Tag Archives: Security

Critical LDAP vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2024-49112)

[German]A short addendum from the December 2024 patchday. On December 10, 2024, Microsoft published a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112) in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This enables remote attacks on Windows clients and servers, but has been patched. However, there … Continue reading

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Automotive supplier LKQ victim of a cyber attack

[German]Brief information for readers who may have a business relationship with the supplier of vehicle parts, LKQ. The US supplier also has European subsidiaries. I have just received information that LKQ has been the victim of a cyber attack in … Continue reading

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Amazon pauses Microsoft 365 rollout due to security concerns after hack

[German]In 2023, Microsoft had to admit to hacks of its Exchange Online and Azure services. Bloomberg is now reporting that Amazon has paused its plans to roll out Microsoft 365 in the company. This is due to security concerns following … Continue reading

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Skoda: Vulnerability in MIB3 infotainment allows malware injection via BlueTooth

[German]Security researchers have taken a closer look at the infotainment system in Skoda vehicles (belongs to Volkswagen car manufacturer group). They discovered several vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to remotely trigger certain functions on the vehicle and track the location … Continue reading

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Microsoft rolls out Windows hardening against standard NTLM relay attacks

[German]NTLM relaying is a popular attack method used by threat actors to compromise identity. Microsoft wants to put a stop to this and has started to roll out protective measures in Windows to provide better protection against standard NTLM relay … Continue reading

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


German CERT also warns of massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways (Dec. 2024)

[German]A few days ago, I warned in the blog post Massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since 5, and 6, Dec. 2024? about a massive wave of attempted attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since around Dec. 5, 2024. … Continue reading

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Windows: Microsoft's "improved" Recall continues to record sensitive information

[German]Recall was withdrawn by Microsoft in summer 2024 due to serious security flaws. Now Microsoft is in the process of rolling out its "and really secure" version of Recall, which has been revised over months, to Windows Insiders again. What … Continue reading

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Windows 10/11: Copilot as a native app for Windows Insiders

[German]Small addendum from this week – Microsoft has started rolling out its Copilot for Windows Insiders. This can be seen in an announcement dated December 10, 2024. Copilot can be downloaded as a native app from the Microsoft Store. Microsoft … Continue reading

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (December 10, 2024)

[German]On December 10, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. Below you will find an overview of … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows Server 2012 / R2 (December 10, 2024)

[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 were released on December 10, 2024. However, these updates are only available for systems with an ESU license (1st year). Here is an overview of these updates for … Continue reading

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