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Tag Archives: Security
Theta360: Data breach leaks 11 million private photos
[German]A data leak in the photo sharing service of the RICOH/Theta360 resulted, that around 11 million private or public photos and user data could be accessed by anyone.
Nearly 1 million Windows machines with BlueKeep vulnerability
[German]Almost one million systems with Windows XP up to Windows 7 and their server counterparts are accessible via the Internet and can be attacked via BlueKeep vulnerability due to missing updates.
A threat actor scans Windows systems for BlueKeep vulnerability
[German]Currently, there is an attempt from cyber criminals to scan the Internet for Windows systems vulnerable to BlueKeep vulnerabilities and then attack them.
Assign network level authentication w/o Group Policies
[German]How to assure, that authentication at network level is on in Windows, if no Group Policies are available (for instance in all Windows Home editions)? Here is a short advise.
Thunderbird 60.7 with Security fixes
[German]Mozilla's developers released an update of the email client Thunderbird to version 60.7 on May 21, 2019. This is a maintenance update which closes critical security gaps. Here is some information about it.
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 ...
BlueKeep: Windows Remote Desktop Services vulnerability exploits status
[German]What's about the CVE-2019-0708 vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop services? Microsoft released updates from Windows XP to Windows 7 on May 14, 2019? Are there exploits? Are there tools to test if an environment is vulnerable?
Cyber attack on TeamViewer in 2016, Chinese suspected
[German]German developers of remote service software TeamViewer has been victim of a cyber attack in 2016. The company has confirmed this to German magazine Spiegel. However, this hack was not made public by the company. Why not? Here are some … Continue reading
Security issues with Googles Titan Security Keys
Google employees internally use Titan Security Keys to store credentials. The Titan Security Keys has also been sold by Google to third party users. Unfortunately, Google had to admit a security issue in the Bluetooth part of some Titan Security … Continue reading
Windows 10 V1809: Retpoline is automatically active now
[German]Microsoft has automatically activated mitigation against Spectre V2 through Retpoline compiler technology in the kernel for Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 as of May 14, 2019..
WhatsApp vulnerability CVE-2019-3568; Update required
[German]The Messenger app WhatsApp has a critical vulnerability affecting both Android and iOS. The vulnerability is already being exploited (there is an exploit from an Israeli company selling it). Users should urgently update WhatsApp.