisco: New 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-20273) in IOS XE; already being exploited

Posted on 2023-10-23 by guenni

[German]US vendor Cisco has publicly disclosed another 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-20273) in IOS XE as of October 20, 2023. This vulnerability is already being exploited in the wild to compromise systems. The vendor plans to provide fixes for the CVE-2023-20198 and … Continue reading →

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Apple announces $79 pencil with USB-C port

Posted on 2023-10-19 by guenni

[German]Things are moving – just when the European Union stipulates USB-C for mobile devices, the manufacturer Apple, which has so far relied on its own interfaces, announces a pencil with USB-C port for its iPad models; price is 79 US … Continue reading →

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iOS 17.0.3 fixes CVE-2023-42824 and the iPhone 15 heat problem

Posted on 2023-10-05 by guenni

[German]Apple released the update to iOS 17.0.3 for compatible iPhone models on October 4, 2023. On the one hand, this update is supposed to close the vulnerability CVE-2023-42824 in libvpx. On the other hand, Apple promises to fix the heat … Continue reading →

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Philips Hue lights require cloud account from 2024

Posted on 2023-10-05 by guenni

[German]User of a "smart" Philips Hue light will have to create an account from 2024 to be able to control the gadgets in question via app. Philips had recently introduced a new security system and also promised support for the … Continue reading →

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Lancom (R&S) Firewalls (UF-xxx) no longer get signature updates from Oct. 1st till 4th 2023

Posted on 2023-10-04 by guenni

[German]German blog reader Uwe Kernchen has just pointed out to me an issues that users and administrators of Lancom firewalls (also offered by Rhode & Schwarz) have hade. Since October 1, 2023, the UF-xxx firewalls no longer receive signature updates. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams 1.6.00.24078: New issues with Jabra Headset (Sept. 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-30 by guenni

[German]Another note to administrators and users of Jabra headsets (e.g. Jabra Evolve 62 and 75) who use them in a corporate environment with Microsoft Teams. After there were already problems in connection with Microsoft Teams in December 2022 as well … Continue reading →

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Google Pixel Watch: No repair for broken glass

Posted on 2023-09-23 by guenni

[German]If you own a smartwatch, you might be annoyed when the expensive device becomes unusable due to a crack in the glass. Google has now confirmed that it will not offer a repair option for its Pixel Watch to replace … Continue reading →

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