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Magento: Emergency-Update fixes vulnerability CVE-2022-24086 (Feb. 13, 2022)
[German]No idea if there are readers are responsible for online stores powered by the Magento open source software or the Adobe Commerce solution. Adobe has released an unscheduled special update on February 13, 2022 to address the already exploited CVE-2022-24086 … Continue reading
Chrome 98.0.4758.102 fixes 0-day vulnerabilities
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, Mac and Linux as of February 14, 2022. The Android browser has been updated to version 98.0.4758.101. The updates close 11 vulnerabilities. Some vulnerabilities are classified as High. Here is … Continue reading
CISA: US agencies must install iOS 15.3.1/macOS 12.2.1 update till Feb. 25, 2022
[German]Apple has released an emergency update for iOS (and macOS, as well as the Safari browser) last week to fix a critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2022-22620) in WebKit. The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has instructed all U.S. agencies … Continue reading
End of support for older Visual Studio versions in April 2022, and in May for Windows 10 20H2
[German]Last week, or rather in the last few days, Microsoft has already pointed out that certain products will reach the end of support in a few months and will no longer receive updates. This includes older versions of Visual Studio, … Continue reading
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More Lexmark device vulnerabilities (wrap-up Feb. 2022)
[German]In late January 2022, a critical vulnerability CVE-2021-44738 in the PostScript interpreter of various Lexmark printers became public. The manufacturer warns about this vulnerability, which allows remote code execution, and provides a firmware update to close it. But there are … 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 ...
Edge 98.0.1108.50
[German]Microsoft has updated the Chromium Edge browser to version 98.0.1108.50 as of February 10, 2022. I was informed by Microsoft via email that the vulnerability CVE-2022-23264 has been closed. The release notes for Microsoft Edge can be found on this … Continue reading
Microsoft probably secretly fixes vulnerability in Defender under Windows
[German]Microsoft Defender attracted attention some time ago due to a vulnerability in Windows that allowed malware to query the folders left out by the antivirus. It now looks like Microsoft has quietly corrected this vulnerability, because administrator privileges are now … Continue reading
QNAP Update QTS 5.0.0.1932 build 20220129 closes SAMBA vulnerability CVE-2021-44142
[German]Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP has provided firmware updates for its NAS systems that are supposed to fix the SMB root vulnerability (CVE-2021-44142) in SAMBA. Here are some notes on updating QTS 5.0.0 to close the vulnerability, published by manufacturer QNAP in … Continue reading
Emsisoft releases decryptor for Maze, Egregor and Sekhmet ransomware
[German]Security vendor Emsisoft has released a decryptor for victims of the Maze, Egregor and Sekhmet ransomware. With it, files encrypted by this ransomware can be restored. The decryptor became possible after a member from the "developer circles" posted the master … Continue reading
Cyber attack on Vodafone Portugal affects all services
[German]Telecommunications provider Vodafone Portugal suffered a serious cyberattack on Monday, February 7, 2022. This was likely designed to cause maximum destruction, according to the company, and severely affected Vodafone services such as LTE and 5G mobile, TV cable network, SMS, … Continue reading