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Microsoft's cloud outage was result of a DDoS attack
[German]Since June 5, 2023, there have been repeated problems with the availability of the Microsoft cloud and the services offered there. I had speculated in my blog posts that there might be an attack behind it, especially since a hacktivist … Continue reading
Outlook 365 damages PDF and Office files since April 2023
[German]Short addendum from this week. I received a tip that Microsoft Outlook 365 has been constantly corrupting Office files – and probably also PDF documents – since April 2023. If you don't have a backup, you may lose attachments – … Continue reading
Firefox Update 114 enables DoH-this may cause issues
[German]The days I noticed some comments in my German blog that users report issues with Firefox. The possible cause is the activation of DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and use of the Cloudflare DNS server, as one user told me.
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Windows 11 22H2: Update KB5027231 causes Google Chrome to crash or hang in MalwareBytes
[German]Users of Google Chrome browser are facing issues after installing the Windows 11 22H2update KB5027231 from June 13, 2023. The browser suddenly crashes or does not start anymore. There are reports that it may be related to MalwareBytes, which prevents … Continue reading
Edge Privacy: "Super Resolution" sends image url to Microsoft
[German]Microsoft's developers have implemented a feature called "Super Resolution" in the Edge browser, which is supposed to improve the quality of the images displayed in the browser. The horse's foot, which in my eyes is a GAU in terms of … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Microsoft Azure outage (June 9, 2023); what's going on?
[German]Microsoft has been struggling with outages in its cloud services (Exchange Online, Outlook.com) for days. As of June 9, 2023, the services of Microsoft Azure (probably worldwide) were disrupted. May be technical in nature – but rumor persists that attackers … Continue reading
Problems with Edge 114.0.1823.41, update to .43 available
[German]Microsoft's Edge update to version 114.0.1823.41 from June 6, 2023, seem to have caused some issues for some users. I've received reports of crashes – and another administrator complains about "useless stuff" that was displayed in Edge in his corporate … Continue reading
Barracuda says exchange your "Email Security Gateway Appliance (ESG)" immediately
[German]Another short topic, which has been a bit delayed due to holidays. The manufacturer Barracuda is asking administrators of its Email Security Gateway Appliance (ESG) to replace the devices immediately. The background is a vulnerability in the ESG models, which … Continue reading
Outlook.com and OneDrive down – consequence of cyber attacks? (June 8, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has been struggling with outages in its cloud services (Exchange Online, Outlook.com) for days. Now, as of June 8, 2023, Outlook.com and OneDrive services are down again (probably worldwide). May be technical in nature – but there is a … Continue reading
Windows Temp folder flooded with "computer name-yyyMMdd-hhmm.log" files
[German]Another problem in Windows: A German blog reader pointed out to me that besides the Aria-debug-xxx.log files I recently discussed, on some machines the TEMP folder is flooded with other log files. These are named according to the scheme computer-name-yyyMMdd-hhmm.log. … Continue reading