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Category Archives: Security
How dangerous is Snake/Ekans for industrial plants?
[English]How dangerous is the recently discovered Ransomware Snake/Ekans, which targets industrial plants? Although the malware does not directly attack ICS processes, it is still dangerous for critical infrastructures and OT systems.
Vulnerability in in WordPress Plugin wpCentral
[German]Security experts from WordFence discovered a vulnerability in the WordPress plugin wpCentral on February 13, 2020, which allows blogs to be taken over.
Google kicks ToTok app out from Play Store for spying again…
[German]I just came across the news that Google has kicked the Android app ToTok (a chat program) out of the Google Play Store again because of spying features. There was something in December 2019, which I had reported about at … Continue reading
Does PayPal fail with security? Vulnerabilities unfixed
[German]Disturbing story just came to me from security analysts. The provider PayPal has had (and still has) vulnerabilities in its system for a month, which were reported in January 2020, but have not yet been fixed. Hackers can abuse them … Continue reading
Mass newsletter spam and the Paypal account hack
[German]Today a security issue, which was brought to me by a blog reader. A user was spammed with newsletter subscriptions. And at the end of the day it turned out to be a hack of his PayPal account.
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 ...
Google removes 500 malicious Chrome Extensions
[German]Google has removed 500 malicious extensions for the Chrome browser from its web store after security researchers issued a warning. Here are some details what I know so far.
German Eurowings Airline: Data breach in online portal (GDPR)
[German]At the German Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings there was a serious GDPR Failure at the airline's online portal. Customers were temporarily able to access the personal data of other passengers.
Escaping from Chrome Sandbox
[German]A brief hint for people who are interested in browser security and the sandbox. It's about how to escape from the sandbox in the Chrome browser.
Intel Security Advisories (February 11, 2020)
[German]On February 11, 2020, Intel published several security advisories on vulnerabilities in products in the Product Security Center. These range from Intel® RAID Web Console 3 (RWC3) for Windows to USB drivers. There will be no more updates for some … Continue reading
Security Update for Symantec Endpoint Protection
[German]If someone is using Symantec Endpoint Protection on their Windows clients, the antivirus solution should be updated quickly. This is because older versions have critical security vulnerabilities.