SoftMaker Office 2021 Revision 1044 released (March 22, 2022)

Posted on 2022-03-24 by guenni

SoftMaker has released an update in the form of revision 1044 for its Office 2021 (for Windows, Mac and Linux). The Windows MSI setup now allows the selection of a user-defined destination folder for programs again. In addition, a bug was fixed that on some systems (Mac, Linux) pages in landscape format were only printed as portrait format. With this revision, an unavailable printer no longer delays the programme start under Windows. And if you want to write in a protected text, you get a hint in the status bar. The revision is available on this download page. Thanks to Georg R. for the hint.

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Hundreds of HP printer models with RCE vulnerability (March 2022)

Posted on 2022-03-23 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]HP warns in two security advisories about remote code execution (RCE) and information disclosure vulnerabilities in hundreds of its printer models. Attackers could exploit the vulnerability to inject malicious code into systems. However, the manufacturer has provided firmware updates to mitigate this vulnerabilites.

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Windows 10 / Windows Server Preview Updates (March 22, 2022)

Posted on 2022-03-23 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) updates for 22 March 2022 (D-Week). These are intended to correct various bugs in Windows 10, Windows 11 and in the corresponding Windows Server versions. Below I provide an overview of these updates for Windows 10 and the relevant Windows Server versions.

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Lapsus$ hacks: statements from Okta and Microsoft

Posted on 2022-03-23 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Yesterday, two hacks of big players in the IT scene by the Lapsus$ gang became known. The group claimed a hack of the authentication service OKTA, possibly affecting customers. And Microsoft is investigating reports that 37 GB of data (source codes, certificates etc.) from Microsoft Bing, Bing Maps, Cortana etc. were published by the Lapsus$ group. Both companies have now released statements.

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Epson disables printers for customers due to payment issues through no fault of their own

Posted on 2022-03-23 by guenni

[Geman]Epson also has customers who has a Readyprint subscription. Then these customers get new ink cartridges when the existing cartridges run out of ink. Now there seems to be trouble because the payment service provider Epson uses can't actually process the customers' debits. Since Epson is missing payments, the manufacturer deactivates the printers via remote connection. The customer then can no longer print. The blame clearly lies with Epson and its payment service providers.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Anonymous leaks 10 GByte Nestle data after hack

Posted on 2022-03-23 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The hacker collective Anonymous has made good on its threat to attack major companies that it believes have not withdrawn from Russia. Now the hacker collective claims to have leaked 10 Gbytes of data from food giant Nestle. Here is some information about it.

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Authentication service OKTA hacked by Lapsus$?

Posted on 2022-03-22 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Extremely unpleasant story if the whole thing turns out to be true. According to a report, the provider OKTA is investigating a possible hack. Okta is a provider of authentication services in the cloud, so a successful hack could have far-reaching consequences. According to reports, the Lapsus$ gang is claiming the hack.

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Vulnerability CVE-2022-22988 in Western Digital EdgeRover desktop application allows admin privileges (macOS, Windows)

Posted on 2022-03-22 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]I'm posting this briefly here on the blog because people in the readership may be using Western Digital's EdgeRover desktop application on macOS or Windows. The vulnerability CVE-2022-22988 in older versions of the app allows attackers to gain elevated privileges under the operating systems mentioned. The manufacturer has provided an update to close the vulnerability.

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Facestealer Trojan from Google Play Store app 'Craftsart Cartoon Photo Tools' steals Facebook credentials

Posted on 2022-03-22 by guenni

[German]Security researchers from Pradeo have discovered an Android app Craftsart Cartoon Photo Tools in the Google Play Store. It is infected with the well-known Facestealer Trojan and 100,000 people have downloaded the app onto their devices. The Trojan steals Facebook credentials in a fairly trivial way.

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Lapsus$ allegedly publishes source code of Microsoft Azure, Bing and Cortana

Posted on 2022-03-22 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The hacker group Lapsuss$ claims to have hacked the repositories with the source codes of the Microsoft products Azure, Bing, Bing Maps and Cortana and to have extracted source code. Hours ago, it was said that Microsoft was investigating whether the Azure source code repository had been hacked. Now the hacker group Lapsus$ has published the first evidence of this hack.

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