Vulnerabilities

Microsoft have patched four highly critical security flaws in their Exchange mail server application. Those flaws allowed an attacker to access confidential information. No passwords are needed to exploit the vulnerabilities. Affected organizations should apply the patches immediately.

In order to avoid DeepRay, attackers need to keep changing their malware core to avoid detection - a complex and costly process for them. After more than six months it is time to take stock: has DeepRay proven itself in practice?

According to his own statements, a London human rights lawyer has become the target of an attack with an espionage tool. A security vulnerability in Whatsapp made it possible to taget data on a compromised device.

More than two million IoT devices are affected by a current vulnerability. This enables attackers to take control over webcams and other affected devices. At the moment, no fix is in sight.

Whether on smartphones, desktop computers, crypto currencies or websites - IT security is becoming increasingly important for end-users. We give an outlook on the most important trends for the year 2019.

According to a recently published research paper, some types of Captchas are now obsolete. The reason: machines have learned to solve those Captchas.

Many IT emergencies would have far fewer consequences if everybody knew what to do and who to contact. Especially when dealing with security issues, every second counts.

Digitization does not stop at bike locks. But not everything is better because it is Bluetooth-enabled.

Our researchers wanted to take a closer look at the GandCrab ransomware. Then they found an entire cybercrime network, operating from Ukraine.

From 3 to 5 October, the IT security industry met in Montreál, Canada, for the annual Virus Bulletin Conference. Tim Berghoff was there for G DATA.