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Malware trend August 2022: Emotet no more #1
[German]CheckPoint has released its Global Threat Index for August 2022, a top list of malware infections. Surprisingly for me, the previously frequently mentioned Emotet ransomware has been displaced from the top spot it held in previous months. Now, a malware … Continue reading
HP printers: Critical vulnerability (Sept. 2022)
[German]HP has published a warning about a buffer overflow vulnerability in the firmware of various printer models (Inkjet, Laserjet Pro and HP PageWide Pro printers) on September 21, 2022. One vulnerability even potentially allows remote code execution (RCE). Firmware updates … Continue reading
Sophos XG Firewall: RCE vulnerability (CVE-2022-3236)
[German]Vendor Sophos warns about a remote code execution vulnerability in its firewall. There is a code injection vulnerability in the Sophos XG Firewall user portal and web admin (UTM products not affected). This vulnerability is already being exploited in a … Continue reading
WhatsApp: Two vulnerabilities allow remote code execution
[German]Meta subsidiary WhatsApp warns about two vulnerabilities in its apps for Android and iOS that put users' security at risk. Both vulnerabilities allow remote code execution – so the apps should be updated promptly.
Windows 11 strengthens SMB traffic protection
[German]Microsoft is starting to improve protection for the SMB protocol in Windows 11. Thus, Microsoft has introduced a delay between SMB authentications in Windows 11 (in Insider Previews). This is intended to prevent spying on SMB traffic. There is also … Continue reading
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 ...
17 year old arrested in England for Uber hack, member of Lapsus$ group?
[German]In the last few days, I reported on various hacks at the ride service provider Uber, at Rockstar Games, and so on. A hacker with the alias Tea Pot claims to be only 18 years old and to have penetrated … Continue reading
How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell
Advertising – 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 … Continue reading
Pre Auth Remote Command Execution (CVE-2022-36804) in Atlassian Bitbucket
[German]There is a critical remote command execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-36804) in the version management for software development projects, Atlassian Bitbucket. Atlassian had already published a security advisory and a product update for the vulnerability, which was rated critical, at the end … Continue reading
Lexmark firmware update closes vulnerability and fixes Windows printer issue
[German]Good news for owners of Lexmark printers. The manufacturer has finally provided the firmware updates for various models. On the one hand, these are supposed to eliminate a vulnerability in more than a hundred Lexmark printer models, which Lexmark already … Continue reading
Rockstar Games leak: source code and many game videos published after hack
[German]Game developer Rockstar Games was hacked. Now a user on GTAForums has posted 90 video taken from a test build of Grand Theft Auto 6. The hacker also claims to have the source code of GTA 5 and 6. The … Continue reading