[German]Apple released updates for iOS, macOS and Safai a few hours ago. These emergency updates are intended to close critical security vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-42916 & CVE-2023-42917) that are already under attack. These vulnerabilities can expose sensitive data while browsing. So it's time to update.
[German]Since the end of November 2023, users have been reporting that an "HP Smart" printer app has suddenly been installed on their Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. This also applies to systems to which no HP printer has been connected at all, let alone set up. The assumption is probably that the "HP Smart" printer app from Microsoft is being flushed onto the system as further bloatware from HP, so to speak. Below is an overview of the situation and a question to the readership as to whether anyone is affected.
[German]Security cameras with vulnerabilities pose a risk to their owners. The same applies to webcams, which can often be taken over by attackers. Cameras and NVRs (Network Video Recorder) from the manufacturer Hikvision have vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers. Wyze webcams have also recently attracted attention because third parties were able to retrieve video streams. I will summarize some points in a summary article.
[German]On November 30, 2023, the Mozilla developers released the update of Firefox 120.0.1. It is a maintenance update that fixes bugs in 120.0.
[German]The developers at Mozilla have just announced that they will be giving users of the Firefox browser on Android over 400 extensions by December 14, 2023. This should greatly enhance the Firefox app on Android if the extensions deliver what they promise.
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[German]Since a few days now (November 21, 2023), users of Outlook 2019 and 2021 have been complaining that they can no longer send emails via Outlook. Outlook 2019 crashes as soon as "Send from" is selected in the mail client or something is changed there. Microsoft has now published a workaround for this bug and plans to distribute a fix soon. Update: The fix should be available.
[German]The vulnerability CVE-2023-6345 in Google's Chromium browser also affects the Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft has released an update of the Edge (Chromium) browser in the extended and stable channel on November 29, 2023 to fix the already exploited vulnerability.
[German]Microsoft's Exchange Online experienced a malfunction (EX694090) on November 28, 2023, during which the service was no longer functional. Users were unable to receive emails via Exchange Online. However, Microsoft is trying to resolve the problem by redirecting mail deliveries. The service degradation continued until November 29, 2023, but Microsoft claims to have fixed the problem now.
[German]A quick note for people who may have published content in the Microsoft Technet Wiki or would still like to access it. I have just noticed that Microsoft will probably remove or delete (decommission) this content in the future. This process had already been announced from time to time. But now there is an initial date for the next steps. The Technet and MSDN platforms decommissioning have been on the hit list for years. Here is a brief review and an explanation of what is at stake.
[German]Google has released updates of the Google Chrome browser in the Stable Channel for Mac, Linux and Windows to version 119.0.6045.199/.200 on November 28, 2023. Version 118.0.5993.15 was released in the Extended Stable Channel. The Android app of the Chrome browser has also been updated. The updates contain security fixes. Here is an overview of these updates. Continue reading
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