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Mysterious 'Robin Hood' hackers donate stolen money
[German]Premiere in the field of cyber-crime? A group of hackers donates a tiny portion of the money they get from hacks to charity, which puzzles the experts. Here is some information about it.
Cisco warns of vulnerabilities in products
[German]The network equipment supplier Cisco has published a security warning and security updates for various network products to eliminate vulnerabilities.
French IT company Sopra Steria attacked by Ryuk ransomware, Zerologon exploited?
[German]The French IT company Sopra Steria, to which, for example, large parts of the IT of the National Health System (NHS) in Great Britain have been transferred, has fallen victim to a Ryuk ransomware attack. If the information I have … Continue reading
Security update: Edge 86.0.622.51 released
[German]Microsoft has updated the Chromium-based Edge Browser to version 86.0.622.51 on Oct. 22, 2020. This is a security update which closes serious vulnerabilities.
PSA: Remove malicious browser extension Nano Adblocker /Defender etc.
[German]Users of the Google Chrome browser or its chromium derivatives (Google Chrome, Edge etc.), as well as Firefox and Safari, should check whether the extensions Nano Adblocker or Nano Defender and other components from the Nano project are installed. If … 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 ...
Oracle Oktober 2020 Patchday fixes 402 vulnerabilities and bugs
On October 21, 2020 Oracle released numerous updates for various products as part of its quarterly October patchday. In the process, 402 bugs and security vulnerabilities were eliminated. Some of them are considered critical, as they can be exploited without … Continue reading
Firefox 82.0.0 and 78.4.0 ESR released
[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 82.0.0 and the 78.4.0 ISR of the Firefox browser on October 20, 2020. This is a new development branch of the browser, which brings some innovations, fixes bugs and closes some vulnerabilities rated as high.
Google Chrome 86.0.4240.111: Critical Security Update
[German]Google has updated the Google Chrome Browser to version 86.0.4240.111 on October 20, 2020. This update resolves a 0-day vulnerability CVE-2020-15999 in the FreeType library (also in other software products such as Linux), which is already exploited.
Patch 'Bad Neighbor' TCP/IP vulnerability CVE-2020-16898 in Windows 10/Server
[English]Administrators and users should promptly install the security updates for Windows 10 and its server counterparts from October 13, 2020. Then the TCP/IP vulnerability CVE-2020-16898 ('Bad Neighbor') will be closed. US-CERT explicitly warns about this vulnerability.
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Windows 10: Setup for Feature Updates had a vulnerability (Oct. 13, 2020)
[German]There was an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-16908) in the Windows setup process, which Microsoft has addressed as of October 13, 2020. The vulnerability has been fixed by updating the setup for Windows 10 version 1903 and 2004 (relevant for … Continue reading