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Exchange hack: new victims, new patches, new attacks
[German]Another short addendum to the never-ending topic of Proxylogon vulnerability and hafnium mass hack. Microsoft has released new updates for old CUs. Around 10 hacker groups are now trying to exploit the vulnerabilities in unpatched Exchange servers, and the list … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 9, 2021)
[German]On March 9, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.
Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 9, 2021)
[German]On March 9, 2021, Microsoft has released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, and so on. Below is a compact overview of these updates.
Exchange hack: new patches and new findings
[German]Microsoft issued more out-of-band updates for older Microsoft Exchange Server CUs (which have already fallen out of support) last night. In addition, it is now clear, when the attack waves started and what could have protected against the hack, although … Continue reading
Russian hacker forum Maza was hacked
[German]I already came across the information from Flashpoint a few days ago, according to which the Russian-language hacker forum Maza itself was hacked. It seems that credentials of users in other forums have been published.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Patch your VMware View Planner
[German]VMware View Planner has several vulnerabilities, that can be used for Remote Code Execution (RCE). VMware has issued a warning and also security updates for View Planner.
Cyber attack on Exchange server of the European Banking Authority
[German]The European Banking Authority has fallen victim to a cyber attack. Their Exchange servers were compromised via vulnerabilities patched in early March 2021. Here is some information on what I know so far.
Gafgyt botnet family targets D-Link, Citrix and IoT
[German]Security researchers have recently encountered a family of botnets called Gafgyt that targets D-Link, Citrix and IoT devices. It is the first malware family to attack vulnerabilities in devices via the Tor network.
Microsoft MSERT helps to scan Exchange Servers
[English]Redmond has added security information to the latest version of the Microsoft Support Emergency Response Tool (MSERT). The tool can now be run to detect and eliminate the latest Exchange Server threats. Specifically, the tool finds installed Web shells in … Continue reading
Sita hack affects passenger data from Star Alliance
[German]Unpleasant story – the servers of the service provider for airlines, SITA (cooperates with IATA), were hacked. Customer data of air travelers of Star Allicance (among others United) got into the hands of hackers. Singapore Airlines and other airlines have … Continue reading