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PayPal fraud via "guest account"; German consumer advice center warns
[German]The German consumer advice center of North Rhine-Westphalia warns of a nasty scam in which criminals abuse PayPal's ability to pay via a guest account. Anyone with a bank account can fall victim to this scam – regardless of whether … Continue reading
ASUS: "Christmas surprise" with christmas.exe gone wrong
[German]ASUS tried to surprise its users and sent them a special Christmas greeting with the file name christmas.exe. Of course, it has been known for years that .exe Christmas greetings should not be sent for security reasons. ASUS managed to … Continue reading
Discord Database probably leaked – accounts blocked (Dec. 2024)
[German]Last Friday (20. Dec. 2024) some Discord users are founding out that their Discord accounts have been locked. The received a mail about that and a password reset helps to regain access to the service. If my information is correct, … Continue reading
Critical LDAP vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2024-49112)
[German]A short addendum from the December 2024 patchday. On December 10, 2024, Microsoft published a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112) in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This enables remote attacks on Windows clients and servers, but has been patched. However, there … Continue reading
Posted in ios, Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Patchday 12.2024, Security, Update, Windows
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Automotive supplier LKQ victim of a cyber attack
[German]Brief information for readers who may have a business relationship with the supplier of vehicle parts, LKQ. The US supplier also has European subsidiaries. I have just received information that LKQ has been the victim of a cyber attack in … 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 ...
Amazon pauses Microsoft 365 rollout due to security concerns after hack
[German]In 2023, Microsoft had to admit to hacks of its Exchange Online and Azure services. Bloomberg is now reporting that Amazon has paused its plans to roll out Microsoft 365 in the company. This is due to security concerns following … Continue reading
Skoda: Vulnerability in MIB3 infotainment allows malware injection via BlueTooth
[German]Security researchers have taken a closer look at the infotainment system in Skoda vehicles (belongs to Volkswagen car manufacturer group). They discovered several vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to remotely trigger certain functions on the vehicle and track the location … Continue reading
Microsoft rolls out Windows hardening against standard NTLM relay attacks
[German]NTLM relaying is a popular attack method used by threat actors to compromise identity. Microsoft wants to put a stop to this and has started to roll out protective measures in Windows to provide better protection against standard NTLM relay … Continue reading
Posted in ios, Security, Windows
Tagged Security, Windows 11 24H2, Windows Server 2025
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German CERT also warns of massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways (Dec. 2024)
[German]A few days ago, I warned in the blog post Massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since 5, and 6, Dec. 2024? about a massive wave of attempted attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since around Dec. 5, 2024. … Continue reading
Windows: Microsoft's "improved" Recall continues to record sensitive information
[German]Recall was withdrawn by Microsoft in summer 2024 due to serious security flaws. Now Microsoft is in the process of rolling out its "and really secure" version of Recall, which has been revised over months, to Windows Insiders again. What … Continue reading