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Candy Crush-Soda: Operator earns 2 billion US-$
It must have been worth it. The game Candy Crush Soda Saga has generated over $2 billion in revenue for the app since its release in 2014, according to a report by analysts at Sensor Tower Store Intelligence. With 410 … Continue reading
Thunderbird 68.x: Update loop due to Phantom Updates
[German]The email client Thunderbird causes in version 68.x unexpected issues for some of its users. The program reports an update, which does not really exist. The mail client goes into an update loop and tries to update itself again and … Continue reading
Adobe: Magento Marketplace site hacked
[German]The Magento Marketplace site belonging to Adobe was successfully hacked. Adobe had to announce a data breach and has informed registered and affected users about this cyber security incident.
Splunk platforms are facing a 'Y2K bug' as of Jan. 1, 2020
[German]Another brief note for administrators of Splunk platforms. Some products will facing a failure on January 1, 2020, similar to the Year 2K problem at the turn of the millennium, due to date counter overflows. But there are patches to … Continue reading
Encryption vulnerabilities in Fortinet products
[German]Fortinet's developers have shipped certain (security) products with hard-coded keys to encrypt communication. In addition, encryption was performed using an XOR function. However, 18 months after the notification, the vulnerabilities are fixed.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Adobe Acrobat 2015/Reader 2015: End of Life in 4.2020
[German] Adobe is phasing out support for its two products Adobe Acrobat 2015 and Adobe Reader 2015 within a few months. This is stated in a company announcement.
Windows 10: Acronis 2020 bricks System Restore
[German]Windows 10 users who are upgrading to Acronis True Image 2020 may facing an unplesant bug. Suddenly the Windows System Restore is bricked and can't create restore points anymore.
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Intel removes old BIOS update and driver downloads
[German]A information for users of Intel hardware. The company has probably started to remove the downloads of BIOS updates and drivers that have reached the support end from its websites.
Chrome, Edge, Office, VMware ESXi hacked at TMC 2019
[German]The TMC 2019 took place in Chengdu, China, on the weekend of 16-17 November 2019. It is a hacker competition (TifanCup 2019), where the best hacker teams of China compete against each other. Once again, there were a lot of … Continue reading
Windows driver WinBtrfs v1.5 for Linux file system released
[German]Short information for people who want to access Linux Btrfs disks under Windows. The Window driver WinBtrfs v1.5 has just been released. Blog reader Gero S. pointed this out to me (thanks for that). Addendum: Version 1.5 crashes the file … Continue reading