2021
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December 2021
- Pixel 6/6 Pro: Google has stopped the rollout of December 2021 Update
- Windows Defender: Fixes, Issues and Log4j scanner false alarms
- 5 cybersecurity predictions for 2022
- Opera cannot open some web sites – ERR_TIMED_OUT
- Edge: Has Microsoft lost its track?
- Sophos fails with timely malware sample analysis, support contact options miserable
- Norwegian publishing group Amedia affected by cyber attack
- Users report compromised LastPass master password
- Sophos: Thread actors test CAB-less 40444 (MSHTL vulnerability) attacks in Windows
- Log4j security messages (12/28/2021)
- Cloud outages 2021: When Akamai, Facebook and Amazon was down
- Ransomware eCh0raix attacks QNAP devices (Dez. 2021)
- Hackers Targets Social Media Accounts
- Visual Basic 6 Support für Windows, the next decade
- Windows 11: Microsoft confirms issues with false colors displayed
- QNAP firmware update version QTS 5.0.0.1891 build 20211221 and log4j vulnerability
- Amazon Alexa: 25% of buyers use it only one week …
- Merry Christmas …
- Scam: "See who visits your Facebook profile"
- It seems it's Christmas …
- Ransomware attack on French IT service provider Inetum
- 0patch fixes ms-officecmd RCE vulnerability in Windows
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 Security Baseline
- Microsoft Teams Bugs: Blocks Emergency calls, unpatched phishing vulnerability since March 2021
- WordPress: 800,000 websites compromisable by All in One SEO plugin
- Microsoft warns against Active Directory domain takeover due to unpatched vulnerabilities
- Dell BIOS update causes (boot) issues with notebooks and desktop systems (12.2021)
- Backdoor CVE-2021-40859 in Auerswald PBX systems (e.g. COMpact 5500R 7.8A & 8.0B) fixed
- Ransomware attacks on CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA
- Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-3922, CVE-2021-3969 in ImController of Lenovo Notebooks
- Belgian Ministry of Defense affected by Log4j?
- Thunderbird 91.4.1
- Firefox 95.0.2 released
- Data protection incident at erotic store Amorelie (Dec. 2021)
- CPUID Enumerator and Decoder: Virus-free, but flagged by Virustotal
- Dell Windows drivers still vulnerable to kernel attacks
- Oracle reportedly negotiating acquisition of medical software provider Cerner
- Analysis: How TeamTNT compromises Docker Hub accounts
- Microsoft Security Update Revisions Dec. 14./16. 2021
- Log4j-News (2021/12/18)
- Edge 96.0.1054.62
- Sennheiser discloses customer data via old cloud instance
- Insides on Ireland's health service executive ransomware case in May 2021
- Microsoft confirms issues in all Access versions after December 2021 Update
- Fail: Toyota enables remote start of its connected cars only with monthly subscription
- Firefox 95.0.1/91.4.1esr
- Windows 10/11-Updates blocks tools to redirect Edge protocol associations
- Firefox cannot access Microsoft.com … (Dec 12, 2021)
- Update fixes Windows AppX installer 0-day vulnerability CVE-2021-43890 (used by Emotet)
- Frequent login attempts on routers (FRITZ!Box)
- Patchday: Windows 11 Updates (December 14, 2021)
- Patchday: Updates für Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (Dezember 14, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (December 14, 2021)
- Patchday: Microsoft Office December 2021 updates (14.12.2021) causes Access issues
- Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (December 14, 2021)
- Edge 96.0.1054.57 fixes CVE-2021-4102
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 14, 2021)
- Issue in Exchange Online (14.12.2021)
- Windows, TPM, MEM, and Intune: Issues when changing the motherboard
- log4j FAQ and Repository
- Vendor Kronos/UKG victim of a ransomware attack, cloud service disruption for weeks
- Chrome 96.0.4664.110: Patches critical vulnerability used in the wild
- iOS 15.2 released
- VMware products threatened by log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44228
- log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44228: Patch your Minecraft
- Mirai Botnet Moobot targets Hikvision camera systems
- Windows 11: Microsoft fixes NVMe SSD Performance Issue
- Microsoft Vancouver leaking website credentials
- Windows 7/Server 2008/R2 ESU support for the third year (2022)
- Alexa.com website to be discontinued on May 1, 2022
- Home office monitoring jeopardizes trust and promotes fluctuation
- Edge 96.0.1054.53
- Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition will be retiring
- Survey shows declining trust in IT vendors like Microsoft
- 0-day CVE-2021-44228 in Java library log4j puts many projects at risk
- Malware in Android apps (Example GriftHorse)
- Volvo Cars Corporation was victim of cyberattack by Snatch ransomware group
- Heavy attacks on 1.6 million WordPress sites (Dec. 9, 2021)
- Patch critical vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA 100
- Cloud services vulnerable via USB-over-Ethernet vulnerabilities
- Microsoft Office Patchday (December 7, 2021)
- Hellmann Logistics Victim of a cyber attack
- Amazon AWS cloud outage causes chaos (2021/12/08)
- Chrome 96.0.4664.93
- Excel XLL addins abused for malware installation
- Microsoft has plans to increase Monthly subscription for Microsoft Office 365 by 20%
- Gravatar: Approx. 114 million user names and e-mail addresses floating in underground
- Thunderbird 91.4.0
- Firefox 95/91.4.0esr
- Windows 11: Performance issues with NVMe-SSDs?
- App 'Life360 Locator' is selling GPS location data since 2016
- Cyber attack on SPAR grocery stores in Yorkshire/England
- Android App Barcod Scanner with Trojan – opens random websites
- Windows 11: Fix for broken Outlook search
- iOS 15.1 and the slow calendar app
- Phishing attacks by state hackers via new RTF template injection technique
- Windows 11: Microsoft tries to stop users from downloading Chrome
- 0patch fixes InstallerTakeOver LPE 0-day vulnerability in Windows
- Windows 11 and the slow Explorer
- Examples of virus mails from a compromised Exchange server
- Chrome/Edge crashes in Citrix VDI/TS
- Edge 96.0.1054.41
- Windows 10/11: The risky "trusted" Apps-Installer – abused by Emotot gang
- Europol arrests 1,803 money mules of Internet fraudsters
- User angry about Edge feature Buy Now, Pay Later
- German CERT-Bund warns about vulnerable Exchange Server with OWA reachable from Internet
- Microsoft Defender Version 1.353.1874.0 version 1.353.1874.0 incorrectly reports Emotet
November 2021
- Printing Shellz: Vulnerabilities in HP multi-function printers (MFPs)
- Panasonic: Data leak over four months
- November 30, is Computer Security Day
- Windows 10/11 mini-survey shows: Microsoft missed terrible the user needs (2021)
- Cynos Android malware infects more than 9 million Huawei smartphones
- Azure Confidential Computing with AMD VMs
- Astra Group has developed a software stack with an Exchange Server replacement for Russia
- Cyber attack on IKEA's mail system, Trojan distributed?
- 0patch fixes LPE vulnerability (CVE-2021-24084) in Mobile Device Management Service
- Nextcloud files competition complaint against Microsoft over OneDrive and Teams in Windows 11
- Did Adobe blocked my Twitter account via an DMCA complaint after a critical report about issues?
- SentinelLabs finds three vulnerabilities in Oracle VirtualBox
- Printjack: Security researchers warn against attacks on printers
- Security vulnerabilities in iDRAC8/9 software put Dell servers at risk
- Sophos XG – Mail delivery blocked by antivirus pattern (Nov. 25, 2021)
- WordPress Plugin Hide My WP with SQL Injection Vulnerability
- RATDispenser: JavaScript-Loader dispenses Remote Access Trojaners (RAT) in Windows
- Windows Server 2019/2022: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint fails after Nov. 2021 updates
- Windows attacks via 0-day in installer and vulnerability in MSHTML
- GoDaddy hack also affects hosting resellers
- Black Friday spam campaigns in the starting blocks
- Does the User State Migration Tool corrupt the Windows Start menu?
- Max Schrems and noyb file criminal report against Irish DPC
- Vulnerability in MediaTek chips used in Android smartphones
- NET Framework Preview Update KB5007289 (Nov. 19, 2021)
- YARP: Yet Another Reverse Proxy
- VirtualBox 6.1.30 released
- Firefox 94.0.2 released
- Windows 10 Updates fixes network printer errors and other bugs (Nov. 22, 2021)
- Windows 11 Update KB5007262 fixes printing errors and many other bugs (2021/11/22)
- ProxyShell, Squirrelwaffle and a new PoC Exploit, patch your Exchange Server!
- 0-Day LPE Vulnerability in Windows Installer (Nov. 2021)
- Hoster GoDaddy hacked, and 1.2 Millions of customers affected
- QNAP has released NAS security updates and disabled an app
- Cyber attack on Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas (Nov. 2021)
- Windows 10 21H2 ADMX templates released (Nov. 2021)
- Banking Trojan Mekotio Returns to Latin America
- Windows 10: Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities in Update Assistant; and CVE Revisions
- Acronis changes user unintentionally settings again(Sept. 2021)
- Facebook's outage and identity management dependencies
- Windows 1.0 released on November 20, 1985
- Edge 96.0.1054.29
- Server error: Tesla vehicles could not be opened remotely
- Serious BIOS errors affect Intel CPUs
- Google Chrome 96: Issues with Twitter, Discord, Video and more
- ProxyNoShell: Mandiant warns of new attack methods on Exchange servers (Nov. 2021)
- Windows 10/11: Installer issues with app updates or repair
- Thunderbird 91.3.2
- Microsoft revealed Vulnerability CVE-2021-42306 in Microsoft Azure AD
- Fix for printing error in Windows 10 coming, more Windows printing issues (Nov. 2021)
- Structures of Conti ransomware group exposed – payment infrastructure offline
- WordPress: Sites hacked via plugin, shows fake ransomware claim (Nov. 2021)
- iOS 15.1.1 is supposed to eliminate call bugs on iPhone 12 and 13
- Windows 7: Google Chrome gets support until January 2023
- CERT-Federation, USA, GB warns about attacks on Exchange and Fortinet
- Basler AG Target of Cyber Attack (Nov. 2021)
- What's New for IT pros in Windows 10 21H2?
- Pitfall: Change Microsoft VLSC portal login to business account by 11/19/2021
- Windows 11: Microsoft speeds up rollout – new Media Player app
- Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2) released
- Windows 11: Microsoft confirms problems with Intel Smart Sound technology
- AMD Windows 10 graphics drivers with vulnerabilities (Nov. 2021)
- Blacksmith: New Rowhammer variant allows to bypass DDR4 memory protections
- Emotet malware is back
- Thunderbird 91.3.1
- Chrome 96.0.4664.45
- 50 years ago: First Intel® 4004 microprocessor introduced
- Windows 10/Windows Server: Out-of-band updates fixes DC authentification error (2021/11/14)
- Trend Micro Exposes Void Balaur Cyber Mercenary Group
- FBI email server hacked, distributes fake cyberattack warnings
- Booking.com hack from 2016 probably by US intelligence agency employees
- Backup and update your central Windows ADMX store
- Azure PowerShell update announced for December 7, 2021
- Microsoft, sustainability and Windows 11 as an environmental disaster
- Kisters AG victim of ransomware attack (Nov. 10/11, 2021)
- 0patch fixes LPE Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34484) in Windows User Profile Service
- CERT warning: Compromised Exchange servers are misused for email attacks (Nov. 2021)
- 14 Vulnerabilities in BusyBox
- Windows 11: Microsoft enforces Edge browser in several protocols, bricks EdgeDeflector
- Windows PrintNightmare printing issues: Server loses settings, Error while printing (Nov 11, 2021)
- Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
- November 2021 Patchday issues: WSUS, DC, Events
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (November 9, 2021)
- WordPress 5.8.2 released
- Critical vulnerabilities in Siemens Nucleos RTOS
- Patchday: Windows 11 Updates (November 9, 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (9. November 2021)
- Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (November 9, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 Updates (November 9, 2021)
- Exchange Server November 2021 Security Updates Close RCE Vulnerability CVE-2021-42321
- Data breach at trading platform Robinhood exposes 7 million customer records
- Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (November 9, 2021)
- Microsoft announces Windows 11 SE for low-cost systems
- Windows Server 2008 R2 gets another year ESU support until January 9, 2024
- Ransomware attack on German medical service provider medatixx
- Media Markt/Saturn: Ransomware attack by hive gang, $240 million US ransom demand
- Five affilitates of Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware group arrested
- Prevent upgrade to Windows 11
- Ransomware Attack on electronic retail markets of Media Markt/Saturn
- OneDrive Support for Desktop App ends on Jan. 1, 2022 für Windows 7, 8, 8.1
- Microsoft plans to phase out older updates, promises speed and security gains
- Ukraine doxing five members of the Gamaredon APT
- MSI Packaging Training-Book eBook
- Fix: Chrome/Edge lose pinned icons after updates
- DRM breaks games on Windows 10 and 11 Alder Lake PCs
- Babuk gang uses ProxyShell vulnerability in Exchange for ransomware attacks
- Update Service components Update KB4023057 for Windows 10 / 11 (Nov. 2021)
- Windows 11: Out-of-band update KB5008295 fixes app start issues (2021/11/05)
- Microsoft's deployment of Windows 10 21H1, 21H2, and Windows 11
- Database with millions of data of VPN users unprotected on the Internet (Oct. 2021)
- Firefox 94/94.0.1 and 91.3.0esr
- Windows 11: Expired certificates block build-in apps from Nov. 1, 2021
- Thunderbird 91.3.0
- WSUS displays all Windows 11 clients as Windows 10 Enterprise
- 2FA authentication for Google accounts from November 9, 2021 required
- Windows Admin Center v2110 released
- Windows 10/11: 56 new group policies
- What's new in MDM for Windows 11
- MacOS Monterey updates may break older Macs with Intel CPU
- How-To: Import OOB Updates in WSUS without IE, but with Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft 365: Service has been down (2021/11/02)
- Microsoft Security Update Releases – October 2021
- VMware ESXI 7.0: Windows Server 2012 R2 shows "non-accessible boot device" (Oct. 2021)
- SolarWinds attackers target Microsoft partners – lack of basic cyber-security
- Windows PrintNightmare status Nov. 1, 2021 (KB5006674, KB5006670)
October 2021
- Windows 11 also floods folders with empty TMP directory garbage
- Surface Pro 3 and the (Card Blanche) TPM vulnerability
- Sysinternals Disk2vhd v2.02 released
- Windows WPBT vulnerability allows Rootkit installation
- Edge 95.0.1020.40
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 RTM, released to OEMs
- Exchange Online: Enabling Apple Mail App Clients for Modern Authentication
- Issues with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20099) 64 bit download
- Reports say: Microsoft works on a low cost Surface Laptop with Windows 11 SE
- Chrome 95.0.4638.69
- Europol targeted 12 suspicious ransomware operators
- Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (0-day) in all Windows Versions
- WordPress and the wintertime trap for scheduled posts
- Avast released Decryptor for AtomSilo, Babuk and LockFile
- QNAP: Vulnerability in Media Streaming Add-on
- Suspected leading member of REvil gang identified in Russia
- Cyber attack on Eberspächer Group – workforce on short-time work
- Notebooks (Acer, Lenovo) suddenly fails with "no bootable device" (Oct. 2021)
- Windows 11: Updates are blocked in Hyper-V
- Windows 10 Pro: Issues after installing updates from Oct. 2021
- WordPress: Vulnerability in Ninja Forms Plugin
- State sponsored hackers from North Korea target IT supply chain
- Windows 11 PC Health Check App will be installed as Windows 10 Update KB5005463
- Windows 10 V2004-21H1 Preview Update (2021/10/26)
- Russian APT29 group Nobelium hacked at least 14 IT service providers, according to Microsoft
- Mozilla blocks malicious add-ons with 455,000 users
- iOS 15.1 released
- 20 years of Windows XP
- Attacks on cloud software supply chains exacerbate enterprise threat landscape
- Thunderbird 91.2.1
- Windows 10 21H2 (November 2021 Update) ISO
- Microsoft no longer signs Windows drivers for Process Hacker
- Edge 95.0.1020.30
- Chrome 95.0.4638.54
- VirtualBox 6.1.28
- Former malware distributor buys ExpressVPN, CyberGhost etc.
- Windows 10 V1809 Preview Update (2021/10/19)
- Database with IDs of all Argentines hacked
- Windows 10 Update: Fix for Remote Desktop Smartcard Authentication (also YubiKey) issues
- Microsoft confirms Windows network printing issue after October 2021 updates
- Irish DPC sends noyb a take down notice on a published Facebook draft decision
- REvil cyber gang suspends activities after hijacking Tor sites
- Windows 11: Defender bypass with sandbox evasion
- SmarterASP.net Server down in Europe – what's going on?
- Windows 11: Parallels 17.1 supports virtual TPM 2.0 on Mac
- Canon sued for disabling printer scan/fax function when ink is missing
- Tianfu Cup 2021: Exchange 2019 and iPhone hacked
- Windows 11: Microsoft optimizes the size of update packages
- Windows 11 issues with AMD: more performance lost with Update KB5006674, fix with Update KB5006746
- IconGate: Windows 11, the emojis and Microsoft's marketing
- Windows October 2021 Updates: PrintNightmare Status and Network Printing Issues
- Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019: No refresh for Citrix apps
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (October 12, 2021)
- Windows 11: Printer issues affect more manufacturers, and scan/document software compatibility
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines: Outage for 6 hours (2021/10/13)
- Security updates for Exchange Server (October 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 11 Updates (October 12, 2021)
- Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (October 12, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 Updates (October 12, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (October 12, 2021)
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 2021.007.20099
- Microsoft Oktober 2021 Patchday (2021/10/12)
- Thunderbird 78.x: Upgrade to version 91, and foreseeable problems
- Ransomware infection at part of Airbus works council (Oct. 2021)
- Windows 11: WSL is available as preview from Microsoft Store
- Edge 94.0.992.47
- iOS 15.0.2/iPadOS 15.0.2 security update
- Windows 11: App issues and Brother USB printers doesn't print
- Swiss municipality of Montreux victim of cyber attack
- German OSB Alliance warns: Microsoft Cloud threatens digital sovereignty
- Ransomware on the rise due of home office
- Facebook bans developer of Facebook Unfollow tool for life
- Microsoft disables Excel 4.0 macros in Office 365 in the next weeks
- Twitch defaced with images of Jeff Bezos (Oct. 8, 2021)
- Windows 10: OOBE Update KB5005716 (Oct. 4, 2021)
- Windows 11: File Explorer has a Memory Leak
- Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have problems again (2021/10/08)
- Chrome 94.0.4606.81 (2021/10/07)
- Windows 11: Known issues (October 5, 2021)
- Windows 11: Most hardware don't fulfill the minimum requirements, Microsoft reveals by-passing trick
- Thunderbird 91.2.0
- AMD warns: CPUs run up to 15% slower with Windows 11
- 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-41773) in Apache
- Windows 11 IoT Enterprise only with 36 months support
- Critical vulnerabilities in Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE controllers
- Microsoft Office Patchday (October 5, 2021)
- Facebook explains the causes of the big outage
- Twitch: Source code and payments leaked
- US government forces Google to secretly hand over user data from Internet search
- Firefox 93 and 78.15.0esr/91.1.2esr
- Samsung folding smartphone – risk of losing the warranty after throw it to your bed?
- Windows 11 officially released
- Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp worldwide down
- 2 ransomware operators arrested in Ukraine by law enforcements and Europol
- OMIGOD: IBM QRadar Azure vulnerable via CVE-2021-38647
- New Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Group Simplifies Cyber Extortion
- Windows Server 2022: Microsoft 365 Apps unsupported
- New variant of the banking Trojan Hydra targets European (Commerzbank) users
- Edge 94.0.992.38 Security Update
- Prices for Office 2021 announced
- Autodiscover password leak vulnerability known to Microsoft for 5 years
- Windows 10 Update KB5005611, KB5005539, .NET Update KB4023057 (Sept. 30, 2021)
- Critical security update to Chrome 94.0.4606.71 (2021/09/30)
- Anniversary 28 years as a freelance writer
September 2021
- Let's Encrypt certificate trouble with Windows, Sophos UTM, macOS/iOS (2021/09/30)
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.007.20095/21.007.20096 (fixes error 0xc0000142)
- Sept. 30, 2021: Will we see trouble with old Let's Encrypt certificates?
- Amazon's newly introduced Astro Robot, a disaster?
- Exchange Server September 2021 CU (2021/09/28)
- 25 years of Sysinternals
- Outlook.com: IMAP-XOAUTH2 login fails – some mail clients affected
- Thunderbird 91.1.2
- Microsoft is the most hated company in 22 countries
- Tip: Windows PrintNightmare test tools for administrators
- Windows 10: 0patch fix for MSHTML vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444)
- WordPress DSGVO Plugin from legalweb.io hacked
- Windows 10: Microsoft fixes issues with Sept. update using KIR
- Pegasus spyware detected on French phones, Zeus app detects Pegasus
- Exchange Server September 2021 CU comes Sept. 28 with Microsoft Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service
- The true cost of cybersecurity incidents
- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 3.0.1
- Microsoft Edge 94.0.992.31
- How effective is Apple's iOS App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature?
- Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-22005 in VMware vCenter
- Microsoft tries to register autodiscover domains
- Chrome 94.0.4606.61 fixes 0-day
- Firefox 92.0.1 released
- Fix for sporadic login error 0xC0070057 in Office apps and Teams
- Windows 10 1909 Preview Updates September 21, 2021
- European Commission proposes a common charger for electronic devices
- Vulnerability in 100 million IP cameras from Hikvision and OEMs
- Microsoft Exchange autodiscover design flaw leaks credentials to third party instances
- Windows PrintNightmare: Status, issues and workarounds (Sept. 22, 2021)
- Chrome 94.0.4606.54
- Adobe Reader DC 21.007.20091 crashes with error 0xc0000142
- Windows September 2021 Update: Workaround for some printing issues
- Healthcare facilities prime target for ransomware attacks
- Windows PrintNightmare: Microsoft confirms printing problems after Sept. 2021 update
- MikroTik Security Advice (CVE-2018-14847)
- Malware targets the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
- Sir Clive Sinclair, the developer of the ZX81 died at 81
- Thunderbird 91.1.1
- Microsoft Edge 93.0.961.52
- Windows 11: Microsoft enforces TPM 2.0 on virtual machines
- Bitdefender provides universal REvil decryptor
- Office 2021 arrives Oct. 5, 2021, Office LTSC just released
- Patch day recap Sept. 2021: Update on MSHTML vulnerability CVE-2021-40444
- Patchday Sept. 2021 Review: New PrintNightmare fix, new issues, new desaster?
- Microsoft accounts support passwordless login
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (September 14, 2021)
- Registration open for Microsoft's Ignite 2021
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.007.20091
- Patch Microsoft Azure vulnerabilities OMIGOD in Linux VMs
- Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (September 14, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 Updates (September 14, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (September 14, 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (September 14, 2021)
- Vulnerability in HP OMEN Gaming Hub
- Disaster Windows MSHTML vulnerability CVE-2021-40444, hopefully a patch will come today
- Chrome 93.0.4577.82
- Ireland's IDPC systematically protects Google, Facebook & Co. against GDPR proceedings
- Motorcycle vibrations can damage cameras on iPhone
- Microsoft study shows effects remote work on collaboration of information workers
- Vulnerability CVE-2021-3773 in OpenVPN-Clients (Linux, FreeBSD)
- Windows Server 2022 Security Baseline
- Acronis True Image renamed to Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
- Windows 11 News (Sept. 2021)
- Ransomware in the cloud: Detecting attacks
- Why you may not be able to decommission on-premises Exchange even with cloud solutions
- eBook: Azure defenses for ransomware attacks
- Overview: TLS support in Windows
- Edge 93.0.961.44 closes CVE-2021-38669
- Security patches for QNAP systems (2021/09/10)
- Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Advanced 10.0 – Patch 2342
- Windows 11 Insider Build 22454 and ISO installation image (Sept. 2021)
- Google Project Zero: 0-day vulnerability in Windows AppContainers disclosed
- 0-day attack via Zoho vulnerability; patching is required
- Data leak with 87,000 FortiGate SSL VPN credentials used for attacks
- MSHTML vulnerability CVE-2021-40444 more critical than known
- Check Point discovers WhatsApp vulnerability in image filter
- Next Azure container vulnerability allowed data theft
- WordPress 5.8.1 released
- GhostScript 0-day vulnerability allows server compromise
- Attack via Office Documents on Microsoft MSHTML (ActiveX) RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444)
- Thunderbird 91.1.0
- Microsoft Office Patchday (September 7, 2021)
- Thunderbird 78.14.0
- Office-Apps throw login error 0xC0070057
- Firefox 92.0.0, 91.1.0esr and 78.14.0 ESR released
- ProtonMail issues IP of a French activist to police
- Google is working to fix a bug in clock apps alarm function
- Turn off Defender in Windows with symbolic links
- Bluetooth risks: Braktooth vulnerability and tracking via head phones
- Microsoft Azure: API changes kills applications and PowerShell scripts
- Cisco fixes critical authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2021-34746
- ISO download for Windows 10 21H2 available for Insiders
- Microsoft license comparisons
- Windows 11: Microsoft breaks start menu/taskbar with teams promo
- HomeOffice and Smart-Home as a gateway for hacks into corporate networks
- FBI and CISA warns: Ransomware attacks on weekends and holidays
- Windows 10: Update KB5005033 fails with error 0x800F0988, blame May 2021 SSU?
- Docker Desktop now costs for large enterprises
- Juniper: RealTek vulnerabilities CVE-2021-35394 and CVE-2021-35395 are attacked in the wild
- Microsofts Windows Thin PC: Support ends on October 12, 2021
- Edge 93.0.961.38
- GDPR: WhatsApp fined with 225 million Euro
- Microsoft announces Surface event for September 22, 2021
- Mass Scanning and Attacks on Confluence Enterprise Server
- Windows 10: Preview-Update KB5005101 (September 1, 2021)
- Windows Server 2022 generally available, confusion in Essentials, no Hyper-V Server 2022
- No Hyper-V Server 2022, Hyper-V-Server is dead
August 2021
- Chrome 93.0.4577.63
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
- Microsoft 365: Changes in the privacy setting as of 2021/09/01
- Windows 11: Rollout is the starting October 5, 2021
- Will Windows 10 21H2 (build 19044) be the last feature update?
- Meltdown-like vulnerability in AMD Zen+ and Zen 2
- Old Outlook versions: No more access to Office 365/Microsoft 365 services as of Nov. 1, 2021
- SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) v8.22
- Exchange Server: Authentication bypass with ProxyToken
- Windows 11: PC Health-App updated, release date and no updates for non-compatible systems?
- Why you shouldn't use Azure AD Domain Services as a Windows AD replacement
- Azure App Service: Java 7 support ends July 29, 2022
- Exchange Server 2016-2019: Custom attributes in ECP no longer updatable after CU installation (July 2021)
- Windows 10: Upgrades blocked because of old CryptoPro CSP versions
- Windows 11: Microsoft specifies hardware requirements, no blocking on incompatible devices
- Windows: PrintNightmare wrap-up and status (August 28, 2021)
- Master decryptor key published
- Windows 10 V1909: Preview Update KB5005103 (August 26, 2021)
- Azure: Thousands of customers threatened by ChaosDB vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB
- Osram Lightify: Cloud service will be discontinued on 2021/08/31 – features will be lost
- Synology warns about OpenSSL vulnerability in products (August 26, 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Releases and Revisions (2021/08/23)
- Exchange and ProxyShell: News from Microsoft and security experts
- Vulnerabilities in Realtek SDK put IoT devices at risk
- Thunderbird 91.0.3
- VMware security updates (August 2021)
- Windows 10: Update KB5005932 fixes install error 0x800F0984
- SteelSeries software enables admin rights (LPE) on Windows
- ProxyShell, ProxyLogon and Microsoft's contradictious Exchange doc for virus scan exceptions
- Firefox 91.0.2
- Samsung can remotely disable its TVs with TV Block
- (eMail-) Encryption with StartTLS as a security risk
- 38 million records exposed by Microsoft Power Apps
- Outlook Add-On for Microsoft Edge
- Thunderbird 91.0.2
- Azure AD Connect 2.0.10.0 released as Hotfix
- Windows 10: Administrator privileges obtained via Razer mouse via LPE vulnerability
- Wave of attacks, almost 2,000 Exchange servers hacked via ProxyShell
- Word 2019: Cursor problem with Surface Studio after August 2021 update
- Fix for monitor staying dark at DisplayPort 1.4 during boot time
- Windows 10 Update KB5005033 bricks Alt-Tab functionality
- Old Updates for Windows 7 and IE 11 offered again as important (August 2021)
- Decryptor for Synack Ransomware Available
- Microsoft shows a "slim foot" with PrintNightmare
- Microsoft 365: New prices on March 1, 2022
- 2nd 0patch fix for Windows PetitPotam 0-day vulnerability (Aug. 19, 2021)
- Windows 11 ISO install image file released (August 2021)
- Windows Server 2022 LTSC released
- Security Alert for Synology DiskStation Manager and UC SkyNAS
- IE 11 support for Microsoft 365 apps and services has ended on August 17, 2021
- Thunderbird 91.0.1
- Google Chrome 92.0.4515.159 with security fixes
- Firefox 91.0.1 and 91.0.1 ESR
- Windows 10: News from SSU integration in CUs (August 2021)
- Microsoft explains SMB signing configuration
- T-Mobile (USA) investigates possible data leak involving 100 million customer records
- Lenovo firmware update re-enables H.264 on notebooks with NVidia graphics
- .NET Framework 4.x Update KB5004757 (2021-08-10)
- Windows 365: Logon data can be dumped in plain text
- Vice Society: 2. Ransomware gang uses Windows PrintNightmare vulnerability for attacks
- Kaseya: Decryption key revealed, backup update closes vulnerabilities
- Attacks on Exchange Server via ProxyShell vulnerability (8/13/2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Revisions & August 2021 patchday security fixes
- Microsoft and Tenable share tips for hardening the IT environment
- Ransomware gang uses PrintNightmare to attack Windows servers
- Windows PrintNightmare, next round with CVE-2021-36958
- Avast is bought by Norton for 8.6 billion US dollars
- Accenture victim of Lockbit ransomware
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (August 10, 2021)
- Thunderbird 78.13.0
- Firefox 91.0.0, and 91.0 ESR, and 78.13.0 ESR
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (August 10, 2021)
- Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (August 10, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (August 10, 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (August 10, 2021)
- VirtualBox 6.1.26
- Exchange Server: Update on ProxyShell vulnerabilities
- Chrome/Edge 92: Problems with TLS decryption?
- Pulse Connect Secure RCE Vulnerability CVE-2021-22937
- Windows: Export/import drivers
- Microsoft touts top-notch monthly Windows update efficiency
- Exchange vulnerabilities: Will we see Hafnium II?
- Microsoft's plans to refresh OneNote
- The Windows RunOnce registry key
- Mainboard manufacturer GIGABYTE victim of RansomEXX ransomware
- 0patch fix for Windows PetitPotam 0-day vulnerability (Aug. 6, 2021)
- Amazon Kindle: Vulnerability allowed Amazon account takeover
- Edge 92.0.902.67
- 0patch fix for new Windows PrintNightmare 0-day vulnerability (Aug. 5, 2021)
- ConfigMgr: Deprecated features in 2022
- INFRA:HALT: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP stack endanger Operational technology systems (OT)
- Microsofts Cloud PC "failed provisioning" error during Windows 365 setup
- Free Software Foundation considers Microsoft's GitHub Copilot unfair and not legal
- ProtonMail and the user data transfer to the USA
- NSA and CISA: Kubernetes Hardening Guidance
- Update 2107 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager CB
- Microsoft Office Patchday (August 3, 2021)
- NSO spyware Pegasus found on smartphones of French journalists
- Google Chrome 92.0.4515.131 with security fixes
- Windows 10 blocks unwanted applications (PUA) by default
- PetitPotam attacks on Windows blocked by RPC filters
- Google disables devices up to Android 2.3.7 for sign-in with a Google Account
- Windows 365 released
- Spyware-like features found in China app Bejing One Pass
- Authentication Vulnerability CVE-2021-20090 in Arcadyan-based Routers and Modems
- PowerShell module for Edge user profile backup/restore
July 2021
- 27 U.S. Attorney's Offices Affected by SolarWinds Hack
- Microsofts Windows Quality Updates Primer (July 21, 2021)
- Windows 10 20H2/21H1: Explorer does not show all servers of the domain environment
- Edge 92.0.902.62 fixes PDF freeze bug
- Out-of-band update KB5005393 for Windows 10 V1607 printing issues (July 29, 2021)
- Windows 10 V1909: Preview Update KB5004293 (July 29, 2021)
- Windows 10 2004-21H1: Preview Update KB5004296 (July 29, 2021)
- Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 re-released (July 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Revisions (July 29, 2021)
- Microsoft Office 2010: Can't be activated anymore?
- Windows 8/8.1: Out-of-band fix for printer issue (July 28, 2021)
- Future Windows Server versions will only be available as LTSC
- Out-of-band updates fixes Windows printing issues (July 27, 2021)
- Windows 11: Microsoft AMA , the HW requirements, app updates and other insights
- Hotfix for MBAM bitlocker recovery key issue in ConfigMgr 2013
- Microsoft Edge 92: Security Baseline available
- iOS 14.7.1 and macOS 11.5.1
- RemotePotato0: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Windows RPC Protocol
- Microsoft Edge 92.0.902.55 causes PDF freezes
- Windows 10: July 2021 update may cause printing issues with SmartCard authentication
- Kaseya allegedly demands NDA against decryption tool
- Security Updates for Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance
- Windows 11: Microsoft talks about the centered start menu
- Microsoft's mitigations of Windows PetitPotam NTLM relay attacks
- Warning: Fake Windows 11 installer ships malware
- LemonDuck and LemonCat malware boost activity
- Discord is becoming more and more of a malware dump
- PetitPotam attack allows Windows domain takeover
- News about Windows 10 vulnerability HiveNightmare
- Google fixes Chrome OS bug that locks out users
- Microsoft Edge 92.0.902.55: Fixes vulnerabilities, causes freezes in PDFs
- Kaseya received universal decryption tool after ransomware attack
- Firefox 90.0.2 released
- Windows 10: Update installation error due to missing graphics driver update
- Windows Store for Business dies in Q1 2023
- Are QNAP NAS systems (TVS-872XT) dying a sudden death after shutdown?
- Sequoia: LPE Vulnerability CVE-2021-33909 in Linux
- Google Chrome 92.0.4515.107
- HiveNightmare: New details about Windows vulnerability CVE-2021-36934
- WordPress 5.8
- Serious vulnerability in printer drivers from HP, Xerox and Samsung
- Windows 10 upgrade breaks SAM access rights from 1809 upward, user access possible
- USA, EU, NATO, Microsoft & Co. Blame China for Hafnium Exchange Hack
- Microsoft explains the Windows 11 context menu and the Share dialog
- Has Intel revealed the October 2021 release date and name for Windows 11?
- Windows Hello login bypassed via infrared photo
- Firefox 90.0.1 released
- PrintNightmare: Point-and-Print allows installation of arbitrary files
- DevilsTongue spyware from Israeli company Candiru exploited Windows vulnerabilities
- NSO Group's Pegasus spyware on many smartphones
- Reading: What was learned when Microsoft switched to a zero trust network architecture
- Security Settings for Failover Clustering
- Exchange security updates from July 2021 breaks ECP and OWA
- Microsoft Defender for Identity can detect PrintNightmare attacks
- Google Chrome 91.0.4472.164 fixes 0-day vulnerability
- Windows vulnerability PrintNightmare: It's not over yet (July 15, 2021)
- Windows 10 21H2 announced and first Insider Preview released
- SQL- and Windows Server 2012 get Extended Support (ESU)
- Windows 365: The cloud PC presented at Inspire
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (13. Juli 2021)
- Firefox 90.0.0 and 78.12.0 ESR released
- Thunderbird 78.12.0
- VMware ESXi security updates fix vulnerabilities
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (July 13, 2021)
- Patchday: Updates für Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (July 13, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (July 13, 2021)
- REvil Ransomware Group server and infrastructure is shut down
- Security updates for Exchange Server (July 2021)
- Windows Server 2016: Mainstream support ends in 6 months
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 13, 2021)
- SolarWinds patches critical Serv-U vulnerability (July 2021)
- News from Microsoft's Cloud PC
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.005.20058
- Exchange 2016/2019: Outlook problems due to AMSI integration
- 0patch agent update fixes bugs and performance issues
- Windows 10 Feature Upgrade ends with a non bootable media
- Windows 10 Release Health page now avialable in 10 languages
- Do IoT devices with built-in "radio chips" endanger IT security?
- Linux Mint 20.2
- Follow-up to the Kaseya supply chain attack
- Microsoft on PrintNightmare vulnerability CVE-2021-34527: Windows is secure after patch
- Windows 10: Microsoft fixes Zebra & Dymo printer issues caused by update (e.g. KB5004945) via KIR
- Changes and ambiguities in driver updates via WSUS; is Windows 10 bypassing Updates via WSUS?
- The Chaos PrintNightmare Emergency Update (July 6/7, 2021)
- PrintNightmare out-of-band update also for Windows Server 2012 and 2016 (July 7, 2021)
- Microsoft Azure: Urgently update PowerShell because of RCE vulnerability
- Out-of-Band Update closes Windows PrintNightmare Vulnerability (July 6, 2021)
- Microsoft Office Patchday (July 6, 2021), Fix for Outlook Crashes
- Beta from SQL Server for Windows Container suspended
- Bye, bye AudaCity after new privacy agreement
- Kaseya hack affects 1,500 companies worldwide
- Cyber Polygon July 9, 2021
- Azure Virtual Desktop: A bug blocks WSUS update downloads (June 2021)
- Windows 10, the WSUS and the SSU+LCU detection chaos
- Coop-Sweden closes 800 stores after Kaseya VSA supply chain attack by REvil gang
- REvil Ransomware attack at 200 Companies via Kaseya VSA and Management Service Provider (MSP)
- 0Patch Micropatches for PrintNightmare Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34527)
- Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1675, PrintNightmare) Confirmed by MS; CISA Warns
- Be careful with BitLocker management in ConfigMgr
June 2021
- PoC for Windows print spooler vulnerability public, high RCE risk
- Windows 10 2004-21H1: Update KB5004760 fixes PDF issues
- 700 million LinkedIn user records offered in underground forum
- Microsoft Intune disrupted, Android devices do not get Wi-Fi profiles
- Microsoft defends the minimum Windows 11 system requirements
- Toleration of MS Teams in Hessian schools ends on July 31, 2021
- Chromebooks: Boom will outlast COVID-19 in 2021
- Security Baseline for Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise 2106 released
- Atlassian vulnerability allows account takeover
- Cumulative Exchange CUs June 2021 released
- Windows 11: First Insider Preview Build 22000.51
- Windows 11: No TPM required?
- Nobelium hackers continue to attack Microsoft customers, Trojan on support computers
- Windows 11: These features disappear
- Windows 11 Compatibility tests (PC Health Check, WhyNotWin11)
- Windows 10: Microsoft confirms issues with June 2021 security update
- Credit card data disclosed at Mercedes-Benz in data protection incident
- UpdateUpdate for BIOS/UEFI vulnerabilities in Dell systems
- Nice: Microsoft signierte signed network filter driver acting as a rootkit from China
- Windows 11: Hardware requirements
- WD My Book Live NAS contents are suddenly deleted worldwide
- Microsoft Edge 91.0.864.59
- Yes, Microsoft introduced Windows 11
- Attention: Cyberattacks on Zyxel firewalls with device takeover – details unknown
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.005.20054
- Blackberry detects Remote Access Trojan (RAT) ChaChi
- Microsoft account lockout, an exemplary case
- John McAfee found dead in his spanish cell
- Firefox 89.0.2 released
- Windows 10 Version 21H1 deployment more widely (6/22/2021)
- Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) v2.8 in Sysinternals
- DarkRadiation Ransomware targets Linux (Red Hat, Debian & Co.)
- Windows 10 2004-21H1: Preview Updates (June, 21, 2021)
- Is Firefox 89/90 pulling again data from systems?
- Check Point finds four vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
- Tor 10.0.18 prevent probing installed applications
- Again: Another data protection incident at Carnival Cruise
- Windows 10 V1909: Installation of update KB5003635 fails
- Windows 10 V180x: 0Patch fixes IE vulnerability CVE-2021-31959
- PayPal increases prices in the USA
- VLC 3.0.16 released
- Software: Our grave as future car owners?
- The repairable notebook from Framework
- Microsoft files DMCA complaints over leaked "Windows 11" ISOs
- Warning against data theft from used cars
- Microsoft Edge 91.0.864.54
- Cisco switches: Security updates to close critical root vulnerabilities
- 2nd Microsoft Event on June 24, 2021
- Notepad++ 8.1 Bugfix Update
- Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: No more driver updates via Windows Update
- Update: Google Chrome 91.0.4472.114 fixes 0-day vulnerability
- Windows 10: Outlook 2013 fails, if virtualization software is installed
- Windows 10 SSU: Hurdles, bugs and new version KB5003974 (June 15, 2021)
- Windows Server 2019: VM dops BSOD due to Windows Defender
- Firefox 89.0.1 released
- Microsoft Security Update Releases (15. Juni 2021)
- PowerShell 7 will be updated with Microsoft Update
- Ukraine police arrest members of Cl0P ransomware gang
- Windows 10 2019 LTSC: Update KB5003703 (June 15, 2021)
- Windows 10 V1909: Update KB5003698 released (June 15, 2021)
- Windows 11 Build 21996.1 leaked
- Windows 10: The buggy "News and interests" feature and Microsoft's confirmation
- Critical vulnerability in SonicWall firewall software
- Windows 10: Flooded with empty TMP directory garbage
- Windows 10: Does update KB5003637 cause printer/spooler issues?
- Windows 7/8.1: Nvidia ends graphics driver support in October 2021
- Windows 10: Reliability update KB4023057 re-released (June 2021)
- Windows 10: End of support for Internet Explorer 11 on June 15, 2022
- Edge 91.0.864.48
- Boot Camp Update supports Windows Precision Touchpad Gestures
- June 2021 Cumulative Update for Exchange Server postphoned
- Out-of-band update for Windows 10 Xbox Game Pass bug
- Windows 10 V1909: Microsoft fixes blocked Teams/Outlook/OneDrive login
- June 2021 updates disrupt taskbar with 'News and Interests'
- Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2: KB5003681 blocks Defender real-time protection (Error 0x800705b4)
- Windows: June 2021 updates (KB5003637 etc.) can block remote access to events
- Attention: Install June 2021 patchday updates quickly
- Fire in Amazon data center? Blink cameras no longer work
- Next Windows: Windows 11, Windows Sun Valley or what?
- Google Chrome 91.0.4472.101 with critical security fixes
- Citrix Security Updates (June 2021)
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (June 8, 2021)
- Was Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Update KB2565063 forgotten in WSUS?
- VLC 3.0.15 released
- Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (June 8, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (June 8, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (June 8, 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (June 8, 2021)
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.005.20048
- Ironside: Police trick criminals with ANOM Crypto-Devices and Messenger app
- Will Windows 10 end on October 14, 2025? A bit …
- Is Microsoft teasing Windows 11?
- Colonial Pipeline News: Hack by stolen VPN credential, FBI partially recovers ransom money
- Siloscape malware targets Windows containers in Kubernetes clusters
- Geforce GPU: Problems with the output to LG OLED TV of the CX series
- Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) is distributed more widely via machine learning
- Attacks on VMware vCenter servers, proof of concept available
- Tenable reveals unpatched installer vulnerability in macOS
- Windows Server backup/diskpart to VHD broken by update KB5001382?
- Thunderbird 78.11.0
- On June 24, 2021, the new Windows (11) will be introduced
- PoC for Hyper-V vulnerability (CVE-2021-28476) in vmswitch.sys
- Chinese UC browser leaks user data in iOS and Android, even in Inkognito mode
- Firefox 89.0.0 available with Proton GUI and 78.11.0 ESR
- Insides on fixes to Edge 91 home page bug and annoyance popup
- Microsoft Office Patchday (June 1, 2021)
- Fix: Windows 7 ESU system does not find updates
May 2021
- Epsilon Red ransomware targets unpatched Exchange servers
- 3 years of GDPR: Further ambiguity in companies
- Windows 10: Edge browser bugs and annoying popups
- Windows 10: Changes and strange behavior with driver updates via WSUS
- Windows 10 21H1: StrangeTaskbar issues after update KB5003214
- Bulk Join for Windows Devices to Azure AD and MS Endpoint Manager
- nVidia: Monitor remains dark at DisplayPort 1.4 during bootup
- Insides about Crime & Surveillance App Citizen
- Edge 91.0.864.37: "Specific Page" won't load at startup
- New (Python) virus for Windows found with unknown origin
- Edge 91.0.864.37
- Disable and configure Windows 10 feature News and interests
- Acer announced four new Chromebook lines
- Outlook for Windows: Calendar improvements
- Data leak at Fintech Klarna: Third-party accounts viewable
- Vulnerability CVE-2021-21985 in vSphere Client, patch it!
- Microsoft 365 bug: Mails from Exchange Online and Outlook send to the spam folder
- Google Chrome 91.0.4472.77 with security fixes
- Windows 10 2004-21H1: Preview Updates (05/25/021)
- Cybercrime on Telegram: Hackers abuse the messenger
- Windows 10 21H1 reports ReleaseID 2009
- http-sys vulnerability (CVE-2021-31166) also threatens WinRM service
- iOS 14.6 and macOS 11.4 released
- Audio manufacturer Bose: Data leak after ransomware attack
- Workaround for OneDrive login error 0x8004de40
- The Chinese RSA Hack from 2011
- Nominated for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2021
- WSUS Survey 2020: Where and how it will be used
- Windows 10 V1909: Update KB5003169 blocks Teams/Outlook/OneDrive login
- Windows 10 1809/1909: Preview Updates (May 20, 2021)
- Chrome crashes on Windows 10 since May 20, 2021
- Edge Edge 90.0.818.66
- WSUS 3.0 SP2: No longer usable after October 31, 2021
- Windows 10 20H2 ready for broad deployment
- Internet Explorer 11: Support in Windows 10 ends on June 15, 2022
- Patch, because Exploit for Windows http-sys vulnerability CVE-2021-31166 available
- Plug pulled: The End for Windows 10X …
- Thunderbird 78.10.2
- Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) released (May 18, 2021)
- 0Patch provides support for Windows 10 version 1809 after EOL
- Microsoft Teams released, free for private use
- Windows 10 Version 2004/20H2: Audio issue "high-pitched noise" after Update
- Fake website with infected MSI Afterburner
- Windows 10: Version 1803, 1809 and 1909 has reached end of life
- Windows 10: Update KB5003173 fails with error 0x800f0922
- Edge Edge 90.0.818.62
- Colonial Pipeline Attack: Wasted $5 Million and uses vulnerable Exchange Servers
- DarkSide gang lost access to it's servers
- Caution: E-mails with fake appointment invitations (May 2021)
- A new version of Windows 10 SetupDiag Tool
- Microsoft's confirmation of a WSUS sync issue – failing to receive updates (May 11, 2021)
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (May 11, 2021)
- FragAttack: Attack on WLAN devices
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.001.20155
- Patchday: Windows 7/Server 2008 R2-Updates (May 11, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (May 11, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (May 11, 2021)
- Ransomware attack on the US pipeline – the house is burning
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (May 11, 2021)
- Bug: Outlook shows only the first lines of an e-mail (May 10/11, 2021)
- Security Updates (KB5003435) for Microsoft Exchange Server (May 11, 2021)
- WSUS does not receive updates (May 11, 2021)
- Is a hotfix for Microsoft Exchange coming today? (May 11, 2021)
- VLC 3.0.14 released
- Office 365 blocks emails from Google & LinkedIn domains
- Office 365: Autocomplete in Outlook broken (May 2021)
- Windows: Create and detect hidden user accounts
- German security researcher hacked Apple's AirTag
- Ransomware attack on US pipeline operator (May 2021)
- Windows 10 V2004/20H2: All upgrade blocks removed (May 2021)
- Microsoft pulls AMD driver that causes INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE BSOD
- Edge 90: Crashes on Full Screen YouTube Videos
- Audacity and its telemetry: New management's middle finger to the community
- PoC for Microsoft Exchange bug discovered by NSA public
- Windows 10X will not come in 2021 …
- 0patch fixes Windows Installer LPE-Bug (CVE-2021-26415)
- Microsoft: Data of European companies/authorities remain in Europe
- Firefox 88.0.1 and 78.10.1 ESR
- Thunderbird 78.10.1
- Will Samsung users soon face Microsoft account lockout and loose access to content?
- Microsoft Defender floods Windows system drive with files (May 2021)
- Windows driver with vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-21551) puts millions of Dell systems at risk
- Microsoft Office Patchday (May 4, 2021)
- Credit Scores of Americans are exposed via Experian API
- Microsoft's information on Flash removal in Windows 8.1/Windows 10
- BadAlloc: Critical bugs found in IoT devices and in OT systems
- Windows 10: AAC codec coming; fixes for multi-monitor operation
- Swiss Cloud AG victim of a cyber attack (April 2021)
- Microsoft releases new APIs for Windows Update
- Windows 10: Block/manage Updates with WuMgr (2021)
April 2021
- Security Baseline for Microsoft365 Apps for Enterprise v2104
- Windows 10 V2004/20H2: Preview Update KB5001391 with issues
- Check: Has my email address been hijacked by the Emotet malware?
- VLC 3.0.13
- Edge Edge 90.0.818.51
- Disabled Windows 10 Experiments block Known Issue Rollback (KIR) fixes
- Microsoft intends to give Office new standard fonts – all from the cloud?
- QNAP investigates AgeLocker ransomware attacks (04/29/2021)
- Microsoft is preparing Windows 10 Mai 2021 Update (21H1)
- QNAP NAS ransomware attack wrap-up (April 2021)
- A data leak was exposing customers data from a Dynamics Pitch
- End of support for .NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 in April 2022
- Outlook: Fix for "Cannot send this item", Send mails are missing
- Google Chrome 90.0.4430.93 with security fixes
- Microsoft Defender blocks crypto-jacking attempts
- Emotet Malware has been automatically uninstalled on April 25, 2021
- Windows 10: Microsoft tries to fix graphics issues in with games after April update
- The QNAP disaster: Ransomware attack on NAS devices
- Tor 10.0.16 released
- Security researchers penetrate structure of ransomware group
- Passwordstate password manager hacked via supply chain attack (April 2021)
- Hackers spread malware via Telegram
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.001.20150
- Windows 10 V1909: Preview Update KB5001396 (April 22, 2021)
- Windows 10: EOL for v1909 soon and Reliability Updates KB4023057 shipped again in April 2021
- Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 5b Cumulative Patch KB4135
- SonicWall Email Security Zero-Day Vulnerabilities (April 20, 2021)
- Windows 10 21H1 is in Release Preview Channel
- Thunderbird 78.10.0 released
- Firefox 88.0.0 and 78.10.0esr
- Windows 10 NTFS Bug (CVE-2021-28312) fixed (April 13, 2021)
- Prices for Surface Services
- Microsoft Report: Firmware attacks on the rise
- Patchday Review & Issues (April 2021)
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.001.20149
- Malware infection of Gigaset Android phones and the WhatsApp/SIM problem
- Gigaset: Roadblocks in cleaning up the malware attack (April 12, 2021)
- Edge 90.0.818.39 drops update error 0x800421F7
- Edge 90.0.818.39
- Exchange Update errors and information (April 13, 2021)
- Google Chrome 90.0.4430.72: Vulnerabilities fixed and HTTPS as standard
- As of May 9, 2021, Microsoft will only use SHA-2
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (April 13, 2021)
- Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (April 13, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 Updates ( April 13, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (April 13, 2021)
- Exchange Server Security Update KB5001779 (April 13, 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 13, 2021)
- Why you should quit WhatsApp
- Edge-News: End of Legacy Edge, Problems with Updates, IE Redirection to Edge
- PSA: Watch your Exchange Patch status – 0 day vulnerabilities found, is the next Exchange disaster in sight?
- Thunderbird 78.9.1 released
- WSUS Sync error from April 7, 2021 fixed
- Malware infection of Gigaset Android devices: Analyses and options for action (April 8/9. 2021) – Part 2
- Malware infection of Gigaset Android devices: Analyses and options for action (April 8/9. 2021) – Part 1
- WSUS/MECM: No sync since April, 7, 2021
- Windows 10 V1909: Reminder for SSU KB5001205
- Preliminary analysis of Gigaset malware attack through auto-installer in firmware
- Microsoft Office Patchday (April 6, 2021)
- Data leak: 500 million LinkedIn user data for sale in underground forum
- Update on malware attack on Gigaset Android devices (April 6 2021)
- Surface Book 2 driver/firmware updates (April 2, 2021)
- 204 Fleeceware apps for Android and iOS make $400 million in revenue
- VMware publishes details of security vulnerability
- German Gigaset Android Update Server probably delivers malware
- German City Dortmund goes Open Source
- China: videos from private surveillance cameras on sale
- Edge 89.0.774.68
- Data protection officer stopps use of Microsoft Teams in schools of German state Hesse
- Ubiquiti hack more serious than admitted
- DNS Issue: Xbox Live, Teams, Office 365, OneDrive and Bing affected (1./2.4.2021)
- Script V2 for March 2021 update cleanup to fix printing issues
- Issues with Outlook Update KB4493226 (March 2, 2021)?
- Microsoft switches internally to Linux
March 2021
- Windows 10 20H2: Stop Telemetry with O&O Shutup10 and directly
- Exchange hack news: What's about risk? (April 1, 2021)
- Google Chrome 89.0.4389.114 fixes 8 vulnerabilities
- Exchange: Hafnium hackers fails at Office 365
- Windows 10 2004/20H2: Preview Update KB5000842 (March 29, 2021)
- SolarWinds: Update for Orion software; attackers had access to top DHS accounts
- PHP Git server hacked – RCE backdoors injected into code
- Windows 10: Issues with daylight saving time switch in 2021?
- Windows 10 Version 2004/20H2: Workaround for activation error 0xc004c003 caused by update KB5001692
- Vulnerabilities in Foxit Reader and Phantom PDF
- Technical University Darmstadt Victim of Ragnarok Ransomware?
- Windows 10: New SSU KB5001205 fixes Secure Boot issues
- Windows 10 1809/1909: Preview Updates (March 25, 2021)
- Thunderbird 78.9.0
- Tor Browser 10.0.14
- PowerShell Script to uninstall Windows Updates, to fix March 2021 Printing issues
- 0patch fixes CVE-2021-26877 in the DNS server of Windows Server 2008 R2
- Firefox 87.0.0 and 78.9.0 ESR released
- Windows 7/8.1/Server: Out-of-band Updates shall fix printing issues (March 2021)
- Windows 10: March 2021 update released again?
- Windows 10: Is Edge coming as new spyware?
- Class action lawsuit against HP over blocked cartridges
- Windows 10: March 2021 update chaos, rollout stopped again due to new issues?
- Windows 10 21H1: For business users available via WU and WSUS
- Windows 10: Update KB5001649 fails with install error 0x80070541 (March 18, 2021)
- Windows 10: Out-of-band Update for graphics printing bug (March 18, 2021)
- Microsoft Defender automatically mitigates CVE-2021-26855 on Exchange Server
- Exchange ProxyLogon News: Patch status, new PoC and new findings (03/18/2021)
- Windows 10: Microsoft confirms graphics printing issues after March 2021 updates
- Windows 10 20H2 activates telemetry despite O&O Shutup 10 settings
- Adobe Reader 21.001.20145 causes 32BitMAPIBroker.exe crash
- Security update for Exchange Server 2013 SP1; CUs for Exchange 2019 and 2016 (03/16/2021)
- Windows 10: Still printing issues after update installation (March 2021)
- Microsoft Exchange (On-Premises) one-click Mitigation Tool (EOMT) released
- Veeam backup fails due to Azure AD issue; patch for Veeam Backup for Office 365
- Windows 10 2004-20H2: Office memory or media error when opening documents fixed
- Windows 10: Out-of-band Update for Blue Screen printing bug
- ProxyLogon hack: Administrator's Repository for affected Exchange systems
- Chrome News: Version 89.0.4389.90 fixes 0-day vulnerability, new update cycle
- Microsoft provides workaround for Windows 10 patchday printer issue (BSOD)
- Was there a leak at Microsoft in the Exchange mass hack?
- Security: Spectre PoC and test in Chrome 88 browser
- Update on ProxyLogon hafnium exchange issue (March 12, 2021)
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.001.20145
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 updates (March 9, 2021)
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (March 9, 2021)
- News about the printer issues (BSOD) after March 2021 update
- Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (March 9, 2021)
- Exchange hack: new victims, new patches, new attacks
- Windows 10 Updates KB5000802/KB5000808 causes BSOD when printing in win32kfull.sys – pulled?
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 9, 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 9, 2021)
- Exchange hack: new patches and new findings
- Thunderbird 78.8.1 released
- Windows administrators get full control over driver and firmware updates
- Russian hacker forum Maza was hacked
- Patch your VMware View Planner
- Cyber attack on Exchange server of the European Banking Authority
- Gafgyt botnet family targets D-Link, Citrix and IoT
- Microsoft MSERT helps to scan Exchange Servers
- Exchange Hack News – Test tools from Microsoft and others
- Windows 10: Enable built-in process/DLL logging
- Exchange isues with ECP/OWA search after installing security update (March 2021)
- Important notes from Microsoft regarding the Exchange server security update (March 2021)
- Edge 89.0.774.45 released
- Sita hack affects passenger data from Star Alliance
- Firefox 86: Customize/disable new printing dialog
- Google Chrome 89.0.4389.72 fixes exploited 0-day vulnerability
- The New Windows is coming; Windows 10 21H1 already rolled out?
- Microsoft Office Patchday (March 2, 2021)
- Exchange server 0-day exploits are actively exploited
- Spectre Exploits for Linux and Windows found on VirusTotal
- Mass scan for vulnerable VMware vCenter instances
February 2021
- Fix for Windows 10 bug that causes NTFS volume corruption is coming
- Apple shows repairability index on products in France
- Several Android VPN hacked, data of 21 million users online
- Accusation: Microsoft failed with security in the SolarWinds hack
- LastPass Android app tracks its users
- Windows 10: Intel WiFi/Bluetooth driver update fixes BSOD/Wi-Fi issues
- XBox Live down (Feb. 25./26. 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Releases (Feb. 25, 2021)
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.001.20142
- Windows 10: Cumulative Updates (LCUs) now integrates SSUs
- Windows 10 2004/20H2: Preview Update KB4601382 (Feb. 24, 2021)
- VMware fixes critical RCE vulnerabilities im vSphere HTML5 client
- Thunderbird 78.8.0 released
- China Flash Player shipped with malicious Adware
- Tip: PSSysadminToolkit; PowerShell Scripts for Administrators
- Firefox 86.0.0 and 78.8.0 ESR released
- LinkedIn down (Feb. 23, 2021)
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.001.20140
- Jian: NSA tool copied and used by China's hackers
- Windows 10 V1909: WSUS bug prevents correct display of build number
- Silver Sparrow malware infects around 30,000 Macs
- Windows 10 2004/20H2: Update fails due to Intel Management Engine
- 2nd SonicWall security update for SMA 100 vulnerability
- Privacy bug in Brave browser leaks Tor-Onion URLs to DNS provider
- Forced Update KB4577586 removes Flash from Windows 10
- Microsoft Security Update Releases (Feb. 17, 2021)
- Microsoft Office 2021 and LTSC announced
- Windows 10 LTSC: Next version with reduced 5 years support
- Will February 2021 updates force Windows 10 machines into the pre-boot menu?
- Windows 10: SSU KB4601390 pulled, revised SSU KB5001079 released
- Edge 88.0.705.74 released
- Windows 10 21H1 officially announced, testing started with Insider in Beta channel
- Chromebook sales to surpass Mac numbers in 2020
- Chrome 88.0.4324.182 fixes 10 vulnerabilities
- Windows 10 Preview Updates (Feb. 16, 2021)
- Warning: Microsoft Edge 88.0.705.68 crashes since today
- Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Windows Shell
- Windows 10: KB4535680 may trigger a Bitlocker Recovery
- Adobe Reader/Acrobat DC Hotfix 21.001.20138 fixes install error 1722
- Update fixes Citrix ADC crash due to memory corruption because of HTTP/2
- Egregor ransomware gang members arrested
- Windows/Office: Patchday review February 2021
- Fix for Windows 10/Server 1607 update hang at 24% due to SSU KB4601392
- .NET Core und Visual Studio: Vulnerability CVE-2021-1721 revised
- WordPress plugin Responsive Menu: Serious security vulnerability patched
- New vulnerabilities discovered in TCP/IP stacks, patches for Windows TCP/IP vulnerabilities
- Windows 10: Reliability Update KB4023057 (Feb. 2021) released
- Microsoft closes 12-year-old vulnerability CVE-2021-24092 in Defender (Feb. 9, 2021)
- 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer fixed via micropatch
- WSUS 3.0 SP2: Sync fails since Feb. 2021
- Windows 10 V1909 Out-of-Band Update KB5001028
- Adobe Reader/DC Update (Feb. 9, 2021) drops error 1722 in Windows
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (February 9, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 Updates (February 9, 2021)
- Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (9. Februar 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (February 9, 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 9, 2021)
- Firefox 85.0.2
- Hacker tried to poison water supply of a Florida city
- Another 100,000 Spotify account credentials become public
- Linux OS secretly installs Microsoft repo on Raspberry Pi
- Windows 10: .NET-Framework Updates KB4598301 and KB4598299 are causing crashes
- 0patch fixes 0-day in Internet Explorer
- Windows 10: Find out the reason for blocked feature updates
- Intel Graphics driver security updates 15.45.34.5174 and 15.40.48.5171
- Reminder: Enforcement Mode starting Feb. 9, 2021 for Windows Server Domain Controllers
- Windows 10: Legacy edge browser to be removed via update in April 2021
- Cisco Small Business Router: Update for Root vulnerability
- Chrome Sync can be misused for malware distribution
- Windows 10 Version 1909 and 2004 ready for rollout via Windows Update
- Chrome extension The Great Suspender removed from store due to possible malware
- Firefox 85.0.1 and 78.7.1 ESR released
- Chrome 88.0.4324.150 fixes one critical and Edge 88.0.705.62 seven vulnerabilities, 0-day in IE
- Windows 10 and the crux of automatic .NET Framework preview update installations
- WordPress Version 5.6.1 released
- Microsoft Office Patchday (February 2, 2021)
- Microsoft Defender ATP quarantined Chrome Update as PHP-Backdoor
- Windows 10 Update KB4598291 and .NET Update KB4598299
- Data leak: An unprotected Comcast developer database was public viewable
- Warning: 0-day exploit used to attack SonicWall SMA 100
- RansomExx ransomware group targets VMWare ESXi vulnerabilities
- Skype for Business Online – shuts down on July 31, 2021
- Hints for HP Printer Firmware Downgrade
- Unmonitored Ghost account allowed Netfilim hackers to siphon off 1 month of data
January 2021
- Chromebook demand raised to new record in COVID-19 pandemic
- Windows 10: Windows Feature Experience Pack Insides
- Windows 10: Secure Boot Insides on UEFI Systems
- Details of Emotet uninstallation by law enforcement officials
- Hacking Azure Functions to break out of Docker
- Microsoft: Chromebooks are cheaper and faster than Windows machines
- Domain Perl[.]com stolen, IP points to a site used for malware campagins
- HP Solution Center broken due to missing flash (Jan. 2021)
- Application Guard released also for Microsoft Office 365
- 0patch fixes Windows Installer 0-day Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- Netwalker Ransomware Darknet Website Seized, First Indictment
- Office 365 installation: Edge SmartScreen triggers a security warning
- Emotet reportedly uninstalls itself on April 25, 2021
- Linux: Bug in Sudo allows privilege escalation
- Windows 10: Intel Microcode Updates January 2021
- German BKA initiate a takedown of Emotet malware infrastructure
- iOS/iPadOS 14.4 fixes 0-day vulnerabilities
- Four more security vendors confirm SolarWinds incidents
- Firefox 85.0.0 and 78.7.0 ESR released
- Windows Server 2019: Intel RSC support for NICs disabled in Hyper-V, storage stacks writes operations as write-throughs
- Windows 10 NTFS bug gets unofficial fix from OSR
- Hackers publish 2.28 million user data from dating platform
- IOBit hacked again and victim of ransomware
- China: Trains grounded after flash support ends Jan. 12, 2021
- Details of Windows NTLM vulnerability CVE-2021-1678 published
- Workaround for Windows 10 (2004/20H2) Conexant audio driver problems
- Magnets in iPhone 12 affect pacemakers
- SANS: Browser isolation against 0-days and missing updates
- Sonicwall NetExtender vulnerability exploited by APT group
- Sandboxie v0.5.5 / 5.46.4 released
- Windows 10 Preview Updates (Jan, 21, 2021)
- Edge 88.0.705.50 released
- UK Windows 10 school laptops shipped with Gamarue malware
- Chrome 88.0.4324.96: MSI install fails with error 1722 on fresh systems
- Windows Secure Boot (DBX) Update KB4535680 offered on BIOS Systems
- Oracle Weblogic RCE vulnerability CVE-2021-2109
- VLC Player 3.0.12 and 3.0.12.1 for Mac M1
- Chrome 88.0.4324.96 fixes 36 vulnerabilities
- Malwarebytes also successfully hacked by the SolarWinds attackers
- IOBit forum hacked, spreaded DeroHE ransomware
- OpenWRT Forum hacked: user data stolen
- Windows 10: Bug allows BSOD by entering a path in a browser
- Windows 10: Upgrade Error 0x80244019
- Windows reports an AcLayers.dll error
- Fix for broken Windows 10 'Reset PC' feature
- Tor Browser 10.0.8 released
- Issues with Microsoft 365 (Jan. 15, 2021)?
- Windows 10: Vulnerability allows to destroy NTFS media content
- SolarLeaks allegedly offers source code from Cisco, Microsoft and SolarWinds
- .Net Framework Update KB4598502 (Januar 12, 2021)
- Windows Security Update KB4535680 for Secure Boot (DBX)
- Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (January 12, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (January 12, 2021)
- Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (January 12, 2021)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (January 12, 2021)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 12, 2021)
- Thunderbird 78.6.1 closes critical vulnerability
- VP Microsoft 365, Brad Anderson, leaves Microsoft
- Vendor Ubiquiti hacked, users should change passwords
- Kaspersky: SolarWinds Sunburst backdoor resembles Russian ATP malware
- Windows 10 20H2: lsass error 0xc0000374 has been fixed on Jan 7, 2021
- 5G: Where are the fastest next-gen networks?
- Windows 10 upgrade: Apps and Store disappeared
- Email-based TA551 attack campaign
- Edge 87.0.664.75 released
- NSA security advisory on obsolete TLS configurations
- News from the SolarWinds hack; JetBrains software as a gateway?
- Windows: Update from 2019 for VMware offered again (Jan. 5, 2021)
- 0patch fixes a Local Privilege Escalation 0-day in Sysinternals PsExec
- FortiGuard: Vulnerabilities in FortiWeb (Jan. 2021)
- Chrome 87.0.4280.141 with security fixes
- Firefox 84.0.2 and 78.6.1 ESR released
- File Read Vulnerability in VMware vCenter Prior to Version 6.5u1
- Zyxel backdoor (CVE-2020-29583) is actively exploited
- Windows 10: Attention, driver signing changes in 2021, cross-signed drivers no longer usable
- Windows 7: ESU licenses for support extension 2021 are shipped
- New storage policies for Google accounts from June 1, 2021
- Microsoft Office Patchday (January 5, 2021)
- Windows didn't die yet (Jan. 2021)
- Slack outage (Jan. 4, 2021)
- SolarWinds hack: Hacker goals; outsourcing are under investigation?
- Cyber security trends 2021
- Retired: Enhanced Security Admin Environment (ESAE) Approach
- Good news: Most messaging apps are secure
- SolarWinds hackers had access to Microsoft source code
- Happy new year 2021