Microsoft Teams outage on January 26, 2024

Teams[German]On January 26, 2024, there was probably a major disruption in Microsoft Teams that led to disconnections or delayed delivery of messages. Microsoft has posted the relevant status information in the Admin Center under TM710344. The problem seems to have been resolved in the meantime.

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Windows Server 2025 introduced

Windows[German]On January 26, 2024 Microsoft presented the successor to Windows Server 2022. This will be called Windows Server 2025 and a first preview with this name was published for testers at the same time. Development has already been underway for some time under the name Windows Server vNext. Keywords for innovations include hotpatching, Next Generation Active Directory, Hyper-V, AI and much more.

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FRITZ!Box: Entering the URL fritz.box suddenly redirects to an external page

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Problem for users of an AVM FRITZ!Box family broadband routers who try to access the router's administration interface from the home network. However, when entering the URL fritz.box, users do not end up on the routers firmware FRITZ!Box login page, but are redirected to an external website. Two users have pointed out the problem to me, with one user suspecting a hack. The cause is a combination of two circumstances that provoke this behavior. Someone has registered a domain fritz.box and DNS servers from Google then resolve to this page. The remedy is to enter the IP address of the FRITZ!Box or to use a different DNS server. Continue reading

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Edge 121.0.2277.83 and Edge 120.0.2210.160 released

Edge[German]Microsoft has released another security update for the Edge (Chromium) browser with version 121.0.2277.83 in the stable channel on January 25, 2024. It is a security update that is intended to close vulnerabilities, but also offers new functions as a new branch. Version 120.0.2210.160 was released in the Extended Stable Channel. Continue reading

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Google Pixel with file access issues after January 2024 GPSU; rollout halted

[German]Google Pixel smartphone users are complaining of issues after installing a Google Play Security Update (GPSU) for Android from January 2024. There are problems accessing files, which is apparently so serious that Google has suspended this Google Play Security Update.

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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 ...


Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hacked by Midnight Blizzard since May 2023

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]After Microsoft, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has also fallen victim to the Russian hacker group Midnight Blizzard. This is according to a notification from the company to the US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC). As with Microsoft, the attackers probably had access to the company's email system (Microsoft 365). The attackers were then able to look around this system at HPE for months.

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Windows 10 22H2: Nov. 2023 update KB5032278 causes Sysprep to fail with error 0x80073cf2

Windows[German]Microsoft has acknowledged a problem with Windows 10 22H2 that has been dormant in the systems for several days. The installed update KB5032278, which was rolled out at the end of November 2023, causes the error code 0x80073cf2 to be triggered when the sysprep command is used. A solution will be rolled out at a later date.

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Bing and Edge are probably not covered by the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA)

Paragraph[German]Ad-hoc I don't know whether this is good news or bad news. According to recent reports, the EU Commission will not classify Microsoft's search engine Bing and the Edge browser as products or services subject to the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). There are formal reasons for this: the market significance of the two Microsoft products and services mentioned is simply too low to fall under this classification.

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Google Chrome 121.0.6167.85/.86 with 17 security fixes; AI features planned

Chrome[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser in the Stable Channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on January 23, 2024. There were also updates for the Extended Stable Channel. The Chrome browser Android app has also been updated. The updates contain security fixes, some of which are already being exploited. Here is an overview of these updates. Google is also planning to add AI functions to the Chrome browser in the future. Continue reading

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Windows 11 23H2/22H2: Preview Update KB5034204 (January 23, 2024)

Windows[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5034204 for Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 on January 23, 2024. The preview update brings a number of corrections for these Windows 11 versions. In Windows 11 23H2, for example, compliance with the European Digital Markets Act (DMA) is ensured.
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