Social networks
Awards
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
Category Archives: Security
Thunderbird 78.9.1 released
[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.9.1 on April 8, 2021. It is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the email client, which fixes various bugs and vulnerabilities.
Malware infection of Gigaset Android devices: Analyses and options for action (April 8/9. 2021) – Part 2
[German]In Part 1 I had analyzed the information Lösung Malware-Angriff Smartphones released by the company Gigaset on April 8, 2021 with regard to the automatic deletion of the malware infection of various Android devices. This works, according to previous feedback, … Continue reading
Malware infection of Gigaset Android devices: Analyses and options for action (April 8/9. 2021) – Part 1
[German]Smartphone vendor Gigaset published a document names Lösung Malware-Angriff Smartphones on April 8, 2021, that should help to cleas Android phones infected by malware since April 1, 2021. In the following text, I will compile and comment the information given … Continue reading
Preliminary analysis of Gigaset malware attack through auto-installer in firmware
[German]Let me summarize in advance some findings that security analysts from Malwarebytes have documented regarding the malware attack on Gigaset Android smartphones. I've blogged about that within my German blog, but I'm publishing here a translated version for my English … Continue reading
Data leak: 500 million LinkedIn user data for sale in underground forum
[German]New data leak – in an underground forum, the user data of 500 million LinkedIn users is being offered for sale. A hacker has probably extracted them from the social network belonging to Microsoft and has already published two million … 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 ...
Update on malware attack on Gigaset Android devices (April 6 2021)
[German]A quick update for all those affected by the malware infection of Gigaset Android devices via update server. I had on April 5, 2021 a phone conversation with German vendor Gigaset where they informed me about a few preliminary details … Continue reading
204 Fleeceware apps for Android and iOS make $400 million in revenue
[German]So-called fleeceware apps are probably good business for criminal developers. AVAST has come across 204 of these apps for Android and iOS and puts the damage at over $400 million.
VMware publishes details of security vulnerability
[German]VMware has fixed an authentication bypass vulnerability in data center security software with a patch. The security update should be installed as soon as possible.
German Gigaset Android Update Server probably delivers malware
[German]A German blog reader just informed me, that German smartphone manufacturer Gigaset seems to be affected by a hack. At least one of the Android update servers is probably delivering malware. Here's the information I have so far.
China: videos from private surveillance cameras on sale
[German]Hackers in China seem to have discovered a new business model. Tens of thousands of videos of hacked surveillance cameras are being sold online. Many of these videos are quite boring and show people just sitting in their houses or … Continue reading