[German]The release of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) is expected to start soon. This is indicated by several websites that Microsoft has released hours ago.
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Data leak reveals again millions of Facebook data from Vietnam
[German]Security researchers found an unsecured data base with 12 million Facebook users from Vietnam, who were probably exfiltrated from the social network.
ZDI publishes five Windows 0-day vulnerabilities
[German]The Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI) has published a list of five unpatched vulnerabilities (0-days). Fortunately, most of the vulnerabilities are rather harmless and should not be fixed until June or July.
Hacker attack on Sophos firewalls via 0-day exploit
[German]Hackers have attempted to use a 0-day exploit in Sophos firewalls for attacks. However, the vendor responded quickly with a patch, and the attacks failed on updated systems.
eBay scans your client’s ports during visit of their site
[German]It seems that eBay performs a port scan on the clients of its visitors as soon as they access the website ebay.com in their browser. Here are a few information I collected so far.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 10: HP fixes KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
[German]It seems that HP has just released the 'HP Software Component 4.1.4.3079'. The update is intended to remove the KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED blue screen that some users got after the May 2020 patchday. Also, vulnerability in Realtek High Definition Audio Driver has been fixed.
New Malware steals Discord Passwords
[German]Small information for blog readers who use Discord service. Cyber criminals modify the AnarchyGrabber malware so that it can be used to harvest passwords in Discord. A new feature can also infect other friends of the victim.
Refreshed Windows 10 V2004 ISOs released on MSDN/MVS
[German]Microsoft has released refreshed ISO install images for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004) for MSDN subscribers (MVS) on May 21, 2020. The general release of the spring feature update is expected this week.
Windows DNS Server Denial of Service vulnerability
[German]Another addendum from last week. Microsoft has issued a security advisory regarding a DNS Server Denial of Service vulnerability in Windows.
EasyJet-Hack: Bigger as admitted
[German]The British low-cost airline EasyJet and its customers were victims of a cyber attack in which e-mail addresses, names and some credit card data were stolen. Now more details come out, as I have added in the article British airline EasyJet hacked, customer data leaked. Between October 17, 2019 and March 4, 2020 the entire travel data of the customers was accessed.