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Multiple vulnerabilities [CVE-2022-38023, CVE-2022-37966, CVE-2022-37967, CVE-2022-45141] in Samba
[German]There are serious vulnerabilities in older versions of the Samba software, which provides access from Linux to Windows file and print services. The developers have issued a security advisory as of December 15, 2022, and released corrected versions of Samba … Continue reading
Cornerstone Payment Systems security incident involving 9 million credit card transaction records
[German]Anyone who is connected to the Internet leaves traces, especially when they make payments by credit card. Security researchers have now discovered an unsecured database that was freely accessible via the Internet. This database contained 9 million credit card transaction … Continue reading
Ransomware at Continental: Infection via an employee's browser download
[German]In August 2022, a ransomware attack on the automotive supplier Continental took place in which significant amounts of data were extradicted. The Lockbit ransomware gang was responsible, threatening to publish the siphoned data following the attack. But how did the … Continue reading
Microsoft certificates misused to sign malware (Dec. 2022)
[German]Security researchers have come across cases where cybercriminals have managed to sign malware-infected Windows drivers using valid digital certificates from Microsoft. This allows the malware to trick the check for a digital signature under Windows. Several threat actors seem to … Continue reading
.NET updates (Dec. 13, 2022) fixes vulnerability CVE-2022-41089, but causing issues
[German]As of December 13, 2022 (Patchday), Microsoft has also released updates for .NET 7.0.1, .NET 6.0.12 and .NET Core 3.1.32. These are intended to address the CVE-2022-41089 vulnerability, which allows remote code execution. But because the update makes changes to … Continue reading
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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 ...
Google Chrome Version 108.0.5359.124/.125
[German]Google has released Google Chrome version 108.0.5359.124/125 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on December 13, 2022. These updates close eight vulnerabilities, some of which are rated high, and probably fix bugs. Thanks to reader EP for … Continue reading
Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (December 13, 2022)
[German]On (November 8, 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
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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2: Updates (December 13, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on Patchday. Here is an overview of these updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server versions … Continue reading
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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (December 13, 2022)
[German]On December 13 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft patch day), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed … Continue reading
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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (December 13, 2022)
[German]On December 13, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some … Continue reading
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