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Category Archives: Security
Bitcoin Wallet hacked? 1 Billion US $ withdrawn
[German]Has a hacker managed to crack a so-called Bitcoin wallet that stores credit balances of a crypto-money account? It is certain that a Bitcoin wallet that has been passed around in hacker circles since 2015 has been emptied. The account … Continue reading
Toy maker Mattel victim of a Ransomware attack
[German]The US toy manufacturer, Mattel, has filed information about a successful ransomware attack on its corporate IT. This has been revealed in a report send to the US Securities Exchange Commission.
Adobe Reader/Acrobat: Important security update available (Nov. 3, 2020)
[German]Adobe released a security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat on November 3, 2020 to address serious vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader for Windows and MacOS. Here is some information.
Critical security update to Google Chrome 86.0.4240.183
[German]Google has updated the Google Chrome Browser for Windows, macOS and Linux to version 86.0.4240.18 on November 2, 2020. This update closes 10 security holes, whereby one Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability is already exploited.
NSA list of the Top 25 Cyber Threats
[German]Cyber criminals are successfully attacking businesses, administration and organizations and successfully exploiting vulnerabilities for these actions. The American intelligence service NSA has published a list of the most frequently used attack vectors, exploits and malware by Chinese hacker groups. It … 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 ...
Addendum: Microsoft Security Advisories October 2020
[German]Small addendum from October 2020: Microsoft had published some security advices for security updates. They have been left here, I will post them here for security reasons.
Emotet malware comes as a supposed Word update
[German]A brief warning: The criminals behind the emotet malware are now distributing this malware via a mail attachment that appears as a supposed Word update. Microsoft warns about that.
Windows Kernel 0-day vulnerability used in the wild
[German]Cybercriminals use an exploit chain to attack a patched 0-day vulnerability in the chrome browser (Edge) and an unpatched 0-day vulnerability in the Windows kernel. The vulnerability has just been disclosed by Google Project Zero.
WordPress 5.5.2, and 5.5.3 as bux fix released
The developers have released WordPress 5.5.2 as a security and maintenance update on October 29, 2020. In this version 14 bugs are fixed, which are described in the release notes. The update fixes a critical vulnerability that allows a remote … Continue reading
Hackers publish stolen security information from Swedish security provider Gunnebo
[German]Hackers have managed to penetrate the IT network of the Swedish security company Gunnebo Groups and capture data. This data has now probably been published in underground forums.