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Category Archives: Security
Swiss municipality of Montreux victim of cyber attack
[German]The municipality of Montreux, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and known for its mild microclimate and the Montreux Jazz Festival in July, seems to have been the victim of a successful cyber-attack yesterday (Sunday). Not many details are … Continue reading
Ransomware on the rise due of home office
[German]Due to the coronavirus pandemic, people have increasingly been working in home offices since 2020. Unfortunately, securing these workplaces has not kept pace with this development. At the same time, with the increased telecommuting in businesses due to the pandemic … Continue reading
Microsoft disables Excel 4.0 macros in Office 365 in the next weeks
[English]Microsoft has notified users of Microsoft 365 subscriptions that they will be gradually disabling the execution of Excel 4.0 macros in Office 365 over the coming weeks for security reasons. Here's some information on the issue.
Twitch defaced with images of Jeff Bezos (Oct. 8, 2021)
[German]Unknown people managed to deface the website of the streaming provider Twitch, which belongs to Amazon, on October 8, 2021. For a few hours, a number of game background images were replaced with photos of former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. … Continue reading
Chrome 94.0.4606.81 (2021/10/07)
[German]Google has released a security update of Google Chrome 94.0.4606.81 for Windows, Mac and Linux on Oct. 7, 2021. It is a security update that closes vulnerabilities rated as high. Here's a quick overview.
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 ...
0-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-41773) in Apache
[German]A 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-41773) and another vulnerability that is already being actively exploited in the wild have been made public in Apache web servers. The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released security updates to close the new vulnerabilities. Updating Apache … Continue reading
Critical vulnerabilities in Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE controllers
[German]Critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Honeywell Experion PKS controllers C200, C200E, C300 and in the and ACE controllers. ICS-CERT and CISA have issued a warning about this – and the manufacturer Honeywell has issued security advice on what … Continue reading
Twitch: Source code and payments leaked
[German]The complete website of the interactive live streaming service Twitch has probably become public in a data leak. An anonymous hacker posted a torrent link on the 4chan platform on Wednesday (6/10/2021). The torrent package, with a size of 125 … Continue reading
US government forces Google to secretly hand over user data from Internet search
[German]A search for names, addresses, or phone numbers using the Google search engine can lead to Americans (and possibly others) becoming the focus of law enforcement. The U.S. government has forced Google to secretly identify any person who searched for … Continue reading
2 ransomware operators arrested in Ukraine by law enforcements and Europol
[German]In a concerted action by law enforcement agencies coordinated by Europol and Interpol, two suspected operators in the field of ransomware crime were arrested in Ukraine as early as September 28, 2021. The suspects are accused of infecting companies in … Continue reading