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Tag Archives: Security
Vendor of PhoneMondo was the victim of a cyber attack on January 2, 2025
[German]Short note for users and administrators of PhoneMondo. The developer, the German Scavix Software GmbH & Co. KG has been started inform customers that the company was victim of a cyber attack. The attackers were able to access a database … Continue reading
Warning: Allegedly leaked GTA San Andreas source code with malware
[German]The source code of the Rockstar Games game GTA San Andreas is allegedly being offered for download on the Internet. First hints seem to have appeared on the internet since yesterday (see e.g. the article Rockstar reportedly faces another major … Continue reading
Active Directory vulnerability can cause unpatched Windows servers to crash
[German]A short information for administrators of Windows Server systems. In December 2024 Microsoft has released patches for LDAP vulnerabilities, that that allows attackers to run an DoS attack on Active Directory. Now a Poor of Concept has been released, that … Continue reading
Tenable broken plugin update takes Nessus agents offline
[German]Tenable has published a support article pointing out a problem with its Nessus security solution caused by plugin updates. After the update, the Nessus agents are offline. Administrators must intervene manually to install an update and bring the Nessus agents … Continue reading
What is behind DKIM, SPF and DMARC?
[German]Email security for Security Operations Center (SOC) teams. What is hidden behind terms such as DKIM, SPF and DMARC, which are used to secure email communication?
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 ...
38C3: Bitlocker bypassed via vulnerabilities (Dec. 2024)
[German]A small addendum from the weekend – at the 38C3 congress of the Chaos Computer Club, Thomas Lambertz, a security expert, showed how Microsoft's Bitlocker encryption can be circumvented by "downgrading" a patched vulnerability. The way in which secret services … Continue reading
Vulnerabilities in G DATA Business software; fix with version 15.8.333
[German]Blog reader Fabian D. accidentally discovered a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the G Data Security Client at the beginning of April 2024 and was then able to prove a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the G Data Management Server during targeted … Continue reading
CISA warnings: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel, Cleo etc
[German]The US cyber security authority CISA has added further entries to its vulnerability catalog. It warns of the Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability CVE-2024-20767, the Windows kernel vulnerability CVE-2024-35250 and vulnerabilities in the Cleo software. The vulnerabilities are known to be exploited.
BlackBerry sells XDR solution Cylance to Artic Wolf
[German]A short message for readers who may rely on BlackBerry's XDR solution Cylance. News has reached me a couple of days ago, that BlackBerry is selling this asset to market leader Artic Wolf – a mutual agreement to transfer has … Continue reading
VW data leak: terabytes of location data from electric vehicles on AWS
[German]The VW Group is at the center of a data scandal in which recorded location data from 800,000 electric vehicles amounting to terabytes was accessible from the cloud. On the one hand, the incident shows what data vehicle manufacturers collect. … Continue reading