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Espionage: Cloud Snooper communicates via firewalls

[German]Security experts at SophosLabs have discovered a new cyber attack using spyware. The malware has been christened Cloud Snooper, implants a rootkit and communicates across firewalls. The spyware was found in the Amazon cloud on a Linux server. The malware … Continue reading

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Cyber attack on TeamViewer in 2016, Chinese suspected

[German]German developers of remote service software TeamViewer has been victim of a cyber attack in 2016. The company has confirmed this to German magazine Spiegel. However, this hack was not made public by the company. Why not? Here are some … Continue reading

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Summer Sale: Cyber attack on #Steam server?

[German]Has Valve and it's platform Steam a victim of a cyber attack? There are rumors, that Steam's server will be hit by a massive DDoS attack. Advertising

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