Category Archives: Security

SmarterASP.NET hit by Ramsomware

[German]The provider SmarterASP.NET with more than 440,000 customers seems probably to be a victim of a cyber attack over the weekend. All servers are said to have been encrypted by Ransomware. 

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New BlueKeep warnings from Microsoft & Aussi Government

[German]After the first malware attacks using the BlueKeep vulnerability have been found in the wild (see Windows: first BlueKeep Metasploit in the wild), Microsoft and the Australian government are intensifying their warnings.

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MegaCortex Ransomware Changes Windows User Password

[German]A new version of MegaCortex Ransomware is being distributed by malware such as Emotet. The new version not only encrypts the system's files but also changes the user's password.

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Nvidia: Vulnerabilities in GeForce Experience & GPU driver

[German]There are several serious vulnerabilities in the Nvidia GeForce Experience and GPU drivers that allow local attackers to increase privileges. Nvidia has provided a driver update.

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QSnatch Malware infects QNAP NAS drives

[German]A malware called QSnatch targets network storage from the manufacturer QNAP. The manufacturer offers a firmware update to protect against this malware.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Trend Micro: Discloses Insider Threat Impacting Customer Data

[German]Security firm Trend Micro has just admitted that an employee has sold customer data to online support scammers. This affects 1% of the company's English-speaking private customers.

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Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2179 with fixes

[German]A brief addendum. Trend Micro has released a 'bug fix' patch with build 2179 for its Worry Free Business Security version 10.0 Service Pack 1 on November 5, 2019.

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MikroTik-Router: Firmware Update closes vulnerabilities

[German]The Tenable Research team has uncovered vulnerabilities in the MikroTik RouterOS. In the meantime, the manufacturer MikroTik has provided updated firmware updates to close the vulnerabilities.

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Windows: first BlueKeep Metasploit in the wild

[English]Security researchers have now probably seen for the first time a meta sploit on the net that wants to exploit the BlueKeep vulnerability and tries to install Crypto-Miner. At the moment, however, this exploit still ends with BlueScreens.

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Microsoft Authenticode vulnerabilities

[German]In a blog post, security researchers show how the complexity of Microsoft Authenticode can be used to undermine security in signing a code.

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