Monthly Archives: December 2022

Boxcryptor: Free accounts will be deactivated on January 31, 2023

Posted on 2022-12-22 by guenni

[German]The German encryption service Boxcryptor is being over taken by Dropbox. New customers are already no longer accepted – subscriptions expire and the service has done itself in as an "encryptor" for cloud uploads. A German blog reader informed me, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Exchange: New OWASSRF exploit method (ProxyNotShell) used by play ransomware

Posted on 2022-12-21 by guenni

[German]Security researchers at CrowdStrike have discovered a new exploit method for the NotProxyShell vulnerabilities CVE-2022-41080 and CVE-2022-41082 while analyzing several Play ransomware cases. The ransomware uses a new exploit method to bypass Microsoft's URL rewrite rules (in response to ProxyNotShel) … Continue reading →

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Cyberattack on H-Hotels.com (Dec. 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-12-21 by guenni

[German]The hotel chain H-Hotels has fallen victim to a cyber attack. As a result, the hotel chain's internal and external communication is currently only available to a limited extent. However, bookings and hotel operations of the group should continue to … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019/2022: Out-of-Band Updates fixes Hyper-V Issue (Dec. 20, 2022)

Posted on 2022-12-21 by guenni

[German]The security updates rolled out by Microsoft on the December 2022 patchday lead to problems with Hyper-V in certain constellations. New VMs can no longer be created, existing VMs have problems with Ethernet connections, etc. Microsoft has now released a … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Amazon and EU reach agreement in competition proceedings

Posted on 2022-12-21 by guenni

[German]Amazon has reached a settlement with EU antitrust authorities in a competition case involving allegations that Amazon is hindering competition on its platform by using non-public data. Amazon has pledged to treat all sellers equally and make competitors' products more … Continue reading →

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Direct Access Issues fixed with Dec. 2022 Updates

Posted on 2022-12-21 by guenni

[German]The security updates from November 8, 2022 for Windows, caused Direct Access connection issues. Microsoft had already confirmed this for Windows 10 and Windows 11 as of November 13, 2022, and wrote, that preview updates from October 2022 was the … Continue reading →

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Thyssenkrupp: Cyber attack on Materials Services

Posted on 2022-12-20 by guenni

[German]The materials division of thyssenkrupp AG has been the victim of a cyber attack, the company has announced. The attack was detected by the company's IT, with defensive measures currently taking place. This is because the attack is still ongoing, … Continue reading →

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Keyboard Corsair K100 mysteriously auto typing characters and texts – it's not a keylogger or malware – blame the firmware

Posted on 2022-12-20 by guenni

[German]Users of a mechanical Corsair K100 keyboard complain that it "types" words or sentences by itself.  However, the fears of some users that a keylogger or a malware is causing that behavior are not true. According to the manufacturer, it … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Sept. 2022 preview updates cause shell issues with taskbar, start menu, explorer

Posted on 2022-12-19 by guenni

[German]Since the rollout of security update KB5018410 from Oct. 11, 2022 (or even through the Sept. 2022 preview update), issues with the taskbar, Start menu, apps and also Windows Explorer can occur under Windows 10 (20H2 to 22H2). Microsoft has … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2: December 2022 update (12/13/2022) fixes Task Manager display issues

Posted on 2022-12-19 by guenni

[German]The preview update from November 29, 2022, had caused a display issue in the task manager of Windows 11 22H2. Its display could hardly be read in certain display constellations – a German user notified me in a comment within … Continue reading →

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