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Category Archives: Security
Security update for Google Chrome 78
[German]Google's developers have released an update to version 78 of the Chrome browser's (build 78.0.3904.87) to address two critical vulnerabilities. One vulnerability is already exploited.
Ransomware at US managed service provider in 2019
[German]Ransomware was on the raise in 2019. In the USA, there were some managed service provider victim of ransomware infections in 2019 – and their customers was also affected. Here is a brief reference to the cases compiled by security … Continue reading
Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178 reports Spyware
[German]A brief addendum to Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178. It looks like this patch is causing some minor issues. Several readers reported, that suddenly a spyware infection is reported on the clients during the scan.
Windows Defender ATP may call ‘Experts on demand’
[German]Microsoft has now released a new service for Windows Defender ATP customers. If they need support for security incidents, these customers may cvall Microsoft's security experts on demand for assistance with attacks or malware infections. More details may be read … Continue reading
Decryptor for Lazarus (Ouroboros) Ransomware
Short message for people who were infected by Lazarus (Ouroboros) Ransomware and whose data was encrypted. Security researchers have developed a decryptor that can recover the data.
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 ...
Unicredit discloses a data breach, 3 million customers affected
[German]The Italian bank Unicredit had to admit to a major data breach through a hack. As a result the data of 3 million customers from the year 2015 were probably deducted bei thread actors.
Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178 released
[German]Trend Micro has released a patch with build 2178 for its Worry Free Business Security version 10.0 Service Pack 1 on October 26, 2019. This patch is supposed to close a 0-day vulnerability in the web console.
Is Wannacry back?
The Wannacry ransomware has hit many computers in 2017. Over the last year we have seen some re-infections in some sites, but not a big ware of infections. Now there are signs, dass some people probably may be facing new … Continue reading
Procter & Gamble: First Aid Beauty-Shop stealed payment data
[German]The online shop 'First Aid Beauty' of Procter & Gamble is probably compromised since May 2019. Until a few hours ago, a MageCart script fished off the payment data, at least for US customers.
Symantec Antivirus crashes Google Chrome 78
[German]Yesterday Google released the Chrome browser version 78 (see Chrome 78 released). Users who have Symantec Antivirus or Endpoint Protection installed got a nasty surprise. Symantec Antivirus crashes browser tabs. The Microsoft Edge browser version 78, which is based on … Continue reading