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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (August 9, 2022)
[German]On August 9, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to the current version). Here are some details about each security update.
Microsoft Security Update Summary (August 9, 2022)
[German]On August 9, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. The security updates also eliminate 118 vulnerabilities, 17 of which are critical and two … Continue reading
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Denmark: 175 7-Eleven supermarket stores closed after cyber attack
[German]On Monday, August 8, 2022, the Danish supermarket chain 7-Eleven has fallen victim to a cyberattack. As a result of this cyberattack, the chain had to close all 175 stores in Denmark on August 8, 2022. On Thuesday, August 9, … Continue reading
Open Cloud: Vulnerability & Security Issue Database
Numerous vulnerabilities also lurk in the cloud, and administrators of cloud solutions should address the issue. But where can you get an overview of security risks or even vulnerabilities in relation to the various cloud providers? There is an Open … Continue reading
VirusTotal: Google report on malware trends
[German]On its VirusTotal service, Google receives numerous daily submissions of files to check if they are malware. In a new report, "Deception at scale: How malware abuses trust," a team from Google has compiled findings on various techniques malware uses … 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 ...
Hackers send phishing emails via PayPal domains
[German]Brief message that I received from CheckPoint. Perhaps one or the other reader has an account with PayPal. Phishing is nothing new in this area – and criminals exploit the trustworthiness of the PayPal brand name to trick mail verification … Continue reading
Twitter data privacy incident (August 2022)
[German]Twitter has just confirmed a privacy incident stemming from a vulnerability reported in January 2022. In July 2022, it became known that someone had used this vulnerability to siphon personal data from Twitter users. Here's some information about that incident.
Some insights about the warning of German BSI against Kaspersky antivirus software
[German]I am once again taking up a difficult topic in a review, which has triggered numerous discussions within my Germanblog. It is about the German , BSI's (Federal Office for Information Security) warning against the use of products of the … Continue reading
Microsoft Edge 104.0.1293.47 (August 5, 2022) with security fixes
Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 104.0.1293.47 as of August 5, 2022. It is a security update that also includes a fix for vulnerabilities while also initiating the 104 development branch.
Lockbit attackers abuse Windows Defender to load Cobalt Strike
[German]Security researchers from Sentinel One have discovered an interesting attack path under Windows, which is used by the ransomware gang Lockbit. The group uses Windows Defender in its ransomware construction kit to load the Cobalt Strike test tool and then … Continue reading