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Chrome 96.0.4664.93
[German]Google has released an update to Google Chrome 96.0.4664.93 for Windows, Mac and Linux (and version 96.0.4664.92 for Android) as of December 6, 2021. It is a maintenance update that also closes some vulnerabilities. Here's a quick overview.
Excel XLL addins abused for malware installation
[German]Here is another security topic, dealing with attacks via Excel XLL addins ein. This attack method has been known since July 2021 and is used by malware groups. I just came across a case where this approach was used to … Continue reading
Gravatar: Approx. 114 million user names and e-mail addresses floating in underground
[German]Datasets containing the email addresses and usernames of approximately 114 million Gravatar users circulate in underground networks. The service uses an MD5 hash value for the globally unique URLs of the Gravatars, which encrypts the email addresses. However, the MD5 … Continue reading
Thunderbird 91.4.0
[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.4.0 on December 7, 2021. This is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch, which makes numerous fixes. Here's a brief overview. TB 91.4.0 (portable) breaks my system.
Firefox 95/91.4.0esr
[German]Mozilla developers have released version 95.0.0 with some new features and 91.4.0esr of the Firefox browser with a fix rated High as of December 7, 2021. Thanks to the blog readers for pointing out the updates.
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 ...
App 'Life360 Locator' is selling GPS location data since 2016
[German]This is probably a solid scandal – there is an app Life360 – Familie suchen, which is also available on Android in Germany has millions of users. The app allows family members to be tracked via their smartphone. Now it … Continue reading
Cyber attack on SPAR grocery stores in Yorkshire/England
[German]There was a successful cyber attack on SPAR stores in Yorkshire, England. Some of the stores had to close because payment systems could no longer be used and card payments were no longer possible. Here is some information about what … Continue reading
Android App Barcod Scanner with Trojan – opens random websites
[German]I became aware of this security case via a Facebook post. It's about the Android app Barcod Scanner. It seems the app have been infected with an adware Trojan during one of the latest updates. Smartphones of affected users, opens … Continue reading
Phishing attacks by state hackers via new RTF template injection technique
[German]Security vendor Proof Point observed three APT actors from India, Russia and China using a novel RTF template injection technique for phishing attachments to retrieve malicious content from a remote URL in 2021. The security researcher fear, that this technique … Continue reading
0patch fixes InstallerTakeOver LPE 0-day vulnerability in Windows
[German]The ACROS Security team around founder Mitja Kolsek has now developed and released the third micro-patch within two weeks for a vulnerability discovered by security researchers. The current micro-patch is about a 0-day InstallerTakeOver Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in … Continue reading