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ThinkPad X13s: BIOS Update fixes vulnerabilities
[German]Lenovo has pointed out a number of vulnerabilities in the BIOS of the ThinkPad X13s in a security announcement. These allow memory corruption and information disclosure. A BIOS update is available to close the vulnerabilities.
0patch secures Microsoft Edge for Windows 7/Server 2008/2012/R2 until Jan. 2025
[German]On January 10, 2023, Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008/R2 will receive security updates for the last time and will drop out of support. With this, Microsoft will also discontinue support for Edge on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server … Continue reading
New Bitdefender decryptor for MegaCortex ransomware (Jan. 2023)
[German]Victims of the MegaCortex ransomware family can now hope to recover their encrypted files. This is because a universal decryptor co-developed by Bitdefender is now available for files encrypted by the MegaCortex ransomware family. With this free tool, victims can … Continue reading
Attention: Central Adobe CA certificate expires on January 7, 2023 – no new certificate for perpetual licensing customers!
[German]Brief note for users or administrators of Adobe perpetual licensing software. A German blog reader alerted me about the expiration of a CA certificate on Adobe AEM servers or Adobe LiveCycle ES servers. As of January 7, 2023, any Adobe … Continue reading
Return of GodFather malware; targets bank customers
Security researchers warns in a blog post that the GodFather malware is back. GodFather is a notorious Android banking Trojan known for targeting bank users, especially in European countries. Currently, the Trojan probably targets Android users in Turkey via the … 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 ...
Thousands unpatched Citrix servers vulnerable via critical vulnerabilities
[German]Citrix has been releasing security updates for critical vulnerabilities in Citrix ADC and gateway products and issuing security alerts for them over the past few months. However, it appears that thousands of Citrix ADCs and Citrix Gateways are vulnerable with … Continue reading
Is an Exchange ProxyNotShell disaster looming at the corner?
[German]Microsoft Exchange on-premises servers that are not up to date with the latest patches are vulnerable to attacks via the ProxyNotShell vulnerabilities. Then, a couple of days ago, there was information that the hacker group FIN7 had been setting up … Continue reading
German white hat hackers buys US military biometrics equipment with Afghanistan biometric database at auction
[German]German white hacker organization purchased several used U.S. military biometrics devices at auction through an online auction platform (presumably eBay). During the forensic investigation, it became obvious that the military and the manufacturer used irresponsible handling. Data located on the … Continue reading
Private data of 400 million Twitter users are offered for sale on the darknet
[German]The Irish data protection authority DPC has just launched an investigation into a data leak involving 5.4 million Twitter user data (see Irish data protection authority launches investigation into Twitter after data breach). Now a new data breach seems to becomming … Continue reading
Irish data protection authority launches investigation into Twitter after data breach
[German]After 5.4 million user data of Twitter users or accounts were tapped by hackers via an API vulnerability and then shared in a hacker forum, the data protection authorities are also taking action. The data protection authority in Ireland, which … Continue reading