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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: Vulnerability in Bash
[German]The bash shell of Ubuntu 12.04 ESM contains a vulnerability (USN-4180-1, CVE-2012-6711), that also affects Ubuntu derivatives. The vulnerability could allow attackers to infiltrate bash scripts that could cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.
SmarterASP.NET hit by Ramsomware
[German]The provider SmarterASP.NET with more than 440,000 customers seems probably to be a victim of a cyber attack over the weekend. All servers are said to have been encrypted by Ransomware.
MegaCortex Ransomware Changes Windows User Password
[German]A new version of MegaCortex Ransomware is being distributed by malware such as Emotet. The new version not only encrypts the system's files but also changes the user's password.
QSnatch Malware infects QNAP NAS drives
[German]A malware called QSnatch targets network storage from the manufacturer QNAP. The manufacturer offers a firmware update to protect against this malware.
Trend Micro: Discloses Insider Threat Impacting Customer Data
[German]Security firm Trend Micro has just admitted that an employee has sold customer data to online support scammers. This affects 1% of the company's English-speaking private customers.
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 ...
Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2179 with fixes
[German]A brief addendum. Trend Micro has released a 'bug fix' patch with build 2179 for its Worry Free Business Security version 10.0 Service Pack 1 on November 5, 2019.
MikroTik-Router: Firmware Update closes vulnerabilities
[German]The Tenable Research team has uncovered vulnerabilities in the MikroTik RouterOS. In the meantime, the manufacturer MikroTik has provided updated firmware updates to close the vulnerabilities.
Windows: first BlueKeep Metasploit in the wild
[English]Security researchers have now probably seen for the first time a meta sploit on the net that wants to exploit the BlueKeep vulnerability and tries to install Crypto-Miner. At the moment, however, this exploit still ends with BlueScreens.
Microsoft Authenticode vulnerabilities
[German]In a blog post, security researchers show how the complexity of Microsoft Authenticode can be used to undermine security in signing a code.
Security update for Google Chrome 78
[German]Google's developers have released an update to version 78 of the Chrome browser's (build 78.0.3904.87) to address two critical vulnerabilities. One vulnerability is already exploited.