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One of Michigan's largest healthcare providers fell victim to ALPHV ransomware gang
[German]The ALPHV ransomware gang has just announced that they hacked one of the largest US healthcare providers in Michigan. More than 6 terabytes of data were stolen from the company's servers. The group is expecting a ransom payment or threatening … Continue reading
LibreOffice 7.6.2 and LibreOffice 7.5.7 fixes CVE 2023-4863
The developers of LibreOffice have released updates to versions 7.6.2 and 7.5.7. These security updates were required to close the CVE 2023-4863 vulnerability in libwebp (see also my post WebP vulnerability (CVE-2023-5129) affects multiple software packages such as web browser). … Continue reading
Firefox 118.0.1, 118.1.0, and 115.3.1
As of September 28, 2023, Mozilla developers have released security updates of Firefox 118.0.1, 118.1.0 and 115.3.1. The updates closed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in libvpx). An overview of the security fixes can be found here (thanks … Continue reading
TrendMicro released critical patch for Apex One SP1 Build 12512
Trend Micro has released a new "Critical Patch" for its ApexOne product (thanks to the reader for pointing it out). The patch applies to Apex One Service Pack 1 (server and agent build 12512). The critical patch fixes several bugs … Continue reading
iOS 17.0.1, iPadOS 17.0.1, watchOS 10.0.1 and macOS security updates (Sept. 21, 2023).
[German]Apple has released updates to iOS 17.0.1, iPadOS 17.0.1, watchOS 10.0.1 and macOS as of September 21, 2023. These are unscheduled security updates that were due shortly after the release of iOS/iPadOS 17 and watchOS 10 and are intended to … 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 ...
Trend Micro: Update closes exploited critical vulnerability CVE-2023-41179
[German]Short notice for users and administrators of Trend Micro security products Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security on Windows. There is a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-41179) in the products that is already being exploited in the wild. However, the manufacturer offers … Continue reading
CISA warns of attacks against Microsoft Word and Adobe vulnerabilities
[German]US cybersecurity agency CISA is currently warning of attacks that target the vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Adobe products that were patched in September 2023. For the September 2023 patchday, Microsoft had indeed released security updates for various products that … Continue reading
Data leak: Microsoft AI researchers lose 38 TBytes of internal data via GitHub/Azure cloud storage
[German]Next data leak and security incident at Microsoft: Security researchers at Wiz have stumbled upon 38 terabytes of private internal data stored on an Azure Cloud Store instance via a public Microsoft AI GitHub repository. Access was enabled by a … Continue reading
New cars as a privacy night mare; Mozilla investigates situation in the U.S.
[German]New cars, purchased in the US, are a privacy nightmare. Vendors reserves with the privacy consent the permission to collect any data on the cars. It is not enough to use cameras, sensors or telematics systems, as well as the … Continue reading
Warning about Steam fake accounts and scam methods
[German]Brief warning for users of the Steam platform. A reader has alerted me about a campaign causing a wave of scams that is currently running and operates with fake accounts. Inquiries from supposed friends offer participation in a sweepstakes. If … Continue reading