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Category Archives: Security
Chrome 103.0.5060.114 fixes 4 vulnerabilities
[German]Google has released the Google Chrome 103.0.5060.114 update for Windows on the desktop in the stable channel as of July 4, 2022. The security update closes 4 vulnerabilities that are rated as high. For Android, there is version 103.0.5060.7.
Hacker sells 1 billion personal data from Shanghai police data base for 10 bitcoins
[German]US media report that a hacker is currently trying to sell a 23 terabyte data set for the price of 10 bitcoins (around 195,000 euros). The dataset is said to contain 1 billion personal data of the population from a … Continue reading
AstraLocker 2.0: Infection via Word attachment
[German]Security researchers from ReversingLabs have tracked down a relatively unknown malware, which they have named AstraLocker. In version 2.0, the attackers have taken to loading the malicious payload directly from a Word document that is included as an attachment to … Continue reading
Security for Kubernetes: Pitfalls and Solutions
The use of virtualized containers with functions is in vogue. Orchestration solutions, such as Kubernetes, are used to manage the containers. However, if this solution is compromised, this affects all managed containers. The question therefore arises about the security of … Continue reading
Maastricht University gets partial ransom back after ransomware attack in 2019
[German]Partial success for Maastricht University, following a ransomware attack in 2019. Investigators have managed to seize part of the Bitcoin ransom payments. Due to price increases, this amount is now worth more than the entire ransom at the time. The … 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 ...
Lookout explains: Security Service Edge (SSE) and the future of cloud security
[German]Recently I came across a piece of information from security vendor Lookout about the future of cloud security and the term SSE. Sundaram Lakshmanan, CTO of SASE Products at Lookout, explains what SSE is. And he describes the three core … Continue reading
0patch fixes all known and exploitable Windows NTLM/Kerberos vulnerabilities
[German]In recent months, a number of vulnerabilities and attack mechanisms have become known that could be used to siphon off credentials (NTLM/Kerberos). Not all vulnerabilities are easily exploitable, not everything has been fully patched by Microsoft. ACROS Security has now … Continue reading
Microsoft Edge 103.0.1264.44 fixes CVE-2022-33680 (June 30, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 103.0.1264.44 as of June 30, 2022. It is a maintenance update that fixes the Elevation of Privilege vulnerability CVE-2022-33680, which is rated as critical. And this build fixes … Continue reading
Unauthorized RCE CVE-2022-28219 in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
[German]Security researcher Naveen Sunkavally of Horizon3.ai recently discovered vulnerability CVE-2022-28219. This allows remote code execution without further authentication by the attacker and affects Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus. This is a compliance tool used by enterprises to monitor changes to Active … Continue reading
Kaspersky finds SessionManager backdoor left by malware in IIS/Exchange servers worldwide
[German]Security vendor Kaspersky has come across a little-known backdoor, undetected by antivirus solutions, that leaves malware on Microsoft Exchange servers in the IIS module. There are infections of the so-called SessionManager backdoor in Exchange systems worldwide. The SessionManager backdoor enables … Continue reading