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UK Windows 10 school laptops shipped with Gamarue malware
[German]The British Ministry of Education has delivered several thousand Windows notebooks to schoolchildren, some of which may have been infected with malware ex works. The malware 'phoned' Russian servers diligently on affected devices.
Windows Secure Boot (DBX) Update KB4535680 offered on BIOS Systems
[German]Microsoft has released the Windows security update KB4535680 for Secure Boot (DBX). The update will be offered via Windows Update. Some users with BIOS boards are also receiving this update. Here are a few remarks about that topics.
Oracle Weblogic RCE vulnerability CVE-2021-2109
[German]There is a serious remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2021-2109 in Oracle WebLogic Server that allows the server to be taken over. Oracle released a patch to close the vulnerability in January 2021.
Chrome 88.0.4324.96 fixes 36 vulnerabilities
[German]Google's developers have updated the Chrome browser to version 88.0.4324.96 in the desktop version for Linux, macOS and Windows as of January 19, 2020. This security update fixes 36 vulnerabilities in the older browser versions.
Malwarebytes also successfully hacked by the SolarWinds attackers
[German]Security vendor Malwarebytes has now also announced that its Office 365 and Azure systems have been hacked by the same attacker responsible for the SolarWinds attacks. However, the attack is not via the Sunburst backdoor in the SolarWinds Orion software, … 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 ...
IOBit forum hacked, spreaded DeroHE ransomware
[German]The forum of Windows tool developer IOBit was hacked over the weekend. The aim of the hack was to distribute the DeroHE ransomware to forum visitors.
OpenWRT Forum hacked: user data stolen
[German]The OpenWRT forum of the community behind the open-source project for a router firmware has been hacked during last weekend. User data was stolen in this hack. This has just been announced by the OpenWRT forum operator.
Tor Browser 10.0.8 released
[German]The developers of the Tor Bundle have released Tor Browser 10.0.8 as a package for Linux, macOS and Windows on January 12, 2021. The update updates Firefox to version 78.6.1esr (closes a vulnerability) and NoScript to 11.1.7. On macOS, bug … Continue reading
SolarLeaks allegedly offers source code from Cisco, Microsoft and SolarWinds
[German]A website called SolarLeaks offers source code allegedly captured from the Solarburst backdoor attacks in SolarWinds Orion products at Cisco, Microsoft, and SolarWinds. However, these could be copycats. In addition, a third malware, SunBurst, was discovered on SolarWinds' build systems. … Continue reading
.Net Framework Update KB4598502 (Januar 12, 2021)
[German]Microsoft has also released update KB4598502 for .NET Framework as of January 12, 2021. Here is some information about these updates.