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Category Archives: Security
Caution: Cyber attack on automotive spare parts dealer Autodoc.de
[German]Brief note for blog readers who happen to be customers of the autodoc.de platform (sells spare parts for vehicles). There was a successful cyber attack at this provider, in which personal data of the central customer management software may have … Continue reading
Thunderbird 102.2.0 released – many bugfixes but issues
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released an update of the email client to version 102.2.0 as of August 23, 2022 (thanks to Tom for pointing this out). However, there is feedback from readers that the new version (especially when upgrading … Continue reading
Some Banks will be fined by SEC with millions for WhatsApp and Messenger use
[German]Some banks (Deutsche Bank and others) have caught a fat problem with allowing WhatsApp or other messengers among employees. According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the banks are in violation of requirements (as these Messenger messages can be … Continue reading
Microsoft Edge 104.0.1293.63
Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable and extended release channels to version 104.0.1293.63 as of August 19, 2022. The release notes state that this update includes a fix for vulnerability CVE-2022-2856, which was reported by the Chromium … Continue reading
Google account blocked and police action because of toddler photos for the doctor
[German]I have frequently reported here on the sudden blocking of online accounts with American cloud providers (Apple, Google, and especially Microsoft). Just now, a case is boiling up in the USA, where Google blocked an account because of uploaded "nude … 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 ...
NSO Group in crisis – CEO steps down, layoffs
[German]Dark clouds over the cyber company NSO, which made inglorious history with its Pegasus spyware. The CEO, Shalev Hulio, is resigning – and 100 employees out of a total of 700 have been laid off. Looks like real crisis the … Continue reading
Security: When a (fake) "Office 365 package" suddenly arrives by mail
[German]A small warning, which is mainly directed at inexperienced readers of this blog or users. Criminals seem to send packages to (mainly elderly people), which allegedly contain a Microsoft Office. However, the USB stick included in the package does not … Continue reading
Security researcher warns: VPNs on iOS are not private
[German]Security researchers Michael Horowitz warns iOS users, that VPNs on this platform is broken. It looks, that it works fine. But the iOS device gets a new public IP address and new DNS servers. A detailed inspection of data leaving … Continue reading
Website reported as compromised? How to proceed?
[German]Anyone who operates a website may occasionally be confronted with the problem that it is reported as "malicious" by security portals or by users. Then the question arises how to proceed to find out if this is a false alarm … Continue reading
Security update for HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)
[German]Note for administrators of HPE Proliant servers running HPE's Integrated Lights-out versions. HPE has already published a security bulleting for HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) at the end of July 2022, which pointed out several critical vulnerabilities. There is … Continue reading