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Vulnerability in Citrix Workspace App for Windows allows password theft
[German]Citrix is warning users since September 2022 about a vulnerability in its Citrx Workspace app. There are reports that Citrix SSON stored passwords in the process memory can be retrieved at the user level. Updates are provided in the December … Continue reading
Edge 108.0.1462.42
[German]Microsoft has raised the Edge browser in the Stable Channel and Extended Stable Channel to version 108.0.1462.42 on December 5, 2022. It is a new development branch (108 version) that also fixes vulnerabilities reported by the Chromium team and already … Continue reading
Chrome 108.0.5359.94/.95 security fixes
[German]Google has released security updates to Google Chrome in the 108 branch in the stable channel for Mac, Linux, and Windows, as well as Android, as of December 2, 2022. The updates close a vulnerability that has already been exploited.
Thunderbird 102.5.1
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.5.1 on December 1, 2022 (thanks to the reader for pointing this out). It is a bug fix and security update, which should fix some problems.
LastPass customer data accessed after cloud storage service hack (Nov. 2022)
[German]LastPass informed its customers a few hours ago that "unusual activity" was recently detected in a third-party cloud storage service. This cloud storage service is currently used by both LastPass and its subsidiary GoTo. However, those who use the LastPass … 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 ...
Chrome 108.0.5359.71/72/61 released
[German]Google has released the update of Google Chrome to the 108 branch in the stable channel for Mac (108.0.5359.71), Linux (108.0.5359.71) and Windows (08.0.5359.71/72) on November 29, 2022. There are also updates for Android (108.0.5359.61) and iOS (108.0.5359.52). The 108 … Continue reading
Anchor Eufy Door Bell security cameras with vulnerabilities, data transferred to the cloud, Homebase 2 also has vulnerabilities
[German]Anker Eufy Door Bell security cameras are also sold in Germany. A security researcher has now found several security vulnerabilities in the firmware of the Eufy cameras. These transfer user images and facial recognition data to the cloud without the … Continue reading
Irish DPC fines Meta/Facebook €265 million after data privacy incident
[German]The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a 265 million fine on Meta, Facebook's parent company. This follows a data protection incident in which millions of Facebook users' data was pulled from the company's systems via tools until September … Continue reading
Dell, HP, Lenovo uses outdated OpenSSL versionen in UEFI
[German]A firmware analysis by security vendor Binarly has revealed that devices from Dell, HP and Lenovo use outdated versions of the OpenSSL encryption library in their UEFI implementations. This poses a risk, as encryption could be broken and the update … Continue reading
Hackers penetrate energy systems via outdated Boa web server of IoT components
[German]Many vendors use outdated software components in their IoT components. Microsoft has now presented a case in which a web server that was discontinued in 2005 was misused to penetrate the systems of Indian power grid via vulnerabilities. The background … Continue reading