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Bitlocker key determined via TPM within 42 seconds with Raspberry Pi Pico
[German]A news for Windows users, encrypting their disks with Bitlocker. A YouTuber demonstrates how a vulnerability in "external" TPM chips can be exploited to determine a Bitlocker key within seconds. All you need is a Bitlocker key sniffer in the … Continue reading
Google Chrome 121.0.6167.160/161 / 120.0.6099.283 with security fixes
[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser in the Stable Channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on February 6, 2024. There were also updates for the Extended Stable Channel. The Chrome browser Android app has also been updated. … Continue reading
AnyDesk hack – more details (FAQ from Feb. 5, 2024) – Part 8
[German]The successful cyberattack on the provider of remote maintenance software, AnyDesk GmbH, has caused quite a stir. One problem for users of AnyDesk – at least in my eyes – is that the provider is very tight-lipped about the details. … Continue reading
AnyDesk hack – Notes on exchanging certificates for Customs clients 7.x – Part 7
[German]Following the cyberattack on the provider of remote maintenance software, AnyDesk GmbH, there is a notice that the certificate for binary signing of the clients will be exchanged and the old certificate "will be revoked soon". Users should switch to … Continue reading
AnyDesk hack – Review of the German CERT BSI report – Part 6
[German]After I had been researching on the "suspected case" of the AnyDesk hack for a week, which was confirmed as a "successful cyberattack" on Friday, February 2, 2024, the BSI finally published a notification with TLP:CLEAR on February 5, 2024. … Continue reading
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 ...
AnyDesk hack – A review – Part 5
[German]I've been working on the "suspected case" of the AnyDesk hack since a week, which was confirmed as a "successful cyberattack" on Friday, February 2, 2024. At the weekend, I wrote up my findings in four articles (see links at … Continue reading
AnyDesk hack undercover – Access data offered for sale – Part 4
[German]With regard to the AnyDesk hack, I am currently being constantly overtaken by reality. The credentials of AnyDesk customer accounts are already being offered for sale in the internet. Here is the new development, I would like to take this … Continue reading
AnyDesk hack undercover – Suspicious cases and more – Part 3
[German]Following confirmation that the provider of remote maintenance software, AnyDesk, was the victim of a hack that also affected production systems, I have prepared some information in Part 1 and Part 2 of my series of articles (AnyDesk confirmed, they … Continue reading
AnyDesk hack undercover – more information and thoughts – Part 2
[German]In my blog post AnyDesk confirmed, they have been hacked in January 2024, Production systems affected – Part 1 I compiled the information officially published by AnyDesk and a brief history. However, I've been working on this topic for a … Continue reading
AnyDesk confirmed, they have been hacked in January 2024, Production systems affected
[German]My fears have been confirmed. The days-long "maintenance" of the AnyDesk websites is the result of a cyber attack. AnyDesk's production systems have been hacked. All AnyDesk software must be considered compromised. After the German CERT (BSI) sent out a … Continue reading