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iOS and iPadOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3 released
[German]Apple has released an update to iOS and iPadOS 15.4 as well as macOS 12.3 on March 14, 2022. On the iPhone, Face ID is supported with the mouth-nose mask on. Here is brief overview of these updates.
Critical vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication
[German]Veeam has issued a security alert warning of critical vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication. Attackers could use these vulnerabilities to take over systems running Linux or Windows. German blog reader der Seb posted the links to the relevant Veeam … Continue reading
McAfee Total Protection Update fixes CVE-2022-0280
[German]McAfee has released a security alert and update for McAfee Total Protection. The update fixes the CVE-2022-0280 vulnerability, which is rated high. A vulnerability exists in the QuickClean feature of McAfee Total Protection for Windows prior to version 16.0.43 that … Continue reading
Anonymous hacked German subsidery of russian energy gigant Rosneft, 20 terabytes of data extracted
[German]Activists of the hacker collective Anonymous have announced actions against Russian companies after the Russian army invaded Ukraine. According to media reports and an article on Anonleaks, members of Anonymous successfully hacked the German branch of the Russian energy giant … Continue reading
Beware: User reports TP-Link routers share traffic with third parties (Avira)
[German]Do any of you have TP-Link routers in use? There is disturbing information of the "hands off these devices" type. This is because there are user reports that TP-Link router firmware is sharing network traffic with third-party vendors (specifically AVIRA … 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 ...
Cybersecurity in ICS, IoT, and medical devices (as of H2 2021).
[German]The number of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities affecting medical devices, industrial control systems (ICS) or the extended Internet of Things (XIoT) is continuously increasing. In the last four years, the number of disclosed vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS) has more … Continue reading
Ubisoft hacked by Lapsus$ cyber gang (March 2022)
[German]The game manufacturer Ubisoft has become the victim of a cyber attack in which data was leaked. The manufacturer has since confirmed this cyber attack. Now the cyber gang Lapsus$ has claimed responsibility for the cyber attack. After the hack … Continue reading
GPS spoofing: Finland warns of false GPS signals in Baltic Sea area
[German]There are strange occurrences since February 24, 2022 in the signals of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The GPS signal has been disturbed in the Baltic Sea region and the Finnish government is now warning of incorrect GPS data. Several … Continue reading
CERT-EU warns of SMBv3 vulnerability CVE-2022-24508, fix through Windows March 2022 updates
[German]With the March 8, 2022 security updates for Windows, Microsoft has fixed a number of vulnerabilities. Among them is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability (REC) in Windows SMBv3 Client/Server that is rated as important. CERT-EU issued a recent advisory warning … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 3.2022, Security, Update, Windows
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WordPress Version 5.9.2
WordPress 5.9.2 was released on March 10, 2022. It is a security update that fixes three vulnerabilities and one bug. The bug is a fix in the live preview of themes. I didn't find anything about the security fixes – … Continue reading