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Category Archives: Security
Credit card data disclosed at Mercedes-Benz in data protection incident
[German]Mercedes-Benz USA just had to admit to a data breach affecting some customers. In this data breach incident, credit card information, social security numbers and driver's license numbers of nearly 1,000 Mercedes-Benz customers and potential buyers were exposed between January … Continue reading
UpdateUpdate for BIOS/UEFI vulnerabilities in Dell systems
[German]Dell systems have several vulnerabilities in BIOS/UEFI that could allow attackers to execute code on the systems. Dell has provided firmware updates for the BIOS/UEFI for various products, which users and administrators should install for security reasons. Here is a … Continue reading
Nice: Microsoft signierte signed network filter driver acting as a rootkit from China
[German]Security researchers have come across a Microsoft digitally signed WFP Application Layer Enforcement Callout Driver, which turned out to be a network filter rootkit. The driver automatically established connections to an IP address used by a server in China. Here … Continue reading
WD My Book Live NAS contents are suddenly deleted worldwide
[German]Anyone with Western Digital My Book Live NAS devices among the blog readership? There is a disturbing development that owners of the devices should keep an eye on. Right now, owners of My Book Live NAS units around the world … Continue reading
Attention: Cyberattacks on Zyxel firewalls with device takeover – details unknown
[German]Zyxel is currently notifying customers of thread actor attacks via an unknown vulnerability in its USG/ZyWALL, USG FLEX, ATP and VPN series firewall products with ZLD firmware installed in the field. Initial attacks surfacing a new user account in the … 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 ...
Blackberry detects Remote Access Trojan (RAT) ChaChi
[German]Security experts from BlackBerry's Threat Research and Intelligence team, have discovered the ChaChi remote access Trojan (RAT). The Trojan, which specializes in Windows systems, was developed by the hackers of the PYSA ransomware and attacks targets worldwide. In recent months, … Continue reading
Microsoft account lockout, an exemplary case
[German]Some users experience an extremely unpleasant surprise when they discover that their Microsoft account has been suspended and deactivated without justification. I have reported on these cases several times in the blog (see article at the end of this post). … Continue reading
DarkRadiation Ransomware targets Linux (Red Hat, Debian & Co.)
[German]A ransomware called DarkRadiation targets Linux systems from Red Hat, CentOS or Debian-based distributions. Security vendor Trend Micro points this out in a new blog post. The malware does so using tools to detect the environment and then spread laterally … Continue reading
Is Firefox 89/90 pulling again data from systems?
[German]After Firefox has been updated several times over the past few weeks, there are indications that developers are starting to pull data from user systems again. Here is some information about this issue.
Check Point finds four vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
[German]Security researchers from vendor Check Point have discovered four vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office through fuzzing. According to Check Point, products in the Office suite are affected, including Excel and Word. The vulnerabilities stem from outdated code and open up the … Continue reading