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Category Archives: Security
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
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.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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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.
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