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QNAP warns of vulnerabilities CVE-2023-23368, CVE-2023-23369 in QTS
[German]Catching up from last week – the NAS manufacturer QNAP has published a security warning for its QTS operating system for NAS stations. The critical vulnerability CVE-2023-23368 (CVSS Index 9.8) allows remote execution of commands in older QTS versions. Another … Continue reading
Stop: BlueSky fake invites dropping malware
[German]Since Elon Musk took over Twitter and renamed it X, the social network BlueSky, created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has experienced a boom. Access is currently only possible via invite code – i.e. recommendations from people who are represented … Continue reading
When ransomware groups offers security tips
[German]Interesting story: I have noticed a post on BlueSky that mentions a special goody for cybersecurity victims. After an attack, when a victim received the decryptor and the key to decrypt his files, he asked if he could have a … Continue reading
Beware: New Outlook app transfers access data to Microsoft
[German]I'm picking up on an (actually old) topic here in the blog, which is becoming virulent again with the new Outlook app introduced by Microsoft. The new Outlook app transfers all (actually secret) access data for mail accounts to Microsoft … Continue reading
Dolly.com pays ransom, but the data was published anyway
[German]The US platform Dolly.com has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The company paid to avoid publishing data. However, the cyber criminals were not satisfied and published the captured data anyway, as research shows.
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 ...
Windows Server 2012/R2 gets Extended Security Updates (ESU) until October 2026
[German]With the October 2023 updates, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 have reached their end of support; there will be no more security updates in the future. Unless you book an Extended Security Update Extension (ESU license). Recently, … Continue reading
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Edge 119.0.2151.58 / 118.0.2088.102
[German]On November 9, 2023, Microsoft released both an update of the Chrome browser in the Extended Stable to 118.0.2088.102 and an update to Edge 119.0.2151.58. Thanks to the reader for the tip. Here is some information about the update.
Shimano is a victim of the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware (Nov. 2023)
[German]Japanese manufacturer Shimano is probably familiar to every cyclist. Now the company has become a victim of Lockbit ransomware. At the very least, the Lockbit group has posted a corresponding publication on its leak page and threatened to publish data … Continue reading
Lego marketplace BrickLink probably hacked
[German]The popular online marketplace for Lego® bricks, Bricklink, is suspected to have been the victim of a cyber attack. The marketplace has currently been taken offline and states "Maintenance in progress" on its homepage. Individual accounts are probably posting messages … Continue reading
Microsoft Exchange: Four 0-day Exchange vulnerabilities allows RCE attacs and data thief
[English]Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has just published four unpatched vulnerabilities (so-called 0-Days) in Microsoft Exchange. These were reported to Microsoft in September 2023 and ZDI classifies them with CVSS scores of 7.1 to 7.5. Microsoft's security experts do … Continue reading