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Category Archives: Security
Vulnerabilities in Rich Communication Service (RCS)
[German]Security researchers from Berlin found vulnerabilities in the SMS successor Rich Communication Service (RCS). The good news is, that this mobile protocol service is not widely used yet. What is bad is that all messages, video and voice sent via … Continue reading
Privacy-Tool PrivateWin10 V0.60
[German]David Xanatos has updates his open source tool WinTen (Private Win10), with which you can control the privacy and firewall settings of Windows 10. Now we are at version 0.60.
Data leak at Palo Alto Networks
[German]Palo Alto Networks may have had a data privacy incident. A service provider is responsible for ensuring that employees' personal data was publicly accessible.
Adobe Creative Cloud: 7.5 Million account records leaked
[German]Adobe has to admit a data leak. 7.5 million Adobe Creative Cloud account details from an unprotected database were accessible to third parties via a web browser.
Adobe: Magento Marketplace site hacked
[German]The Magento Marketplace site belonging to Adobe was successfully hacked. Adobe had to announce a data breach and has informed registered and affected users about this cyber security incident.
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 ...
Security: Update your bintec elmeg Business Routers!
[German]Just a note to users of bintec elmeg business routers. It's recommended, to update the firmware of these devices, because a nasty bug has been discovered. During port forwarding accidentally more ports as expected are being opened.
Ransomware incident at security company Prosegur
[German]The security service provider Prosegur suffers from a successful cyber attack with ransomware infection of its enterprise networks. All European sites are affected.
Cheap China Smartwatch SMA-WATCH-M2 for Kids leaks data
[German]German institute AV-TEST is currently warning of a cheap China Smartwatch (SMA Watch-M2) for kids. The watch can reveal data of the wearer to unauthorized third parties and allows children to harass.
Microsoft: Dexphot Malware infects more as 80.000 Systems
[German]Security researchers from Microsoft have found that more than 80,000 computers have been infected by a malware called Dexphot. The malware is currently being used for crypto mining.
Encryption vulnerabilities in Fortinet products
[German]Fortinet's developers have shipped certain (security) products with hard-coded keys to encrypt communication. In addition, encryption was performed using an XOR function. However, 18 months after the notification, the vulnerabilities are fixed.