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Thunderbird 78.8.0 released
[German]he developers of the email client Thunderbird have released Thunderbird 78.8.0 on February 23, 2021. It is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the email client, which fixes bugs and closes vulnerabilities.
China Flash Player shipped with malicious Adware
[German]After the end of Flash support, a Flash player is offered on a website In China that behaves like adware and opens browser windows to display advertisements. This case, revealed by security researchers, proves how risky downloading software from unofficial … Continue reading
Jian: NSA tool copied and used by China's hackers
[German]Security researchers have found evidence that a hacking tool allegedly developed by the U.S. NSA was copied by Chinese hackers and used under the name Jian long before the NSA tools were released by the Shadow Browsers group.
Silver Sparrow malware infects around 30,000 Macs
[German]Security researchers have detected a malware dubbed "Silver Sparrow" that has infected around 30,000 Macs, including the new machines with M1 chip. Here are a few information about that.
2nd SonicWall security update for SMA 100 vulnerability
[German]SonicWall has released a second firmware security update for its SMA 100 to close a 0-day vulnerability. Administrators should install this update immediately as the vulnerability is being exploited.
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 ...
Privacy bug in Brave browser leaks Tor-Onion URLs to DNS provider
[German]Brave browser have had a bug in the privacy mode, so that the leaked all Tor-Onion URLs in Privat Windows with Tor mode to the DNS provider. However, the developers seem to have corrected this bug in the meantime.
Microsoft Security Update Releases (Feb. 17, 2021)
[German]Small addendum from this week: Microsoft has published a summary of changed security descriptions for Excel RCE vulnerabilities and also points to revised servicing stack updates. Here is a brief overview of the info I received via email on 2/18/2021.
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Tagged Excel, Patchday 2.2021, Security, SSU, Windows
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Edge 88.0.705.74 released
[German]Microsoft has released the update to Edge 88.0.705.74 on February 17, 2021. It is a security update that fixes nine vulnerabilities that have already been fixed in Google Chrome 88. Here is some information about it.
Chrome 88.0.4324.182 fixes 10 vulnerabilities
[German]Google developers have updated the Chrome browser to version 88.0.4324.182 as of February 16, 2020 in the desktop version for Linux, macOS and Windows. This security update fixes 106 vulnerabilities in the older browser versions.
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Windows Shell
[German]Today another topic that has been on my agenda for a while. There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows shell that allows a local attacker to escalate user privileges. But it's quite difficult and can only be exploited … Continue reading