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Tag Archives: Security
AnyDesk hack – A review – Part 5
[German]I've been working on the "suspected case" of the AnyDesk hack since a week, which was confirmed as a "successful cyberattack" on Friday, February 2, 2024. At the weekend, I wrote up my findings in four articles (see links at … Continue reading
AnyDesk hack undercover – Access data offered for sale – Part 4
[German]With regard to the AnyDesk hack, I am currently being constantly overtaken by reality. The credentials of AnyDesk customer accounts are already being offered for sale in the internet. Here is the new development, I would like to take this … Continue reading
AnyDesk hack undercover – Suspicious cases and more – Part 3
[German]Following confirmation that the provider of remote maintenance software, AnyDesk, was the victim of a hack that also affected production systems, I have prepared some information in Part 1 and Part 2 of my series of articles (AnyDesk confirmed, they … Continue reading
AnyDesk hack undercover – more information and thoughts – Part 2
[German]In my blog post AnyDesk confirmed, they have been hacked in January 2024, Production systems affected – Part 1 I compiled the information officially published by AnyDesk and a brief history. However, I've been working on this topic for a … Continue reading
AnyDesk confirmed, they have been hacked in January 2024, Production systems affected
[German]My fears have been confirmed. The days-long "maintenance" of the AnyDesk websites is the result of a cyber attack. AnyDesk's production systems have been hacked. All AnyDesk software must be considered compromised. After the German CERT (BSI) sent out a … 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 ...
Cloudflare hacked in Nov. 2023
[German]US company Cloudflare, which provides a CDN, security services and DNS services, was hacked in November 2023. The attackers were able to access an Atlassian server using an authentication token and gain access to the Confluence wiki, the Jira bug … Continue reading
Ivanti Connect Secure: New vulnerabilities CVE-2024-21888 and CVE-2024-21893 patched
[German]Security issues in Ivanti products are ongoing. In January 2024, the provider had to disclose two new security vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure. These are CVE-2024-21888 (privilege escalation to admin) and CVE-2024-21893 (SSRF to access "restricted resources"). So far, there … Continue reading
AnyDesk: Be careful in using that remote support software
[German]A short warning to IT supporters who use the AnyDesk remote maintenance software for remote support. A few days ago, I reported some issues with this product (see my German blog post Störung bei AnyDesk, jemand betroffen?). AnyDesk web site … Continue reading
Volt Typhoon botnet shut down by US authorities (FBI)
[German]The US government has just announced that the Volt Typhoon spy and botnet network has been shut down by remote commands. This network, attributed to China, infiltrates routers and aims to be able to shut down critical infrastructure in the … Continue reading
Vulnerability in GNU C Library (glibc) jeopardizes Linux distros
[German]The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has recently uncovered four significant vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library (glibc). This library is used in countless Linux applications in common Linux distributions. The vulnerabilities allow attackers to gain root privileges on Linux … Continue reading