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Windows Defender ATP may call ‘Experts on demand’
[German]Microsoft has now released a new service for Windows Defender ATP customers. If they need support for security incidents, these customers may cvall Microsoft's security experts on demand for assistance with attacks or malware infections. More details may be read … Continue reading
Decryptor for Lazarus (Ouroboros) Ransomware
Short message for people who were infected by Lazarus (Ouroboros) Ransomware and whose data was encrypted. Security researchers have developed a decryptor that can recover the data.
Unicredit discloses a data breach, 3 million customers affected
[German]The Italian bank Unicredit had to admit to a major data breach through a hack. As a result the data of 3 million customers from the year 2015 were probably deducted bei thread actors.
Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178 released
[German]Trend Micro has released a patch with build 2178 for its Worry Free Business Security version 10.0 Service Pack 1 on October 26, 2019. This patch is supposed to close a 0-day vulnerability in the web console.
Is Wannacry back?
The Wannacry ransomware has hit many computers in 2017. Over the last year we have seen some re-infections in some sites, but not a big ware of infections. Now there are signs, dass some people probably may be facing new … 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 ...
Procter & Gamble: First Aid Beauty-Shop stealed payment data
[German]The online shop 'First Aid Beauty' of Procter & Gamble is probably compromised since May 2019. Until a few hours ago, a MageCart script fished off the payment data, at least for US customers.
VPN provider like NordVPN and TorGuard hacked
[German]The servers of the VPN providers like NordVPN, VikingVPN and TorGuard, were hacked. The attackers stole and published the private keys of the certificates used to secure the web servers and VPN configuration files.
Microsoft Introduces Secured Core PCs w. Firmware Protection
[German]Microsoft has introduced a new development, the Secured Core PCs with additional protection against firmware attacks. This standard was defined together with OEM vendors.
Abbis: AVAST fights off a cyber-attack attempt on its network
[German]Unknown actory probably had access to the AVAST network for about 6 months. The aim was supposedly a new supply chain attac attempt to compromise of the CCleaner software build environment. AVAST claims to have fight off the attack.
Security update for Visual Studio Code (CVE-2019-1414)
On October 17, 2019, Microsoft issued a security advisory regarding Visual Studio Code. An update is available for Visual Studio to close a security vulnerability CVE-2019-1414.