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December 2024
- What is behind DKIM, SPF and DMARC?
- Happy new Year 2025
- 38C3: Bitlocker bypassed via vulnerabilities (Dec. 2024)
- Vulnerabilities in G DATA Business software; fix with version 15.8.333
- Message Trace in Exchange Online as Preview
- App-V no longer "deprecated"
- Edgio bankruptcy: Microsoft changes endpoints for .NET, PowerShell scripts and Win32 apps
- CISA warnings: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel, Cleo etc
- Did anyone get the "Welcome to the Microsoft 365 app" nag screen?
- BlackBerry sells XDR solution Cylance to Artic Wolf
- Hackers could break the European power grid via vulnerabilities in solar systems
- VW data leak: terabytes of location data from electric vehicles on AWS
- PayPal fraud via "guest account"; German consumer advice center warns
- Windows 11 24H2: No update installation in some cases
- ASUS: "Christmas surprise" with christmas.exe gone wrong
- Does Microsoft Exchange Online change the e-mail sender?
- Merry Christmas 2024
- Windows 11 24H2: Are scanner issues fixed?
- Windows 11: December 2024 updates cause start menu issues
- Proxmox Datacenter Manager alpha version released
- Microsoft 365: Fix for spontaneously deactivated Office apps
- Edge update leaves transparent favorites folder icons (Dec. 21, 2024)
- FortiOS version 7.4.6 – unfixed bug deletes SD-WAN rules
- Discord Database probably leaked – accounts blocked (Dec. 2024)
- Windows 11 24H2/Server 2025: NTLMv1 has been removed
- NSO Group found guilty of WhatsApp attack with Pegasus spyware
- Problem: Slow or missing provision of purchase licenses in tenants by Microsoft
- HP OfficeJet Pro 9122e: Communicates without WLAN during setup
- Windows 11 24H2: Auto HDR and Dirac Audio issues
- Critical LDAP vulnerability in Windows (CVE-2024-49112)
- Automotive supplier LKQ victim of a cyber attack
- Microsoft 365 app will simply be called Microsoft 365 Copilot from 2025
- New Outlook app drops login error 0x80049dd3
- Windows 11 24H2: Update KB5048667 causes problems
- Amazon pauses Microsoft 365 rollout due to security concerns after hack
- Attention: Email forwarding stops after restarting a Domino server from 13. Dec. 2024
- Skoda: Vulnerability in MIB3 infotainment allows malware injection via BlueTooth
- Windows 11 24H2: DHCP problem missing gateway entry
- Microsoft rolls out Windows hardening against standard NTLM relay attacks
- Windows 10 22H2: Update KB5048652 reactivates Windows Spotlight
- German CERT also warns of massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways (Dec. 2024)
- Windows: Microsoft's "improved" Recall continues to record sensitive information
- Windows 10/11: Copilot as a native app for Windows Insiders
- Microsoft kicks Skype Credits and offers monthly subscriptions
- Windows 11 24H2 with Outlook and Exchange: AD user accounts are suddenly blocked
- Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (December 10, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows Server 2012 / R2 (December 10, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022/2025-Updates (December 10, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10/Server Updates (December 10, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 10, 2024)
- Migration to new Outlook app for enterprise user in April 2026
- Exchange 2016/2019: Nov. 2024 SU not in the Microsoft Update Catalog
- Exchange Server 2019: CU15 delayed until January 2025
- Blue Yonder: Termite ransomware group claims hack from Nov. 2024
- Prevent migration from Classic Outlook to New Outlook
- Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of obstruction
- Windows 11 24H2: Outlook now with GMail Workspace Syc compatible
- Massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since 5, and 6, Dec. 2024?
- Windows: 0patch for 0-day URL File NTLM Hash Disclosure Vulnerability
- Windows 11 24H2 available on more devices; TPM 2.0 mandatory; installation on unsupported CPUs
- Microsoft 365 SAS-URL import error 500 fixed
- 30 Million protected links exposed by 'safe' link-sharing provider
- Update KB4484305: Fix for Excel 2016 add-in loading bug
- Retailer Medion victim of a cyber attack
- STIGA data leak (garden and sport tools)
November 2024
- New Outlook app: No GMail calendar entries possible – workaround and fix
- Bootkitty: First Linux UEFI Bootkit
- Exchange 2016/2019: Nov. 2024 SU v2 also with bug
- Windows Server 2012: Unofficial 0patch fix for MoW 0-day vulnerability
- Windows 11 24H2: Extremely slow RDP connection
- Email bombing: A new spam campaign? Or a cover-up for a (black basta) attack?
- Microsoft Exchange Server Nov. Updates Re-Release (27. Nov. 2024)
- Deye deactivates solar inverters in USA, UK and Pakistan
- Windows 11 24H2: Fix for Synaptics audio issue on HP Prodesk 600 G4
- Windows 11 24H2: Problems with USB scanners that use eSCL
- Windows 11 24H2 problems: Various Ubisoft games as show stoppers
- Exchange Online issues, e.g. with the Teams calendar (Nov. 25, 2024)
- Windows 10 support end: More users are getting nag screens
- ChatGPT: Scam crypto API in source code proposal damages victims by $2,500
- November 12, 2024 Patchday issues (Office, Windows)
- Recall is back for Windows Insiders on Copilot+PCs
- Windows 11: Microsoft plans "Improvements" such as Quick Machine Recovery
- Windows 11 24H2: Preview Update KB5046740 (November 21, 2024)
- Windows 11 22H2/23H2: Preview Update KB5046732 (November 21, 2024)
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5046714 (November 21, 2024)
- Windows: Microsoft's Bing wallpaper app as "adware"?
- Windows 11 24H2: Enterprise-Subscription after Upgrade not valid
- Exchange Online Delicensing Resiliency: Protection against unintentional delicensing actions
- Vulnerabilities in Netwrix PingCastle Pro/Enterprise (Nov. 2024)
- Windows Server 2025: Unfinished and buggy?
- Microsoft 365 MFA mandatory for admins from Feb. 3, 2025
- 3CX V18 with NFR license: Update to V20 mandatory since Nov. 15, 2024
- CISA warns about attacks on 0 day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls
- Browser trouble II: Nov. 2024 updates for Server 2008/R2 bricks older browsers
- Exchange 2016/2019 now warns against exploiting the spoofing vulnerability CVE-2024-49040 in emails
- Browser trouble I: Edge tries again to import Google Chrome tabs (Nov. 2024)
- Vulnerability in CrushFTP; update recommended
- Facebook: EU imposes 797.72 million euro fine
- Exchange Server: November 2024 security updates pulled
- Bug in update KB5046633 reports EOL of Windows 11 23H2
- Excel 2016 can no longer load add-ins after Nov. 2024 update KB5002653
- Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (November 12, 2024)
- Microsoft Exchange Server Updates November 12, 2024
- Patchday: Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (November 12, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (November 12, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10/Server Updates (November 12, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (November 12, 2024)
- VMware Fusion and Workstation now free for all
- Microsoft confirms upgrade to Windows Server 2025
- Windows: Mail app will no longer work from December 31, 2024
- Windows 10/11: Update KB5001716 is (secretly) installed
- Script to prevent forced switch from Classic Outlook to New Outlook
- Windows 11 24H2: Upgrade block for Voicemeeter app removed
- Will VMware Workstation be free soon also für business user?
- Migration from Outlook Classic to New Outlook starts for business customers at the beginning of 2025
- Interpol shuts down 22,000 IP addresses
- Microsoft 365-Problem: SAS-URL not available, Error 500
- Windows Server 2019/2022: Upgrade to Windows Server 2025 offered
- Microsoft: Attacks on cloud customers by stealing login data
- Windows 11 24H2: Explorer bug opens menu "upwards" – Workaround
- Google uncovers vulnerability in SQLite with AI
- Valetudo: Taming spying automatic robot vacuum cleaner
- Windows Server 2025 LTSC released on November 1, 2024
- Okta has closed a login vulnerability that allowed an arbitrary password
- Windows 10 22H2: Azure Virtual Desktop black; and app startup problems
- Windows 11: Recall is delayed …
- Microsoft wants 30 US-$ for 1 year Windows 10 consumer support extension
October 2024
- Thunderbird 8.0 released as Android app
- Exchange Online: IPv6 Update
- Windows Server 2022: Update KB5044281 may destroy Remotedesktop services
- Operation Magnus: Law enforcement officials have seized the infrastructure of Infostealer Redline and Meta
- Exchange Online: Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC available
- Windows: Driver signature bypass enables rootkit installation
- Microsoft and the Copilot nonsense machine
- iOS Outlook app: Sync to Exchange broken (Oct 25, 2024)
- Time capsule: DOOM in 1993
- Windows Server: PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols declared deprecated
- Malware September 2024: Formbook on Windows devices
- Issues with Microsoft 365 account – nothing is displayed
- Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
- Windows: Adobe Reader (24.003.20180) freezes constantly (Oct. 2024)
- Microsoft Azure requires MFA since October 15, 2024 – postponement possible
- Outlook 365: Issues sending mails (Oct 22, 2024) and more bugs
- Windows 11 22H2/23H2: Preview Update KB5044380 (October 22, 2024)
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5045594 (October 22, 2024)
- Windows 11 24H2: SSD firmware updates fixes crashes
- Windows 10 22H2: Shortcut bug in Explorer?
- Windows 11 24H2: Installation fails on some ASUS devices
- Windows 11 24H2: Apps no longer respond when using the camera
- Microsoft will end support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in Azure on October 31, 2024
- Vehicle appraisals from Dekra and TÜV Rheinland available on the Internet
- Online retailer brillen.de leaked 3.5 Million European customer data
- Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft confirms wrong display in disk cleanup
- Trouble with the new Outlook app: forced update and sluggish behavior?
- Windows 11 24H2: Recall can't be uninstalled; and "poor mans recall" found
- Windows October 2024 updates cause OpenSSH issues
- US Department of Justice (DoJ) two Sudaneses for running Anonymous Sudan Cyberattacks
- Microsoft lost log data from security products in the cloud …
- Windows 11 24H2: Issues with VPN connections, Direct Access …
- Windows 11 24H2: SMB read/write transfer rate extremely slow?
- Windows 11 24H2: Activation lost?
- Windows 11 24H2: Administrative templates (.admx)
- Windows 11 24H2: Serious issues after upgrade
- Word bug fix: Documents with # or capital letters in the name were deleted
- VMware Tools 12.5.0 released
- Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (October 8, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (October 8, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (October 8, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10/Server-Updates (October 8, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (October 8, 2024)
- Security company ADT admits another cyber incident
- VMware Workstation 17.6: Installation problem on non-English Windows
- Lego website hacked – showed advertising for crypto scam
- Office Updates October 1, 2024
- Huawei kicks Windows and delivers PCs with HarmonyOS
- Attention: Windows 11 24H2 changed default settings for standby
- Microsoft investigates Word bug that deletes files when saving
- Microsoft 365: Prevent installation of Office add-ins
- Windows 11 24H2: Numerous show-stoppers and known bugs
- Windows 10 Preview Update KB5043131 fixes repeated login prompts
- Windows 11 24H2: Upgrade from Home to Pro causes issue with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Operating system/Windows share (October 2024)
- Microsoft has released Office 2024 as a perpetual license
- Microsoft Word deletes files due to file extension capitalization
- Windows 11 24H2: Update KB5043934 and KB5044075 released
- Windows 11: Issues with preview update KB5043145 fixed
- Windows 11 24H released (Oktober 1, 2024)
- Windows 11 24H2: Preview Update KB5043178 (September 30, 2024)
- Playstation network down worldwide (Sept. 30/Oct 1, 2024)
- Widespread Verizon outage in the USA (September 30, 2024)
September 2024
- Windows 11: Issues with preview Update KB5043145
- Windows 11 24H2: Evaluation ISO images released
- Microsoft explains Windows 11 Recall in a revised version
- Linux/Unix RCE vulnerabilities in CUPS (Sept. 2024)
- Outlook cannot apply labels with encryption
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5043145 (September 26, 2024)
- Fix: Outlook cannot log in to GMail IMAP
- KB5014754: Changes to certificate-based authentication on Windows domain controllers
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5043131 (September 24, 2024)
- Windows 11 versions 21H2 and 22H2 reach end-of-live in Oct. 2024
- Microsoft Teams for VDI released
- Exchange Online reports lack of storage space
- Microsoft discontinues WSUS development
- Keyless systems in cars in 2024 still easy to hack
- Microsoft Office: Administrative Templates (ADMX/ADML) updated
- Incorrect firmware updates break HPE servers (ProLiant MicroServer Gen 10 Plus)
- Fix for Outlook, Word, OneNote crashes when typing
- Europol takes down (message) platform "Ghost"
- Has Microsoft announced the dates for the Windows 11 24H2 release?
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Pages, Python in Excel and Agents
- Microsoft Office 2024 LTSC for Windows and macOS released
- German Linux developer René Rebe was SWATted
- Windows 11 24H2: Update KB5041865 ships Recall
- Analysis: More than half of VMware customers are planning to leave
- Windows 10 22H2 shows prompt for Microsoft account after update KB5043064
- Windows TCP/IP implementation: Reset can increase network performance
- Windows Legacy DRM deprecated; ActiveX diasbled in Office 2024
- Windows Server 2019: Sept. 2024 update KB5043050 fixes performance issues
- Windows: Sept. 2022 Updates fixes "Item-Level Targeting" Bug in GPP
- Microsoft Office Updates (September 10, 2024)
- Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (September 10, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (September 10, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10/Server Updates (September 10, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (September 10, 2024)
- Security Baseline for Edge version 128: Option blocks printer driver
- Firefox 115 support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 until March 2025
- Windows: Desktop icons are displayed with a gray X
- US city of Columbus sues security researcher for reporting after cyber attack
- Facebook's moderation: Broken by design – how AI and community policy handling kick people
- Android 15 released as ASOP, Android 14 for the Moto G13
- Veeam warns of critical RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-4071 in Backup & Replication
- Password spraying attacks on (Sophos) firewalls from IP 92.53.65.166
- Zyxel Security Advisory September 2024 – Vulnerabilities in routers
- Windows 11/Server 2024 SMB Security-Hardening
- Office updates from September 3, 2024
- Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2 with Proxmox Support
- Warning: MPIP / AIP Client for Microsoft Azure destroys files
- Scam-Warning: Fake Trojan alert (here shown via Facebook ads)
August 2024
- Windows: Side-Loading DLL attacks via licensingdiag.exe
- Office 365 Version 2408: Issues with Access when accessing a SQL database
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5041582 (August 29, 2024)
- Patch your Progress Kemp LoadMaster (Load-Balancer)
- Microsoft Authenticator required although MFA already set up?
- Grzegorz Tworek has published his Offline SAM Editor
- Netherlands: Data center failure "grounds" Eindhoven Airport and other authorities
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5041587 (August 27, 2024)
- Review of HP Probooks 445 G7 and 455 G7 bricked with BIOS update
- Phishing campaign targets Wise users (August 2024)
- Windows 11 (22H2 – 23H2): Update KB5041585 causes performance problems
- Windows Server 2019: Microsoft confirms and fixes performance issues with update KB5041578
- Microsoft on the "decommissioning"; of Microsoft Exchange 2016
- Microsoft responds to Linux boot bricked by Windows August 2024 update
- QNAP: Released QTS 5.2 with Security Center
- Again issues with CrowdStrike (August 22, 2024)
- Google Chrome 128.0.6613.84/.85
- Windows 11: Recall to get a second chance, coming in October 2024 as a preview for Insiders
- Windows August 2024 updates breaks new Item-Level Targeting in GPOs
- Windows August 2024 update 'paralyzes' Linux boot
- Vulnerability CVE-2024-7591 in Progress Kemp LoadMaster (Load-Balancer)
- Workaround for Outlook 365 crash (Aug. 2024) published by Microsoft
- Citrix and Amazon AWS Workspace App: Issues with Intel XE graphics chips
- Has Microsoft fixed update error code 30088-27 in Office Click2Run?
- Review: Windows and the TCP-IP vulnerability CVE-2024-38063
- Windows Bitlocker recovery key query bug fixed by August 2024 updates
- Windows Server 2019/Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC: Performance Issues with Update KB5041578
- Microsoft Defender: msmpeng.exe crashes (August 14, 2024)?
- Microsoft Office Updates (August 13, 2024)
- Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (August 13, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (August 13, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10/Server Updates (August 13, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (August 13, 2024)
- Windows 11: Bypass Welcome Wizard for Inplace Upgrade
- Warning about Microsoft Office spoofing vulnerability CVE-2024-38200
- From Sept. 1, 2024 no more license allocation in Entra ID Admin Center/Microsoft Azure Portal
- BlackHat 2024: Remote code execution attack on M365 Copilot via email
- Microsoft Paint 3D will be retired on November 4, 2024
- Windows: NVidia graphics driver triggers BSOD on old processors
- MS Edge update distribution via WSUS a bit chaotic again?
- Windows Server at risk from PoC exploit for CVE-2024-38077
- Vulnerability in Windows Update allows downgrade attacks (August 2024)
- Office Updates from August 6, 2024
- CrowdStrike: New report, current status, lawsuits and more
- Attention: Microsoft's UEFI certificate expires on Oct. 19, 2026 – Secure Boot affected
- Windows SmartScreen and Smart App Control exploited since 2018
- Microsoft's analysis of the CrowdStrike incident and recommendations
- Microsoft 365: Service degration (August 5, 2024)
- New BITSLOTH backdoor discovered; abuses the Windows BITS service
- Identities Inventory: How to certify access rights
- Active Directory tool LDP has a built-in SDDL editor and text exporter
- Oracle's Java pricing: Subscribers switch to OpenJDK
- Microsoft 365 Backup and Microsoft 365 Backup Storage available
July 2024
- Cyber attack and bug cause of the Microsoft Cloud outage on 30.7.2024
- Investor Meridian BidCo LLC acquires majority stake in MariaDB plc
- Microsoft discovers VMware ESXi Auth Bypass vulnerability CVE-2024-37085
- Microsoft 365: Administrators no longer receive passwords by email; unlicensed accounts are archived
- Microsoft Entra / MS 365 down (July 30, 2024)
- Question: Where does Bitlocker store the recovery key in Windows?
- Windows Server: Confirmed that July 2024 updates will break Remote Desktop
- Exchange Online: Basic authentication for client transmission (SMTP AUTH) ends Sept. 2025
- Possible Pinterest Dat leak with 6 Million affected user (July 2024)
- CrowdStrike: Investigation report; amount of damages and compensation; attribution of blame
- CrowdStrike incident: sensor failure as a previously unknown side effect?
- Windows 11 22H2/23H2: OOBE Update KB5041655
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5040527 (July 25, 2024)
- Office 365: Teams connectors can now be used until December 2025
- iOS: No access to Microsoft 365 in the Edge browser for some users (July 24, 2024)
- Microsoft confirms Bitlocker queries through Windows July 2024 updates
- FrostyGoop malware infects industrial control systems (OT)
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5040525 (July 23, 2024)
- Administrative template files (Microsoft 365, Office) July 2024
- Review of the CrowdStrike incident, the biggest computer glitch of all time
- CrowdStrike analysis: Why an empty file led to BlueSceen
- filefactory.com down? (July 22, 2024)
- Why numerous IT systems around the world failed due to two errors on July 19, 2024
- Follow-up: Failure of the 2.4 GHz WLAN on the FRITZ!Box 7590 after approx. 5 years – repair options
- Windows 11 23H2 is now generally available – new "Checkpoint" updates announced
- FRITZ!Box 7590 router: The 2.4 GHz WLAN is dying after 5 years
- Windows systems throw BSOD due to faulty CrowdStrike update
- Worldwide outage of Microsoft 365 (July 19, 2024)
- Windows 11: Microsoft fixes bug with Photos app not starting (July 17, 2024)
- Windows Patchday news: MSHTML 0-day vulnerability CVE-2024-38112 exploited by malware
- Workaround for broken Windows Remote Desktop Gateway service after July 2024 updates
- US data brokers offer 3.6 billion location data of German cell phone users
- KB5040711 Update (Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server) fails
- New Outlook for Windows generally available from August 1, 2024
- Microsoft's fixes for various Windows bugs (July 2024)
- Windows Update July 2024: Are there issues with Radius authentications?
- An open API at Deutsche Telekom is leaking user data
- July 2024 security update KB5040427 crashes Windows 10/Server LPD printing service
- Outlook Web Access (OWA): Emails duplicated after moving to folder
- Cloud expansion jeopardized by lack of security know-how?
- User identification via Chromium browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave)?
- Outlook to Exchange auto-discovery and the duplicate .com.com domain
- Windows: Runtime-Error "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed"
- Windows 10/11 updates (e.g. KB5040442) triggers Bitlocker queries (July 2024)
- Windows July 2024 updates break remote connections
- Outlook 365 reports conflict error when updating or canceling meetings
- Windows 11 update KB5040442 causes issues with Outlook 2021
- Microsoft Office Updates (July 9, 2024)
- Blast RADIUS attack enables RADIUS authentication to be bypassed
- Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (July 9, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (July 9, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10/Server Updates (July 9, 2024)
- Lenovo L15 Gen 3: Warning about BlackScreen after BIOS update to v1.30
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 9, 2024)
- Midnight Blizzard hack: Microsoft sends notification to customers by email that ends up in SPAM folders
- Windows Server 2019: Daily DNS failures with Event ID 404
- Outlook: Old clients will be deactivated in mid-July 2024
- Microsoft Teams: Teams 2.0 client distribution stopped; bug in iOS app causes issues with out-of-office notice
- OpenAI 2023 hacked – not went public till now
- CheckMK also raises its prices
- Paessler switches PRTG license model to subscriptions
- Google Docs alternative from Proton
- TeamViewer says in a final report: No customer data leaked during the hack in June 2024
- MSI Center: Vulnerability CVE-2024-37726 allows system privileges
- Microsoft Office Click2Run update broken? Error code 30088-27
- Office 365: Teams Connector will be stopped from August 15, 2024 and discontinued on October 1, 2024
- Microsoft Teams changes: New labeling disappears – Classic Teams is EOL
- HornetSecurity quarantines Microsoft Exchange emails (July 2, 2024)
- Has the Qualys blog been hacked? (July 2, 2024)
- Microsoft Teams: Desktop application fails to launch (July 2, 2024)
- Windows 10/Server 2019: Update KB5039217 causes English context menus on non English systems
- regreSSHion: Critical OpenSSH server vulnerability CVE-2024-6387
- Microsoft stops driver synchronization in WSUS in April 2025
- GrimResource: Windows XSS vulnerability exploited with .msc files
June 2024
- Windows 10: 0patch provides 5 years of additional support
- Microsoft: News from the Midnight Blizzard hack – customers may also be affected
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Distribution of preview update KB5039302 suspended due to restart bug
- TeamViewer hacked (June 2024)
- New Teams client: Bug prevents creating new teams
- Bug in NetScaler 14.1 21.57 and 14.1 25.53 prevents PFX import
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5039302 (June 25, 2024)
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5039299 (June 25, 2024)
- Progress MOVEit Transfer: Attacks on vulnerability CVE-2024-5806
- Microsoft employee accidentally publishes PlayReady code
- Changes to free Internxt storage plan
- Windows (network): Incorrect configuration causing printing issues
- SharePoint News Connector will be discontinued
- CosmicSting: Vulnerability CVE-2024-34102 put Adobe Commerce and Magento stores at risk
- Oracle plays the JAVA license card; audits in companies; hunt for unlicensed users
- Zabbix version 7.0.0 LTS and 7.0.1 released
- Kaspersky Antivirus: Sales and update freeze in the USA; sanctions against Kaspersky management
- Interview: VMware takeover by Broadcom, what are the consequences?
- Spoofing vulnerability allows emails to be sent under Microsoft's name
- Windows 11: Word printing issues (no graphics, blank page when PDF reader is installed)
- VMware by Broadcom signs agreement with Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo and HPE
- Windows 10 Update KB5036979 bug: Right-click shows 'Open With' dialog
- Windows 11 24H2 may break some SMB NAS connections
- Crown Equipment Corporation victim of a Ransomware attack
- Microsoft requires MFA for all Azure users; it begins in July 2024
- SoftMaker FreeOffice Version 2024 available
- Critical vulnerability CVE-2024-38428 in wget
- Microsoft will better secure private Outlook mail accounts
- Copilot will be rolled out for Outlook Classic under Windows (June 2024)
- Microsoft engages in damage limitation at congressional hearing (13.6.2024): Safety takes priority over AI
- Microsoft removes the falsely "Edge installed" Copilot app from Windows
- Outlook RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-30103 fixed in June 2024
- Whistleblower: Microsoft ignored warnings about AD bug; was exploited in 2020 SolarWinds hack
- Windows 11 Copilot+PC will be released without recall
- Windows 11: Microsoft blocks bypass for local account during setup
- Crown Equipment victim of a cyber attack? – sites and production down
- Windows: DirectAccess discontinued; Always On VPN recommended
- Windows June 2024 updates: LSass bug fixed; AuthLite on domain controllers broken and more
- Microsoft Office Updates (June 11, 2024)
- Windows Server 2012 / R2 und Windows 7 (June 11, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (June 11, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10/Server-Updates (June 11, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (June 11, 2024)
- BIOS-Update 01.17.00 bricks HP Probooks 445 G7 and 455 G7
- Outlook 365 version 2403: Broken search is fixed
- Did the User Portal migration from VMware to Broadcom work for you?
- Microsoft improves AI feature Recall and adds "security measures" – is that enough?
- redfox.bz (AnyStream, CloneDVD etc.) is offline (June 2024)
- Windows 10: AMD does not deliver new chipset drivers for new Ryzen CPUs
- Windows Server 2022: "SMTP Server" feature will be uninstalled by updates
- Hornetsecurity is down (June 7, 2024; since ~ 7:00 a.m.)
- FBI recovers 7,000 LockBit keys; ransomware victims could contact the FBI
- Edge's annoying full-screen promoting pop-ups since version 125
- Webex: Potentially hundreds of thousands of meetings in ministries publicly accessible
- Microsoft 365 version 2405 causes memory errors and freezes in Access
- Tenable discovers critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure; company won't patch (June 2024)
- Copilot+AI: Recall, a security disaster – AI-assisted theft
- Windows 11: (P-Core) problems with Intel hybrid CPUs and network drivers
- Windows 10: Microsoft opens beta channel for insiders
- Office Updates (June 4, 2024)
- Windows: NTLM and Driver Verifier GUI declared as deprecated
- New teams application in Vmware Horizon
- All .Net 6,7,8 updates pulled and re-released by Microsoft
- Windows 11 22H2-23H2: Preview update KB5037853 causes taskbar issues
- Hacks at Santander and Ticketmaster via Snowflake accounts
May 2024
- Microsoft Entra ID: Support for MFA by third-party providers (Preview May 2024)
- Check Point Remote VPN security update for CVE-2024-24919
- Windows 11: Available as a release preview; Copilot coming as a store app, IoT LTSC announced
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5037853 (May 29, 2024)
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5037849 (May 29, 2024)
- Edge 125.0.2535.67 update bypasses WSUS (May 2024)
- Windows 11: Update KB5036980 blocks activation of the Enterprise subscription
- Vulnerabilities in the ZScaler Client-Connector
- Windows Server 2019 OOB update KB5039705: Fails on Citrix with error 0x8007371B
- Customer loss at VMware; Customers switch to Nutanix AHV; Bumpy portal switch
- NCANCA-Insides: Lessons from the hacks in the healthcare sector
- Windows 11 24H2 will be shipped without Cortana and WordPad
- Oracle financial year ends on May 31; opportunity for license deals?
- Warning about Lenovo L15 Gen1 (AMD) BIOS 1.33
- Windows Server 2019: Install errors with out-of-band update KB5039705 from May 23, 2024
- Windows Server 2019: Out-of-Band-Update KB5039705 released (May 23, 2024)
- VBScript deprecated; timeline of when it will disappear
- Microsofts Copilot+PC, a privacy and security nightmare – Part 2
- Microsoft Exchange Server: Keylogger steals credentials from government organizations worldwide
- Microsoft's AI PC with Copilot – some thoughts – Part 1
- Asus ZenBook: Updates fails with error 0x801901f4
- Windows Server 2019: Revised update KB5037765 with WSUS detection bug?
- Outlook: Temporary fix for problems with encrypted e-mail replies
- Windows 11 has been falling in user favor for months
- Windows 10: What generates masses of mat-debug*.log files?
- Veeam gets Proxmox support (soon) – Presentation in June 2024
- Windows Server 2019 Update KB5037765: Install error 0x800f0982 confirmed
- Microsoft Office Updates (May 14, 2024)
- Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (May 14, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (May 14, 2024)
- Windows Server 2019: Update KB5037765 fails with error 0x800f0982
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (May 14, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (May 14, 2024)
- Strange cloud access to collector.azure.*
- Azure Entra ID: Microsoft confirms issues with Single Sign On (SSO)
- VMware Player/Fusion Player is End of Sale; VMware security advisories now at Broadcom
- FSLogix 2210 Hotfix 4 announced for 14. May 2024
- Broadcom leaks email-addresses from VMware administrators; AWS is out as a VMware customer, relief for cloud customers
- Dell breached, customer data stolen (2024)
- Office Updates May 7, 2024
- Authentificator mandatory for Microsoft Office?
- Microsoft Teams: Appointment/language bug and new/old problems with FSLogix in connection with Citrix/VDI
- Windows Server: April 2024 Update KB5036909 causes also LSASS crashes on DCs
- Does Intune store on-premises CA certificates permanently in the cloud?
- Microsoft declared security as a top priority
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 24.002.20687: Crashes on RDS server
- Windows 10/11/Server 2022: Microsoft says "No more fix for installation error 0x80070643 during WinRE update"
- Windows Server: April 2024 updates causes NTLM traffic issues
- Windows 10/11/Server: VPN connections broken after April 2024 updates
April 2024
- Chrome 124 breaks TLS handshake
- Windows 10/11: Bitlocker Error 65000 in MDM fixed
- AnyDesk: They have signed the client with an old certificate (April 24, 2024)
- End of support for Office 2016 and 2019 in October 2025
- Broadcom: "VMware is not suitable for everyone (in the charity sector)"
- Edge version 124.0.2478.51 causes issues with http pages
- Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 – Update to 7a (April 2024)
- Teams 2.0: Deadline for switch extended by one year to July 1, 2025
- Office 365: After Office updates new option 'Update license' since March 2024
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5036980 (April 23, 2024)
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5036979 (April 23, 2024)
- Exchange Server April 2024 Hotfix-Updates (24. April 2024)
- Microsoft's new Store app installer with telemetry wrapper as a security trap
- Windows print spooler vulnerability CVE-2022-38028 preferred attack vector for Russian attackers
- Update CrushFTP to v11.1.0, vulnerability (CVE-2024-4040) under attack
- US cyber expert: Microsoft is a national security risk
- Microsoft packs Store apps with telemetry wrapper
- Data leak at Chinese manufacturer reveals information on surveillance devices
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024: Preview available for macOS and Windows
- Windows 10: Annoying ads about "End of Support" and for Microsoft account
- Windows: Edge 123.0.2420.65 update from March 2024 unintentionally brings co-pilot app; no "spy function"
- Critical PuTTY vulnerability CVE-2024-31497 leaks private keys
- Broadcom accommodates VMware customers with licenses; EU Commission sends questions
- Citrix: License renewal currently not possible? VMware deprecates old web client
- US CISA orders admins in authorities to mitigate the cyber risks of the Microsoft Cloud
- VMware news: Multi-year subscriptions only? End-user products distribution under Omnissa
- VMware users: Attention, portal migration to Broadcom on April 30, 2024
- Analyses: VMware acts as planned with licenses; switching to alternatives a problem
- Unsecured Microsoft Azure Server exposes passwords etc. of Microsoft systems (Feb. 2024)
- Microsoft Office Updates (April 9, 2024)
- Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (April 9, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (April 9, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (April 9, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (April 9, 2024)
- WordPress 6.5.2 released
- Windows 10 21H2 – 22H2 Enterprise: Can not use Connected Cache after update KB5034203
- Massive price hike in license costs: Is Citrix now also copying the "Broadcom business approach"?
- Microsoft Teams: Microsoft changes storage location for recordings from May 2024
- Windows 10: Update KB5035941 fixes sysprep error 0x80073cf2
- Windows Server 2019: March 2024 update KB5035849 prevents printer redirection
- Microsoft fixes Outlook bug from December 2023 updates
- Office Updates (April 2, 2024)
- Windows 11: Moment 5 Update KB5035942 is causing issues
- Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365: Problems with the backup of Teams (March 2024)
- Veeam Backup O365: Fails during backup of Office 365 (April 2024)
- Windows NTLM credentials vulnerability CVE-2024-21320: Fix from 0patch
- Microsoft slammed for a cascade of faults that leads to Storm-0558 cloud hack
- Windows 10: Prices for Extended Security Updates announced
- WordPress 6.5 released
- VMware plans two Cloud Foundation releases, can they do it? CISPE complaint filed
- Proxmox releases import wizard for VMware ESXi VMs
March 2024
- Windows 10: Which Intel CPUs are compatible?
- Breaking news: Microsoft abandons ChatGPT in EU after AI recommendation
- US Congress bans the use of Microsoft AI solution Copilot
- Outlook 365: The broken profile experience …
- Linux: Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma; compromise of SSH servers
- Microsoft Edge Bug CVE-2024-21388 allowed to install arbitrary extensions
- Microsoft .NET 7 will no longer be supported on May 14, 2024
- Microsoft 365/Exchange Online enforces suddenly MFA via Microsoft Authenticator app
- Apple users target of "MFA bombing" attacks (2024)
- Google Chrome 123.0.6312.86/.87
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5035942 (March 26, 2024)
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5035941 (March 26, 2024)
- Microsoft on the future of Windows Server 2025 Hyper-V
- VMware by Broadcom: (Vain) hope of the partners for a White Label "lifeline"?
- Does Windows 10 update KB5034763 block protocol changes (URL association)?
- Bug in "Kerberos Configuration Manager for SQL Server" (March 2024)
- Stop: Disable the scanning of documents by Adobe AI solutions!
- Windows Server: Fix for (Kerberos) LSASS memory leak through March 2024 updates
- Microsoft has fixed an Exchange EWS issue from March 14, 2024 on Macs
- Is Broadcom going downhill with its VMware measures? Silent layoffs and CISPE calls for EU measures
- Microsoft 365 connection issues: Outlook shows red exclamation mark
- Unsaflok: Millions of hotel doors can be opened with fake key cards
- Google Chrome 123.0.6312.58/.59 and 122.0.6261.139
- Windows Server: March 2024 update causes LSASS memory leak on DCs
- Microsoft PKI vulnerability – a warning without details …
- Firefox 124.0 and 115.9 ESR released
- Thunderbird 115.9.0
- New Microsoft timeline for the introduction of the Adobe Acrobat PDF engine in Edge Chromium
- Securepoint Antivirus crashes Windows Server systems (March 18, 2024)
- VMware by Broadcom: "Things are not going well with the Broadcom plans"
- Issues with Microsoft Outlook (scheduling) since March 2024 patchday? – Part II
- Google I/O on May 14, 2024
- Deprecated: Test Base, special TLS authentication certificates, Visual Studio App Center
- Microsoft Office 2024 and Microsoft Office LTSC 2024: Preview in April 2024
- Problems with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange since March 2024 patch day? – Part I
- Google Chrome real-time URL protection (Safe Browsing) against phishing & malicious sites
- Edge 122.0.2365.92
- .NET-Updates (March 2024)
- Update on Windows hardening in 2024/2025 – March 2024
- Intel Product Security Center Notes (March 12, 2024)
- Fortinet: SQL injection vulnerability in FortiClientEMS 7.2
- Microsoft 365: Login error 700003
- Microsoft Office Updates (March 12, 2024)
- Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (March 12, 2024)
- Google Chrome 122.0.6261.128/.129
- Exchange Server security updates (March 12, 2024)
- Windows 10/Server 2019: Update KB5035849 fails with error 0xd0000034
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (March 12, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 12, 2024)
- Microsoft Windows Server Summit 2024
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 12, 2024)
- Microsoft Outlook RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-21378; patched in February 2024
- EU data protection authority says: EU Commission violates GDPR with Microsoft 365
- Critical vulnerability CVE-2024-21899 allows QNAP NAS access without authentication
- Critical vulnerabilities in VMware products (March 5, 2024)
- Road map for new Outlook app; classic Outlook supported up to 2029
- Exchange Online: Microsoft confirms outgoing emails are rejected as spam (March 2024)
- After Facebook glitch (March 5, 2024): Have you been able to log in to other people's accounts?
- Microsoft confirms: Russian spies (Midnight Blizzard) stole source code while accessing systems
- Edge 122.0.2365.80
- Windows Server 2016: AD problems after updates KB5034862 and KB5034767 (Feb. 2024)
- Windows 10: Update KB5001716 is installed secretly; throws error 0x80070643
- Google Chrome 122.0.6261.111/.112
- Bye, bye VMware ESXi: Field report on the migration to Proxmox
- Office Updates March 5, 2024
- VMware product portfolio: Licensing internals; and Lenovo has been out since Feb. 27, 2024
- New variant of the Solarwinds attack technique discovered in 2020
- Microsoft closes exploited Windows 0-day vulnerability CVE-2024-21338 six months after notification
- Outlook 365 message "Windows search module disabled", Windows Server 2022, terminal server environment (Feb. 2024)
- Private equity firm KKR buys VMware end customer business for 4 billion dollars
- Windows Defender reports ExplorerPatcher as PUP
- Edge 122.0.2365.66 – Bug fix for Defender Application Guard bug
- Outlook 365 version 2402: Broken Exchange ActiveSync connections fixed (Feb 28, 2024)
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB503484 (February 29, 2024)
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5034843 (February 29, 2024)
- Windows 11 22H2/23H2 Moments 5 update released (Feb. 29, 2024)
- Edge 122.0.2365.63 – pulled due to serious issues – fix with Edge 122.0.2365.66
February 2024
- Windows 11 22H2: Optional (preview) updates extended until June 2024/2025
- Leap year problem 29 February: Citrix and Sophos on board
- Microsoft Defender blocks Anydesk clients (since 28 February 2024)
- Google Chrome 122.0.6261.94/.95
- Windows 11: Installation error 0x800F0922 during update KB5034765 confirmed
- Windows vulnerability CVE-2024-21412: Attacks by the APT group Water Hydra
- Edge 122.0.2365.59
- TeamViewer password vulnerability CVE-2024-0819
- Elon Musk and the forced Windows Microsoft account
- WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin with vulnerability CVE-2023-40000
- Camera for facial recognition discovered in Invenda vending machines (Mars, Coca-Cola)
- New Teams 2.0 client will be mandatory later – but some "chaos"
- Windows 11 24H2: Is Microsoft planning "hotpatching" (Update installation without reboot)?
- SSH snake steals SSH keys
- LockBit ransomware group back? And new findings
- Mailboxes are currently flooded by password reset, newsletter or account confirmation mails – it's an attack
- Attacks on OpenVPN servers (Synology and others) since Feb. 2024
- Vulnerabilities in HP Laser printers (Feb. 2024)
- Edge 122.0.2365.52
- Google Chrome 122.0.6261.69/.70
- Upgrade to Windows 11 23H2 is forced (20 February 2024)
- Windows Explorer issues since Adobe Sync deactivation; fixed in Feb. 2024
- VMware Warning: Uninstall Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP)
- Critical vulnerability in ConnectWise remote software Screenconnect (Feb. 2024)
- Ivanti Endpoint Manager vulnerability CVE-2021-44529: Code injection or backdoor?
- Progress Kemp LoadMaster (Load-Balancer) vulnerabilityCVE-2024-1212
- Using Ubiquiti Router with standard passwords? Reset your device after a spy network was unfold
- More than 28,500 Exchange servers vulnerable via CVE-2024-21410; more software affected?
- Firefox 123.0 and 115.8 ESR released
- Google Chrome 122.0.6261.57/.58
- Thunderbird 115.8.0
- Windows update error due to missing Edge browser
- Zyxel ZLD5.37 Patch2; install immediately to fix vulnerabilities
- PSI Software fell victim to ransomware on Feb. 15, 2024 – customers probably not at risk
- AnyDesk hack: Newly signed clients available; what are your experiences? – Part 12
- Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVE-2024-035 in ESET products fixed
- Security incident: 13,000 Wyze camera users see images of other users
- Operation Cronos: FBI & Co. seized infrastructure of the Lockbit ransomware gang
- New Teams 2.0 client doesn't ask for password for re-login
- OneDrive trap: Some folder names can prevent synchronization
- Edge 121.0.2277.128
- Follow-up on CU 14 for Exchange 2019 and vulnerability CVE-2024-21410 (Feb. 2024)
- Windows 10: Update KB5034441 fails again with error 0x80070643 in February 2024
- Microsoft Office Updates (February 13, 2024)
- Warning about critical Outlook RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-21413
- Microsoft BUILD on May 21 – 23, 2024
- Google Chrome 122.0.6261.39/49; 121.0.6167.184 / .185
- AnyDesk hack: Revoke chaos with old certificates? – Part 11
- Windows Server 2012 / R2 und Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (February 13, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (February 13, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (February 13, 2024)
- Exchange Server Cumulative Update CU 14 (February 13, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 13, 2024)
- Free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 7.x and 8.x) End of General Availability
- Darknet: Warzone Rat dismantled and website seized
- Outlook: Update from December 2023 triggers .ics security warning
- Windows 10: Microsoft shows new annoying pop-up to upgrade to Windows 11
- Windows 10/11: Desktop icons suddenly overlaid with a magnifying glass and a blue double arrow
- Outlook 365 Version 2401 (Build 17231.20194): Exchange ActiveSync connection broken
- Microsoft Teams 2.0: Fix for missing Outlook add-in
- Hyundai Motor Europe victim of the Black Basta ransomware
- Windows 11 version 24H2 announced, but no Windows 12 in 2024
- Windows 11: Copilot bug causing jumping desktop icons in multi-monitor mode fixed
- Azure Virtual Desktop is generally available (February 1, 2024)
- Dutch military network hacked via FortiGate; Volt Typhoon botnet in US systems for 5 years
- iOS 17.3.1 released
- Windows 10: App throws "File system error" (-2147219196) – CPU not compatible
- Edge 121.0.2277.112 and 120.0.2210.175
- AnyDesk hack confirmed as of December 2023; old certificate recalled – Part 10
- Important ESET product updates available (Feb. 8, 2024)
- Critical FortiOS-Bug (Feb. 8., 2024)
- Progress Kemp LoadMaster (load balancer) Firmware update
- JetBrains TeamCity: Critical vulnerability CVE-2024-23917 (on-premises)
- AnyDesk hack already noticed on December 20, 2023? – Part 9
- Bitlocker key determined via TPM within 42 seconds with Raspberry Pi Pico
- Google Chrome 121.0.6167.160/161 / 120.0.6099.283 with security fixes
- Firefox 122.0.1
- AnyDesk hack – more details (FAQ from Feb. 5, 2024) – Part 8
- Office: Project Update KB5002530 (February 6, 2024)
- AnyDesk hack – Notes on exchanging certificates for Customs clients 7.x – Part 7
- AnyDesk hack – Review of the German CERT BSI report – Part 6
- AnyDesk hack – A review – Part 5
- AnyDesk hack undercover – Access data offered for sale – Part 4
- AnyDesk hack undercover – Suspicious cases and more – Part 3
- iOS 17: Shared calendar bus still unfixed
- AnyDesk hack undercover – more information and thoughts – Part 2
- AnyDesk confirmed, they have been hacked in January 2024, Production systems affected
- Windows 11: Is Microsoft working on a sudo implementation?
- Cloudflare hacked in Nov. 2023
- Ivanti Connect Secure: New vulnerabilities CVE-2024-21888 and CVE-2024-21893 patched
- AnyDesk: Be careful in using that remote support software
- Edge 121.0.2277.98
- Windows "EventLogCrasher" 0-day vulnerability crashes event logging; 0patch micro-patch available
- Volt Typhoon botnet shut down by US authorities (FBI)
- Microsoft 365 services collide with Google Chrome third-party cookie blockade
January 2024
- Libre Office 24.2
- Vulnerability in GNU C Library (glibc) jeopardizes Linux distros
- Microsoft survey on virtualization: Migration from VMware
- Google Chrome 121.0.6167.139/140 with security fixes
- Outlook and other apps cannot connect to Outlook.com
- WordPress 6.4.3
- Microsoft Edge imports Chrome user data without consent
- Windows 11: WMIC will be removed in future
- Windows 11: Preview update KB5034204 causes install issues and shell / Explorer crashes etc.
- Cybersecurity: The risks associated with photovoltaic solar systems
- How Midnight Blizzard hackers were able to penetrate Microsoft's email system
- Microsoft Teams outage on January 26, 2024
- Windows Server 2025 introduced
- FRITZ!Box: Entering the URL fritz.box suddenly redirects to an external page
- Edge 121.0.2277.83 and Edge 120.0.2210.160 released
- Google Pixel with file access issues after January 2024 GPSU; rollout halted
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hacked by Midnight Blizzard since May 2023
- Windows 10 22H2: Nov. 2023 update KB5032278 causes Sysprep to fail with error 0x80073cf2
- Bing and Edge are probably not covered by the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA)
- Google Chrome 121.0.6167.85/.86 with 17 security fixes; AI features planned
- Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5034204 (January 23, 2024)
- Windows 10 22H2 Preview Update KB5034203 (January 23, 2024)
- Thunderbird 115.7.0
- Firefox 122.0 and 115.7 ESR released
- WTF: HP claims to "protect" users from "viruses" by blocking third-party ink cartridges
- iOS 17.3 released, closes 0-day
- Microsoft 365 and the add-ons cost trap
- Guide to configuring Windows event logging
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gets 12 year of support from Cannonical
- Visual Studio Subscriptions (MSDN) Windows January 2024 Refresh media available
- Test Defender rules for ASR, PUA, SmartScreen etc.
- Calendar invitation in Outlook can reveal password (via CVE-2023-35636)
- Is the Microsoft 365 email quarantine broken?
- Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide
- Microsoft hacked by Russian Midnight Blizzard; emails exfiltrated since Nov. 2023
- Windows 11: Does the hardware installation check fail – or are old CPUs allowed?
- Microsoft IP addresses landed on blacklists (Jan. 2023)
- Microsoft is working on a fix for the installation error 0x80070643 (WinRE update KB5034441)
- VirtualBox 7.0.14 and 6.1.50 released
- After discontinuation: VMware Player, Workstation and Fusion seems to remain
- Windows Server 2022: Update KB5034129 kills Browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox)
- Edge 120.0.2210.144
- New Outlook app: "Monitoring and surveillance tool for targeted advertising"
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 2023.008.20470
- Google Chrome 120.0.6099.224/225/234 closes critical vulnerabilities
- Broadcom ends perpetual licenses for VMware products – End of the free ESXi server?
- NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway vulnerabilities CVE-2023-6548 and CVE-2023-6549
- Copilot Pro: Microsoft's subscription model for its products
- Microsoft says, Teams 2.0 migration is to slow; 2/3 still on old client
- Microsoft's PowerShell script against installation error 0x80070643 for KB5034441 (Jan. 2024)
- Authy authentication app for the desktop end of support in August 2024
- Bitdefender finds vulnerabilities in Bosch BCC100 thermostats
- Microsoft SharePoint Server: Patch for RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-21318, and CISA warns about CVE-2023-29357
- Order/license chaos for VMware products after Broadcom takeover (Jan. 2024)
- Microsoft patches CVE-2024-21325 in Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool (KB5034510)
- Issues with Office Deployment Tool? Readiness Toolkit for Office VBA AddIns retired
- Edge 120.0.2210.133
- VMware OEM portal offline, customers cannot activate VMware licenses
- Microsoft Cloud: Personal data can be kept within the European data border
- Exchange Server 2019 Mainstream Support ended on January 9, 2024 – but has few consequences
- Windows WinRE update (for Bitlocker Bypassing vulnerability CVE-2024-20666) fails with installation error 0x80070643 (Jan. 2024, KB5034441)
- Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (January 9, 2024)
- Google Chrome 120.0.6099.216/217 with critical security fix
- Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (January 9, 2024)
- Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 9, 2024)
- Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 9, 2024)
- Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2024-0193 allows root access
- Thunderbird 115.6.1
- Firefox 121.0.1
- iPhone survives fall from almost 5 km after flight 1282 accident
- Important dates for Windows hardening in 2024
- Windows 11 Moments 5 update could be 24H1 and arrive by April 2024
- Outlook: Desktop app does not show images; meeting text read-only (fix for August 2023 update issue)
- Edge 120.0.2210.121
- Swedish Coop Group fell victim to Cactus ransomware in December 2023
- New Outlook client: Extended test in January 2024 for enterprises
- Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 23.008.20458
- Windows Server 2022: Print jobs to print server (LPD service) have been broken since December 2023
- Google Chrome 120.0.6099.199/200
- Microsoft's new Windows boss wants to improve Windows 11 Start; Copilot button for new PCs
- Office update KB5002500 from January 2, 2023 fixes OneNote 2016 sync problem
- Operating system/Windows share (December 2023)
- Steam has endet support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on January 1, 2024