Tag Archives: Security

Windows January 2022 security updates for cURL vulnerability CVE-2021-22947 – a tough task for security reporters

Posted on 2022-01-21 by guenni

[German]As of January 11, 2022, Microsoft has closed the CVE-2021-22947 vulnerability in Windows 10, Windows 11 and their server counterparts with various security updates. The CVE-2021-22947 vulnerability affects the Curl library and was reported by German security researcher Stefan Kanthak … Continue reading →

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Cyberattack on Red Cross, data of 515,000 vulnerable people compromised

Posted on 2022-01-20 by guenni

[German]This week, a sophisticated cyberattack on servers storing information belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was discovered week. The attack compromised personal data and confidential information on more than 515,000 vulnerable people. The data came from … Continue reading →

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Operation Falcon II: Interpol and Nigerian police arrest 11 cybercriminals

Posted on 2022-01-20 by guenni

[German]Interpol and the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) have arrested eleven Nigerian business email compromise (BEC) actors in a joint operation. Many of the suspects are said to be members of "SilverTerrier." This is a network known for Business Email Compromise … Continue reading →

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Europol took down VPNLab.net, which has been used by Cybercriminals

Posted on 2022-01-18 by guenni

[German]In a coordinated action, Europol has seized and shut down servers through which cybercriminals provided and used VPN services. The VPN services were used, for example, in ransomware infections. The disruption of the infrastructure is intended to deprive cybercriminals of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Microsoft Januar 2022 Patchday Revisions (2022/01/14)

Posted on 2022-01-17 by guenni

[German]As of January 11, 2022, Microsoft has released a number of security updates for Windows and Office that are supposed to eliminate vulnerabilities. However, some of these updates caused problems, disrupting functions in Windows. On January 14, 2022, Microsoft released … Continue reading →

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

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REvil ransomware Group took down in Russia by FSB

Posted on 2022-01-16 by guenni

[German]The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has reportedly raided homes and arrested suspected members of the REvil ransomware group at the request of U.S. law enforcement. In the process, 500,000 euros and 600,000 US dollars in cash were seized. The … Continue reading →

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0patch fixes RemotePotato0 vulnerability in Windows

Posted on 2022-01-14 by guenni

[German]The ACROS Security team around founder Mitja Kolsek has just developed a micro-patch to close a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability of Windows. The patch is available free of charge for all customers with the 0patch agent until Microsoft closes this … Continue reading →

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Microsoft patch day issues Jan. 2022: bugs confirmed, but updates not pulled

Posted on 2022-01-14 by guenni

[German]The January patch day 2022 (January 11, 2022) brought administrators of Windows Server systems into serious trouble: Hyper-V is bricked, DCs are force into boot loops, ReFS has been removed, IPSec VPN connections are broken, and so on. Microsoft has … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (January 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-13 by guenni

[German]On January 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. RCE vulnerabilities will be closed again. For Microsoft Access, the bug from December 2021 is fixed … Continue reading →

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Windows Server: January 2022 security updates are causing DC boot loop

Posted on 2022-01-12 by guenni

[German]I'll pull it out separately as a blog post. Administrators of Windows Domain Controllers should be careful about installing the January 2022 security updates. I have now received numerous reports that Windows servers acting as domain controllers will not boot … Continue reading →

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