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Category Archives: Security
Attacks on unpatched Pulse Secure and Fortinet SSL VPNs
[German]Hacker are scanning the web for and attacking unpatched Pulse Secure and Fortinet SSL VPNs for several days. Private keys and user passwords can be read out via vulnerabilities. The manufacturers released updates for the vulnerabilities months ago.
Google releases Chrome 76.0.3809.132
The Google Chrome browser has been updated to version 76.0.3809.132. According to the Chromium website, the new version closes a critical vulnerability CVE-2019-5869 and contains further fixes. The update is available for Linux, macOS and Windows and will be rolled … Continue reading
Crapware: Vulnerability in Lenovo Solution Center
[English]If you have a Lenovo notebook or other Windows system, you should check to see if the Lenovo Solution Center is installed there. If this is the case, you should uninstall this crapware as soon as possible for security reasons.
Hostinger hacked – 14 Million customes affected
[German]On Friday, 23 August 2019, it became known that the Internet hoster Hostinger is resetting all customer passwords. There was a hack, where infrastructure servers from this hoster has been compromised.
CERT-Bund warns: Emotet is back, C&C servers online again
[German]The cyber criminals behind the Emotet-Ransomware have re-activated their C&C servers and there will probably be new campaigns with successful infections soon.
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 ...
Mastercard: Data leak larger than feared
[German]It seems, that the data leak at the credit card company Mastercard reported on Monday is bigger than expected. In the meantime, a file containing credit card data has appeared.
Microcode Updates for Windows 10 (08/13/2019)
[German]Another addendum from last week. Microsoft has released some Intel Microcode updates for Windows 10. The updates were released last week on the regular patchday.
Symantec releases a patch for the SHA-2 bug in Windows 7
[English]Antivirus vendor Symantec has released a patch to fix the update issue on Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2. Distribution is scheduled for August 21, 2019 for various language versions, the English version is said to have already been … Continue reading
Windows 10: Is Microsoft removing Flash support?
[German]A German blog reader dropped 'a little bomb' within a comment. He claims, that 'Microsoft will no longer support security updates in Windows 10, Flash will be removed from Windows 10'. Here is a look at the current situation.
Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (August 13, 2019)
[German]As of August 13, 2019 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft has released several security updates for supported Microsoft Office versions and other products.