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Tag Archives: Security
Cyber Trends: ESET Thread Report 2022, and Palo Alto Top-Ransomware List
[German]ESET has presented its Thread Report 2022 with various statistics and explains, for example, the drastic drop in RDP attacks at the beginning of 2022. Palo Alto Networks provides an overview of which ransomware groups have which share of infections. … Continue reading
Chrome stores passwords in memory in plain text
[German]Security researchers from CyberArk Labs have stumbled upon in Google's Chrome browser. It stores passwords and cookies in plain text in the RAM of its own process. This means a corresponding tool could read these plaintext passwords. I tested it … Continue reading
QTS 5.0.0 security updates for QNAP NAS devices (June 8, 2022)
[German]Short note to readers who have NAS drives from QNAP in use. There are serious vulnerabilities in the QTS 5.0.0 software in older versions, which were fixed on June 8, 2022 with an update of the firmware to QTS 5.0.0.2055 … Continue reading
Mass account taskeover via API possible with smart Yunmai scales
[German]Security researchers have had a closer look at smart scales offered by the Chinese manufacturer Yunmai. These smart scales can be coupled with an app on the smartphone via Bluetooth so that the personal data of several people may be … Continue reading
Windows MSDT 0-day vulnerability "DogWalk" receives 0patch fix
[German]In addition to the Follina vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190) in the Windows ms-msdt protocol, there is another DogWalk-named vulnerability in connection with the Microsoft Diagnostic Tool (MSDT). This vulnerability was reported to Microsoft two years ago, but is unlikely to be patched. … 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 ...
Microsoft Edge 102.0.1245.39
[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 102.0.1245.39 as of June 9, 2022 to close a security vulnerability. Currently, it is unclear if the PDF printing issues have been fixed. Thanks to blog readers for … Continue reading
Access to public/private surveillance cameras sold: Italian hacking groups busted
[German]Hacking rings have been busted in Italy for hacking into surveillance cameras and then selling the videos on the Internet. The case shows that the victims had often installed this video surveillance themselves and operated it without any further security … Continue reading
Windows Vulnerability Follina (CVE-2022-30190): New findings, new risks (June 9, 2022)
[German]The unpatched Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) which has been known since late May 2022, is slowly becoming a problem. The countermeasures described by Microsoft (and here in my blogs) do not seem sufficient. And the vulnerability is now also exploited … Continue reading
Fake CCleaner search results link to malware (information stealer)
[German]AVAST has discovered a malware campaign (FakeCleaner) in which cybercriminals manipulated search results for a cracked CCleaner Pro in such a way that they acted as malware launchers. If users follow the links of these hits, they download malware onto … Continue reading
Follina (CVE-2022-30190): No major attack wave, but campaigns on EU/US and other targets
[German]A 0-day vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) in Windows has been known since the end of May 2022. Yesterday, a tip from a security researcher came to my attention, who has not yet found any active exploitation via manipulated Office documents. On … Continue reading