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Tag Archives: Security
0patch Mitigation for CVE-2020-0674 in Windows 10 V190x
[German]ACROS Security has ported its micropatch for the CVE-2020-0674 vulnerability in Internet Explorer to Windows 10. In addition, a test page has been set up where users can test whether the micropatch has closed the CVE-2020-0674 vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Malware attack on facility management service provider ISS
[German]The Danish service company in the field of facility management has been victim of a cyber attack on its IT systems. The company confirmed the malware attack and shut down all IT systems.
Private WhatsApp Group Invits in Google Search Index
[German]Imagine having a very private conversation with your family via WhatsApp group, where only people are invited to join. And then the whole world can find the group invitation and and join the group, and having the phone numbers of … Continue reading
Security information February 20, 2020
[German]Here' a collectiong of security topics that have come to my attention in the last hours and that I do not put into separate blog posts. It's about ransomware, malicious Android apps etc.
Patch RCE vulnerability CVE-2020-0618 on your Microsoft SQL-Server!
[German]Another urgent request to Microsoft SQL server administrators to patch the vulnerability CVE-2020-0618. An exploit has been discovered that allows remote code execution (RCE).
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 ...
How dangerous is Snake/Ekans for industrial plants?
[English]How dangerous is the recently discovered Ransomware Snake/Ekans, which targets industrial plants? Although the malware does not directly attack ICS processes, it is still dangerous for critical infrastructures and OT systems.
Vulnerability in in WordPress Plugin wpCentral
[German]Security experts from WordFence discovered a vulnerability in the WordPress plugin wpCentral on February 13, 2020, which allows blogs to be taken over.
Google kicks ToTok app out from Play Store for spying again…
[German]I just came across the news that Google has kicked the Android app ToTok (a chat program) out of the Google Play Store again because of spying features. There was something in December 2019, which I had reported about at … Continue reading
Does PayPal fail with security? Vulnerabilities unfixed
[German]Disturbing story just came to me from security analysts. The provider PayPal has had (and still has) vulnerabilities in its system for a month, which were reported in January 2020, but have not yet been fixed. Hackers can abuse them … Continue reading
Mass newsletter spam and the Paypal account hack
[German]Today a security issue, which was brought to me by a blog reader. A user was spammed with newsletter subscriptions. And at the end of the day it turned out to be a hack of his PayPal account.