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Category Archives: devices
Vulnerabilities in HP Laser printers (Feb. 2024)
[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
Using Ubiquiti Router with standard passwords? Reset your device after a spy network was unfold
[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
Security incident: 13,000 Wyze camera users see images of other users
[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
Cybersecurity: The risks associated with photovoltaic solar systems
[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
FRITZ!Box: Entering the URL fritz.box suddenly redirects to an external page
[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
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 ...
WTF: HP claims to "protect" users from "viruses" by blocking third-party ink cartridges
[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
Bitdefender finds vulnerabilities in Bosch BCC100 thermostats
[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
iPhone survives fall from almost 5 km after flight 1282 accident
[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
DICOM protocol: Millions of patient data accessible unprotected via the Internet
[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
LogoFAIL: Critical vulnerabilities in the UEFI code
[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