[German]A short warning to readers who use the TeamViewer remote maintenance software still with a "personal password". The client for Windows should urgently be updated to version 15.51.5. The manufacturer has published a security notice stating that older software versions only offer incomplete protection of personal password settings. Here are the details what you need to know.
[German]US entrepreneur Elon Musk bought a Windows PC and realized that he had made a mistake. The thing required Musk to have a Microsoft account when he started it up. The man was not "amused" and he kicked Microsoft boss Satya Nadella off the sidelines, which is what this crap is all about. But the episode also shows how far removed we IT techies have become from what affects people.
[German]Quick note for WordPress users who use the LiteSpeed Cache plugin. The plugin should be updated urgently, as a vulnerability CVE-2023-40000 can lead to an unauthoriszd takeover of the website. An update for the quite popular plugin is available.
[German]An unpleasant story that went public come to light in Canada. An error message on the display of a vending machine from which you can buy sweets such as MMs or Mars bars prompted a student at a Canadian university to investigate. The result: vending machines from the Swiss company Invenda, which are installed in Canada by M&M or Coca-Cola, may contain cameras to recognize people. Anyone who buys something from the vending machine is recorded and evaluated by the camera. The aim is for the machine to be able to show the buyer targeted advertising on the display.
[German]Will the forced switch to the new Microsoft Teams 2.0 client in companies not be mandatory on 1 April 2024 after all? While this date is still valid, Redmond is now giving corporate customers a three-month grace period. The background to this is probably that some customers are having problems with the changeover. Here is an overview about some "Teams 2.0" shenanigans.
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[German]A small addendum from last week regarding the development of Windows 11. There are reports (rumors) that the upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2 could or should get something like "hotpatching". This would mean that updates can be installed and take effect without the need for a reboot. However, the concept, as it currently appears to me, has some limitations that you should be aware of.
[German]Warning about the Snake worm, which is designed to steal SSH keys. The SSH-Snake malware was discovered by the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT). The self-modifying worm uses SSH credentials discovered on a compromised system to spread throughout the network. The worm automatically scans known locations for credentials and shell history files.
[German]Recently, international law enforcement agencies have announced the dismantling of the LockBit ransomware group's infrastructure. However, this appears to have been only a brief success – the LockBit ransomware group has set up new servers and appears to be back in business. Meanwhile, new findings have emerged following the dismantling of the LockBit ransomware group's infrastructure by the FBI and the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA).
[German]A German blog reader contacted me this week and reported a worrying observation made by one of his customers. The customer is receiving a flood of requests to reset his passwords, to confirm a newsletter or a now user account. The messages really do come from the services in question. At the moment, it is still somewhat unclear what exactly is behind this. But my suspicion is, that this email flood shall hide a breach of an account.
[German]It seems that products, that using OpenVPN servers, are now under (Brute Force) attacks. A blog reader contacted me by email the other day because he had observed strange behavior. His logs showed access attempts from the same IP addresses to the Synology OpenVPN server on his systems. It seems to him that the DDNS domains registered with Synology are being attacked. But I got now reports, that a other products with OpenVPN servers also see this access attempts from South Africa.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
