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Office365 administrators as a Phishing target
[German]A short note for administrators of Office365 installations. A phishing campaign has been identified that aims to capture the credentials of Office365 administrators.
Windows 10 V1809: Issue with Windows Defender ATP fixed
[German]A little supplement to the November 2019-Patchday. Microsoft has fixed the problem caused by an October update with the Windows Defender ATP error 0xc0000409 under Windows 10 version 1809 with a cumulative update from November 2019.
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List of D-Link routers with unfixed RCE vulnerabilities
[German]Vendor D-Linkis known for not patching vulnerable routers in time. Now I've got information which router models with remote code execution (REC) vulnerabilities will remain unfixed.
AnteFrigus: Ransomware encrypt drives D:, E:, F: etc.
It's getting even more crayz. Now a Ransomware has been found which encrypts the contents of the logical Windows drive D:, E:, F: etc. instead of files on the drive C:. It is still unclear what exactly is behind this … Continue reading
Chrome, Edge, Office, VMware ESXi hacked at TMC 2019
[German]The TMC 2019 took place in Chengdu, China, on the weekend of 16-17 November 2019. It is a hacker competition (TifanCup 2019), where the best hacker teams of China compete against each other. Once again, there were a lot of … 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 ...
Design flaws endanger low energy Bluetooth devices
[German]A design flaw compromises the safety of low energy Bluetooth devices such as fitness trackers or smart speakers. These are prone to hacker attacks due to the flaw.
Support for Windows Server 2008/R2 ends Jan. 14, 2020
[German]The end of support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 happens on January 14, 2020. Without migration, organizations risk security issues and compliance violations. Microsoft advises Windows Server 2008 customers to quickly migrate to Azure Cloud. But … Continue reading
Thousands of Disney+ accounts hacked and sold in underground forums
[German]Shortly after the launch of Disney+ there are repotes, that thousands of Disney+ accounts have been hacked and offered in underground forums. Whether the users have been tricked or whether hackers have control over Disney+ is currently unclear to me.
Fix for 2 Symantec Endpoint Protection LPE vulnerabilities
[German]Symantec Endpoint Protection had two Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (LPE), CVE-2019-12757 and CVE-2019-12758, which the company closed in version 14.2 RU2.
Warning: Malware via mail with an image link
[German]Today a brief security warnung: A blog reader informed me about a special threat variant in e-mails. A mail contains a clickable image that redirects users to malware sites.