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Category Archives: Security
IT issues at wholesale retailer Metro group after cyber attack: Will shelves in Metro stores soon remain empty?
[German]How much does the cyber attack on the IT systems of the gastronomy wholesaler Metro affect store operations? Since last Monday, October 17, 2022, the Metro Group's IT infrastructure has been in serious troble, as far as its stores worldwide … Continue reading
Google removes malicious 16 apps with more than 20 million downloads
[German]Google has once again had to remove 16 Android apps from a Google Play Store. The reason: The apps contain a "clicker malware" that is designed to commit advertising fraud. Apparently useful apps (flashlight, QR code, photos/camera) that had been … Continue reading
VMware vulnerability CVE-2022-22954 threatened by ransomware, end of support for ESXi 6.5 & 6.7
[German]Various VMware products contain the critical vulnerability CVE-2022-22954 , for which a security update was provided back in April 2022. I had addressed the vulnerability in the blog post Warning: critical vulnerabilities in VMware products (April 6, 2022).
Outlook stores IMAP password DAPI-encrypted in the registry
[German]Another little hint on Sunday. Microsoft's developers store the passwords for accessing IMAP accounts for Outlook in the registry. Is indeed DAPI-encrypted, but can be decrypted in the system with an API call. This approach is also used by tools … Continue reading
Confirmed: Metro Group victim of cyber attack
[German]Since Monday, October 17, 2022, many Metro stores worldwide have been struggling with severe IT problems. I had already suspected a cyber attack on the Metro Group in a post and I had reports from Austria, from France as well … 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 ...
Cyber attack on Metro AG or just a IT break down? Austria, France, German (and more countries?) affected
[German]Gastronomy wholesaler Metro group is facing currently serious computer issues in it's stores – I guess world wide. First the question raised: Was there a cyber attack on the Metro Group in Austria? At least that's what the information I … Continue reading
Microsoft data leak, customer data affected (Oct. 2022)
[German]There has been a major data leak at Microsoft, where customer data was probably publicly accessible. A security company found a misconfigured server with the data on the Internet and informed Microsoft in September. This is likely to affect some … Continue reading
Firefox 106.0 and 102.4.0 esr released
[German]Mozilla's developers have released the versions 106.0.0 and 102.4.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on October 18, 2022. The ESR versions are maintenance updates that are supposed to fix bugs. Firefox 106 is a new development branch. In both updates, … Continue reading
Vulnerability in Apache Commons (similar to Log4Shell)
[German]There is a vulnerability in Apache Commons, similar to Log4Shell, which can be exploited to inject malicious JAVA code. Blog reader Ludwig L. emailed me about this issue, which is described in more detail by Sophos in the post Dangerous … Continue reading
MDaemon Technologies (AltN) has become a victim of a cyber attack (Ransomware)
[German]Quick note for people who use AltN (MDaemon Technologies) email servers. The provider has fallen victim to a cyberattack – the systems have been infected by ransomware. At the moment, their entire business operations should be at a standstill. Here … Continue reading