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Backdoor: ASUS has been warned about risks since months
[German]A few days ago it became public, that an old version of ASUS Live Update Utility has be compromised and was shipped with a backdoor. But security researcher has warned ASUS two months ago about such a supply chain attack. … Continue reading
Thunderbird 60.6.1
On March 25, 2019, the Mozilla developers have released the email client Thunderbird version 60.6.1. This is a maintenance update which closes security gaps. Here is some information about it.
Windows: Critical vulnerability in Huawei PCManager
[German]Microsoft has found two serious vulnerabilities in a driver and in PC Manager for Windows, both provided by Chinese company Huawei. These vulnerabilities allow local privileges escalation. Updates are available since in January 2019.
ShadowHammer: ASUS Live Update infected with backdoor
[German]Users who installed the ASUS Live Update Utility on their computers were probably infected between June and November 2018 with a backdoor. According to Gartner, ASUS was the 5th largest computer manufacturer in 2017, and the number of people affected … Continue reading
Some Nokia 7 Plus devices sends data to China Mobile
A nasty story about Nokia: Owners of som eNokia 7 Plus phones has had their activation data sent to the mobile network operator China Mobile. Also switching the device on, transfers 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 ...
Firefox 66.0.1 and 60.6.1esr released
Mozilla's developers released version 66.0.1 of the Firefox browser for Windows, Linux and macOS on March 22, 2019. At the same time Firefox 60.6.1esr was released. Each update is a maintenance update.
ETH Lausanne and IBM discovers SmoTherSpectre hardware vulnerability
[German]here is a new vulnerability, called SmoTherSpectre, in computer hardware that was discovered by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Lausanne together with security researchers from IBM.
Cyber blackmail with allegedly compromising videos
[German]What can be more embarrassing than being associated with compromising videos and all email contacts are informed? Security analysts at Barracuda Networks have found that it is twice as likely for employees to become the target of a sextortion attack … Continue reading
SCEP/MSE/Defender failed worldwide for hours due to a bad signatur file v1.289.1521.0 (03/19/2019)
[German]On March 19, 2019, Microsoft had a worldwide issue for several hours with its antivirus solutions (Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, System Center Endpoint Protection). Especially the failure of System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) hit enterprise customers hard. The reason: … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Notifications 03/12–14, 2019
A short supplement from last week. Microsoft has released some Security Advisory Notifications and Update Revision Notifications for March 12 and 14, 2019.