Monthly Archives: August 2021

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Windows 10: Upgrades blocked because of old CryptoPro CSP versions

Posted on 2021-08-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has announced in support article KB5006024: Updating to Windows 10, version 2004 or a later version with a certain app installed, that Windows 10 upgrades from version 2004 and higher are currently blocked if old CryptoPro CSP versions are … Continue reading →

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Windows 11: Microsoft specifies hardware requirements, no blocking on incompatible devices

Posted on 2021-08-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has specified some requirements for Windows 11 hardware in a blog post. Compared to earlier information, a 7th generation Intel processor was added to the list of compatible devices after all. In addition, it became known that Microsoft does … Continue reading →

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Windows: PrintNightmare wrap-up and status (August 28, 2021)

Posted on 2021-08-28 by guenni

[German]It's the end of August 2021, and vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler service, collectively known as PrintNightmare, continue to cause problems for administrators. There were security updates for the August 2021 patchday, but they offer more problems than solutions. … Continue reading →

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Master decryptor key published

Posted on 2021-08-28 by guenni

[German]Victims of the Ragnarok ransomware, whose data was encrypted during an attack, can hope again. After the cyber-criminal has just ceased its operations, the master decryptor key has been published. With it, the encrypted files should be able to be … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1909: Preview Update KB5005103 (August 26, 2021)

Posted on 2021-08-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5005103 for Windows 10 version 1909 (Enterprise, Education, IoT) as of August 26. The update fixes various issues with OneDrive and with the Movie and TV apps. Here is an overview of … Continue reading →

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Azure: Thousands of customers threatened by ChaosDB vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB

Posted on 2021-08-27 by guenni

[German]Heavy blow for users of the Microsoft Azure cloud if a Cosmos DB is involved (the DB stands for Data Breach, just no one has noticed yet). There was a severe vulnerability (now closed) that allowed attackers to take over … Continue reading →

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Osram Lightify: Cloud service will be discontinued on 2021/08/31 – features will be lost

Posted on 2021-08-27 by guenni

[German]At the end of the month August 2021, OSRAM is shutting down its Lightify cloud service. Users who use the Lightify lights will have to take action before August 31, 2021, to keep the bulbs still working and avoiding to … Continue reading →

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Synology warns about OpenSSL vulnerability in products (August 26, 2021)

Posted on 2021-08-27 by guenni

[German]Synology has issued a security warning for its products as of August 26, 2021. Multiple vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to perform denial-of-service attacks or execute arbitrary code via a vulnerable version of Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), Synology Router Manager (SRM), … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Releases and Revisions (2021/08/23)

Posted on 2021-08-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has published two documents with Security Update Releases and Security Update Revisions as of August 23, 2021. The Security Update Releases affect Chromium browsers such as Edge, and identify vulnerabilities that have been patched. The Security Update Revisions concern … Continue reading →

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Exchange and ProxyShell: News from Microsoft and security experts

Posted on 2021-08-26 by guenni

[German]I have reported several times on attacks on unpatched on-premises Exchange servers using the ProxyShell method in the blog. Now Microsoft has commented on this in an article and indicates which systems are at risk. In addition, I have received … Continue reading →

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