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Microsoft Defender falsely reports Trojans on Dell computers (March 2, 2022)
[German]It looks like Microsoft Defender under Windows is falsely reporting a Trojan. Affected are probably systems from Dell, where the DellSupportAssistRemediationService is criticized. This is delivered with Dell computers via their SupportAssist. After a blog reader informed me about the … Continue reading
Chrome 98.0.4758.119 and Chrome 99.0.4844.51
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome 98.0.4758.119 for Windows and Mac in the stable channel on March 1, 2022. There is also a new development branch for Chrome 99.0.4844.51 for desktop systems (Windows, Mac and Linux). The update closes … Continue reading
German wind turbines, the war in Ukraine and the broken satellite communication
[German]It does not seem to be a coincidence: On February 24, 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine began – and on that early morning satellite communication for thousands of wind turbines in Europe failed. The background is that communication with … Continue reading
Analysis of the Cyber Attack on Axis Communications
A small addition to the cyber attack on the Swedish provider Axis Communication (which belongs to Canon). The provider of (IP) security cameras was indeed since 20 February 2022 with many of its services no longer accessible via the Internet. … Continue reading
Cyberattacks on Ukraine launched hours before Russian invasion, according to Microsoft
[German]Microsoft has disclosed some information about cyberattacks on facilities in Ukraine as of February 28, 2022. According to the U.S. vendor, the cyberattacks began hours before Russian troops entered Ukraine, as they were detected via their own telemetry. Microsoft notified … 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 ...
More than 60,000 chats of the Conti ransomware gang leaked
[German]The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had an unexpected effect on cyber security. First there were serious cyberattacks on facilities in Ukraine. Then the Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the Russian government and threatened retaliation for cyberattacks on Russian … Continue reading
Cyber attacks on Nvidia and McDonalds (Feb. 25, 2022)
[German]The manufacturer of graphics cards and chips, Nvidia, has probably fallen victim to a cyber attack. Currently, the manufacturer is still investigating the details that affected parts of its internal network. According to my information, it was an attack classified … Continue reading
CISA warns: 2 Zabbix vulnerabilities are actively exploited, patching
[German]Do you use the network monitoring system Zabbix? A few days ago two vulnerabilities CVE-2022-23131 and CVE-2022-23134 became public. And there is a Zabbix update to fix these vulnerabilities. Now CISA warns that the two vulnerabilities are already being actively … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Revisions: Windows Vulnerability CVE-2021-26414 (Feb. 24, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has published a revision to the security advisory for Windows vulnerability CVE-2021-26414 as of February 24, 2022. The notification is informal only. CVE-2021-26414 is the Windows DCOM Server Security Feature Bypass vulnerability that was addressed via security update as … Continue reading
axis.com confirmed cyber attack (Feb. 23, 2022)
[German]Swedish vendor of (IP security cameras) Axis has become a victim of a cyber attack, as Axis Communications has finally confirmed. I had addressed a few days ago in the blog that their websites and services were down since February … Continue reading