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Category Archives: Security
Fraud: Unauthorized Google Pay debits at Paypal
[German]Currently (German) PayPal customers seem to be increasingly victims of unauthorized debits for fake orders via Google Pay. The payment target are Target and Starbucks shops in the USA. Here is some information what I found out.
Facebook’s privacy report isn’t accurate
[German]After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook offers the possibility to download data about oneself and also to check whether advertisers have uploaded data for a profile. But the data prepared by Facebook isn't correct.
Tip: Citrix StoreFront and SSL Certificates
A little tip for people who work with Citrix StoreFront and want to secure the communication with the Delivery Controller via SSL certificates. Pay attention to the signature algorithm.
Security Update Chromium Edge 80.0.361.57 (Feb. 21, 2020)
[German]Just a brief addenum from Friday night (Redmond time) – Microsoft has issued a Security Advisory) for the Microsoft Edge browser. It's about a security update for this browser.
The Slickwraps data leak and the Dirty Cow vulnerability
[German]US Retailer Slickwraps attracted attention because security researchers were able to access protected customer and financial data. The case once again reveals ignorance and unbelievable sloppiness, as a long patchable Dirty Cow vulnerability was exploitable.
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 ...
0patch Mitigation for CVE-2020-0674 in Windows 10 V190x
[German]ACROS Security has ported its micropatch for the CVE-2020-0674 vulnerability in Internet Explorer to Windows 10. In addition, a test page has been set up where users can test whether the micropatch has closed the CVE-2020-0674 vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Malware attack on facility management service provider ISS
[German]The Danish service company in the field of facility management has been victim of a cyber attack on its IT systems. The company confirmed the malware attack and shut down all IT systems.
Private WhatsApp Group Invits in Google Search Index
[German]Imagine having a very private conversation with your family via WhatsApp group, where only people are invited to join. And then the whole world can find the group invitation and and join the group, and having the phone numbers of … Continue reading
Security information February 20, 2020
[German]Here' a collectiong of security topics that have come to my attention in the last hours and that I do not put into separate blog posts. It's about ransomware, malicious Android apps etc.
Patch RCE vulnerability CVE-2020-0618 on your Microsoft SQL-Server!
[German]Another urgent request to Microsoft SQL server administrators to patch the vulnerability CVE-2020-0618. An exploit has been discovered that allows remote code execution (RCE).