Vulnerability in Internet Explorer memory management
24.09.2019 Vulnerability in Internet Explorer memory management Internet criminals are currently attacking Internet Explorer users. What happened? For the attack, they use a vulnerability in the browser’s memory management (script engine), reports Heise Online. To successfully exploit the vulnerability , it is sufficient to surf on a specially designed website with the Explorer. Microsoft warns […]
Wave of extortion with announcement – Microsoft warns of new BlueKeep vulnerability
01.08.2019 Wave of extortion with announcement – Microsoft warns of new BlueKeep vulnerability History seems to be repeating itself, about 2 years after the outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware, Microsoft discovers a security vulnerability in several old versions of Windows and, like the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), warns of a new disaster. […]
Hacker attacks on German industry – was it Winnti?
26.07.2019 Hacker attacks on German industry – was it Winnti? According to media reports, hacker attacks on German companies, including at least six DAX companies, have occurred on an enlarged scale in recent years. The hacker group “Winnti” often appears in the press. But who is that? What happened? According to media reports, hacker attacks […]
New data incident: 2.2 billion online accounts affected
15.01.2019 New data incident: 2.2 billion online accounts affected After the most recent incident, in which it became known that millions of hacked email addresses and passwords are circulating in Internet forums under the name “Collection #1”, the remaining parts “Collection #2 – #5” have now appeared. What happened? As the name Collection #1 suggested, […]
Millions of access data published – what to do?
14.01.2019 Millions of access data published – what to do? Millions of stolen passwords and email addresses circulate as a single record in Internet forums. We give tips on how you can protect your access data even better. What happened? 21,222,975 passwords. 772,904,991 email addresses. At some point, this user information was stolen, compiled and […]
Current: Cyber attack on the Bundestag
08.01.2019 Cyber attack on the Bundestag Hundreds of politicians and celebrities have fallen victim to a hacker attack. Private data, such as telephone numbers, letters and invoices, have been published unnoticed. What happened in the current attack? According to a report by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb), hackers have published personal data of public figures on Twitter […]
Almost 50 million user accounts were hacked on Facebook: Am I affected and what can I do?
04.10.2018 Almost 50 million user accounts were hacked on Facebook: Am I affected and what can I do? Last week, Facebook had to contact the Irish data protection authorities. Almost 50 million profiles have fallen victim to a hacker attack. More than 90 million have been logged out of their accounts as a precaution. We […]
