Tag Archives: Hack

Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB) hacked

[German]The Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has been the victim of a cyber attack. At this time it is recommended that all Windows computer systems on the campus be shut down. Advertising

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LineageOS Server Infrastructure hacked (May 2, 2020)

[German]On May 2, 2020 a hacker had access to the infrastructure of the Lineage OS servers after exploiting an unpatched vulnerability. Here is some information. Advertising

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Online video recorder service SAVE.TV [and UseNeXT] hacked

[German]Short information for people who have an account at the German SAVE.TV service. The service has been hacked. Here is some information what I know so far. Addendum: Also the service UseNeXT (de, nl etc.) has been hacked. A service … Continue reading

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FSB contractor hacked – IoT hacking project discovered

[German]Hack the hackers: Hackers have succeeded in hacking a contractor of the Russian national secret service FSB. The hacker group has now released details of the Fronton-IoT botnet that FSB is currently setting up. Advertising

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Does PayPal fail with security? Vulnerabilities unfixed

[German]Disturbing story just came to me from security analysts. The provider PayPal has had (and still has) vulnerabilities in its system for a month, which were reported in January 2020, but have not yet been fixed. Hackers can abuse them … Continue reading

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

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OceanLotus: Hackers tried to infiltrate the network of German car manufacturer BMW

[German]A Hackergroup, called OceanLotus, has tried to infiltrate the computer network of the German car manufacturer BMW at the beginning of the year 2019. However, the action attracted attention of BMW security experts, who observed the intrusion. The infected computer … Continue reading

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Abbis: AVAST fights off a cyber-attack attempt on its network

[German]Unknown actory probably had access to the AVAST network for about 6 months. The aim was supposedly a new supply chain attac attempt to compromise of the CCleaner software build environment. AVAST claims to have fight off the attack. Advertising

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Google Project Zero unveils: Websites infects iPhones

[German]Security researchers from Google's Project Zero have discovered a previously unknown group of hackers who have been attacking iPhones via compromised websites for years. Visiting those sites leaves a complex exploit chains of malicious code on Apple devices. Advertising

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Hostinger hacked – 14 Million customes affected

[German]On Friday, 23 August 2019, it became known that the Internet hoster Hostinger is resetting all customer passwords. There was a hack, where infrastructure servers from this hoster has been compromised. Advertising

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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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