Tag Archives: Security

CloudFlare DNS service 1.1.1.1 hacked from China … ?

[German]A short note/information for users, who use the DNS service of CloudFlare. The service was (possibly) hacked by China. Here is some information.

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Android bug allows Google to access text messages

A rather odd bug in Android gives Google the possibility to access text messages from Android devices. A user has found that out by accident.

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Necurs distributes Flawed Ammyy RAT via Excel IQY files

A few days ago a new attack method of the Botnetes Necurs became known. This distributed a remote access Trojan (name: Flawed Ammy) using Excel Web Query and Internet Inquiry files.

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Windows 10: Micro code updates (May 21, 2018)

[German]Microsoft has released several microcode updates for the still supported Windows 10 builds in revised form. These are the updates KB4090007, KB4091663 KB4091664 and KB4091666.

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Flash and Silverlight get blocked in Office 365 documents

Microsoft announced plans to restrict the use of Flash, Shockwave, and Silverlight controls in Office 365. This policy changed for security reason.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Thunderbird 52.8.0 released

[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 52.8.0 of the email client Thunderbird. This is a maintenance update which closes various (sometimes critical) vulnerabilities.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases – May 15, 2018

Microsoft has revised some Security Update Releases on May 15, 2018. Here is a short list, what has been changed. Addendum: Update revision from May 18, 2018 added.

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0day patch for CVE-2018-8174 available

[German]0patch has released a 0day patch to fix a critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-8174) in Windows VBScript Engine. This will be helpful for users who are not able to install May 2018 security updates due to issues.

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Adobe Reader DC security update

[German]Firma Adobe has published on May 11, 2018 an Advanced Security Bulletin, mentions a vulnerability in Adobe Reader DC. A security update has been released on May 14, 2018.

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Vulnerability in PGP and S/MIME

[German]Security researcher found a critical vulnerability in encryption used by PGP and S/MIME during encrypting e-mails. This results that encrypted messages may contain data in plain text and also old encrypted messages can be decrypted afterwards.

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