The police already warned in January 2021 that a very aggressive scam is currently being used by criminals: You will receive a package notification with a link via SMS. Under the link you should supposedly be able to follow the shipment. I have also been bombed with it, so I can confirm this. If you now ...
Network equipment maker Ubiquiti hit the media - this time with no reviews. In January, the company announced that there had been a data breach, so an attacker could have gained access to information. Read in the January statement "not that wild". Allegedly, however, it should have been much ...
We keep reporting here about new solutions from QNAP and Synology - both in terms of hardware and software. At QNAP it is said that some NAS devices from the Taiwanese manufacturer are said to be affected by a security gap. This has been going on for several months - and although, according to the report ...
With "QVR DoorAccess", QNAP now has a solution for intelligent access controls ready. This can be downloaded from the QTS App Center and requires a subscription. A subscription includes an access door, including two controls (i.e. for inside and outside). DoorAccess works with QNAP's ...
Google admitted on its Project Zero blog that there were eleven zero-day vulnerabilities that hackers had exploited in the past nine months. Several operating systems were affected: In addition to Android, Apple iOS and Windows 10. Part of the attacks were infected websites, which then aimed to compromise ...
In the USA there are currently some investigations against Google, which are based on possible violations of competition law. The prosecution's allegation is now that Google is good at hiding its real intentions behind fancy work, but is only pretending to be committed to data protection and privacy. ...
Facebook has been offering the option of logging into the social network with hardware security keys since 2017 - but only on PCs. As of today, two-factor authentication with a hardware key can also be carried out on Android and iOS devices. If you then log on to the mobile device, you will be asked to ...
It was recently announced that Amazon is also cutting access to the Amazon Drive for QNAP users. Owners of a NAS from QNAP have to look for alternatives. And if you are already logged into the NAS, you should import security updates directly, if you haven't done so for a long time. Two vulnerabilities ...
At the end of February of this year, Samsung announced that in the future it would like to ensure that many existing devices and of course all those still to come should receive system updates for four years. Unfortunately, there were probably all sorts of inconsistencies as to how this four-year plan ...
Check Point's security researchers have found reinfected apps in the Google Play Store. Several applications were affected and contained the malware dropper Clast82. The AlienBiot Banker malware was subsequently shoveled onto infected devices. Smartphones could be completely taken over by criminals. ...
The little reminder for users who have passed it by so far. The LastPass password manager is now subject to severe restrictions if you are rooted in the “free account”. LastPass Free will only include access to unlimited devices of one type. If you are a free user with a laptop, you can continue to use ...
Last year, the Dropbox Passwords password manager was introduced to all paid Dropbox subscriptions to make it easier to log into websites and store passwords. The app remembers user names and passwords on all end devices - users no longer have to do this themselves. The zero-knowledge encryption ensures ...
