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Category Archives: Security
Android TikTok app: Microsoft finds 1-click vulnerability that allowed account takeover
[German]Microsoft has discovered a dangerous vulnerability in the TikTok app for Android that allowed user accounts to be compromised with a single click. In the meantime, this vulnerability in the TikTok app for Android has been closed.
Thunderbird 102.2.1 released
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released an update of the email client to version 102.2.1 on September 1, 2022 (thanks to Gerold for pointing this out). It's a bug-fix update that should close a serious security hole, but also fixes … Continue reading
iOS 12.5.6 released
[German]Apple has released a security update for iOS to version 12.5.6 as of August 31, 2022 (thanks to Gerold for the tip). The update closes a vulnerability on older iPhone models. Here is a brief overview of these updates.
Google Chrome: Block list for extensions (ADMX) has changed in build 86
[German]Small information/reminder for administrators who use Google Chrome in corporate environments on Windows and manage the installation of Chrome Extensions by users via group policies. As of Chrome 86, the naming of a policy has changed – those who have … Continue reading
Google Chrome allows websites to write (without asking) to the Windows clipboard
[German]Maybe the issue is known to one or the other blog reader – it was new to me. Web pages accessed in the Google Chrome browser can write directly to the Windows clipboard without further user permission or warning. This … 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 ...
LastPass security incident: Development environment hacked (August 25, 2022)
[German]The developers of the web-based password manager online service LastPass have just informed their users about a security incident. Two weeks ago, unusual procedures were detected in the LastPass development environment. Unauthorized third parties probably managed to gain access to … Continue reading
Plex security incident (data breach) – users should change passwords (August 2022)
[German]Short addendum to an unpleasant security topic. Yesterday it became known that there was a security incident at the provider Plex (streaming service, media server). It seems that attackers managed to access some of the data of the user base … Continue reading
More than 80,000 HikVision surveillance cameras exploitable
[German]Security researchers found over 80,00 surveillance cameras from HikVision that are exploitable and are accessible via the Internet. Attackers could take over these systems at any time via vulnerabilities using code injection. HikVision has already published a firmware update to … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Releases (August 19, 2022)
Small addendum from last week. Microsoft has published revisions of various security messages, which I post below for your information.
Firefox 104, 102.2 esr and 91.13 esr released
[German]Mozilla's developers have released the versions 104.0.0, 102.2 ESR and 91.13 ESR of the Firefox browser on August 23, 2022. The ESR versions are maintenance updates that are supposed to fix bugs. Firefox 104 is a new development branch.