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Category Archives: Security
Microsoft Security Advisory Notifications and Revisions (Sept. 2019)
Microsoft has released some security notifications and revision info for the patchday and afterwards. I'll just post them here in the blog for information.
Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (September 10, 2019)
[German]On September 10, 2019 (the second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. For example, an update fixes the Cortana/Search bug in Windows 10 V1903. Here are some details … Continue reading
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (Sept. 10, 2019)
[German]On September 10, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
Emotet C&C servers deliver new malware
[German]CERT-Bund informs that the cyber criminals behind the malware Emotet are currently rolling out new malware via their Command & Control servers (C&C servers). In addition, German city of Neustadt am Rübenberge has been infected by Emotet.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 caught fire
[German]Very unpleasant thing: I just came across a case where a Surface Pro 4 suddenly didn't want to charge anymore, then the battery swell and the device caught fire.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Fake DHL mail with unknown keylogger attached
[German]A short warning at the begin of this week. There are probably phishing mails with alleged DHL senders in circulation that have an unknown keylogger attached.
Toyota Subsidary victim of fraud, loses 37 Millionen US $
Toyota Boshoku is a victium of fraud, as far as a notification from this company indicates.In a European subsidiary, fraudsters captured 37 Millionen US $.
Mass scanning for Pulse Secure VPN servers
A brief security information for administrators of Pulse Secure VPN servers. A mass scan of the Internet for Pulse Secure VPN servers has been running for several hours.
Ransomware kokolock adds mailto extension
A brief safety tip. A Ransomware, I call it kokolock, appeared, which uses personal information of the recipient to change file names. Here is a short intro, what I know so far.
Windows: Bluekeep Metasploit released in the wild
[German]The day that software vendors and security researchers have been waiting for for months has arrived. A metasploid for the Bluekeep vulnerability in Windows is publicly available.