[German]On August 14, 2025, Oracle's developers released Virtualbox version 7.2. This version is a maintenance update for bug fixes.
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Chrome extension FreeVPN.One recorded screenshots of every page visited
[German]Anyone who believed that Microsoft's Recall was at the forefront of surveillance needs to think again. Security researchers have discovered the FreeVPN.One extension for the Google Chrome browser. This extension took screenshots of all visited pages and collected additional data. The extension has now been removed from the Google Chrome Store.
Open Source AppLocker Policy Generator
[German]Another small finding from the Internet that may be helpful for administrators who work with AppLocker in corporate environments to set application restrictions. The AppLocker Policy Generator promises to support system administrators and security experts in creating and managing AppLocker policies.
Microsoft restricts China's early access via MAPPS to vulnerabilities
[German]Teir China connections seem to have once again "come back to haunt" at Microsoft. I have come across reports that Microsoft no longer grants security researchers from China early access to zero-day vulnerabilities or proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits. The SharePoint incident involving hacks by Chinese groups casts a shadow over the future.
Apple released critical security updates (iOS, macOS)
[German]A brief update from this week: On August 20, 2025, Apple released updates for iOS and iPadOS that address critical vulnerabilities in the operating systems. Here is some information.
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 ...
LibreOffice 25.8 released August 20, 2025
Quick note for LibreOffice users: The developers released LibreOffice 25.8 on August 20, 2025. The new version is supposed to be faster, more compatible with Microsoft Office, and supports PDF 2.0.
Windows: Certificate spoofing vulnerability CVE-2025-55229; and MDT vulnerability CVE-2025-55230 (August 21, 2025)
[German]All supported versions of Windows (clients and servers) contained a certificate spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2025-55229) – already fixed in May 2025. On August 21, 2025 updated the support article and listed updates to fix the issue. On August 21, 2025, the RCE vulnerability CVE-2025-55230 in MBT drivers became known. However, I am currently only finding broken links on both of Microsoft's security articles.
Windows 10/11: Aug. 2025 updates cause streaming problems
[German]Noch ein kleiner Nachtrag vom August 2025 Patchday. Das kumulative Update KB5063878 für Windows 11 24H2 oder das Update-Pendant für Windows 10 21H2-22H4 verursachen Leistungsprobleme beim NDI-Streaming. Microsoft hat es zum 21. August bestätigt, Blog-Leser hatten ebenfalls darauf hingewiesen. Es bleibt nur ein Workaround bis zur Korrektur.
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Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft investigates reports of SSD issues caused by KB5063878
[German]Microsoft is investigating reports that the cumulative security update KB5063878 released on August 12, 2025, for Windows 11 24H2 is causing serious SSD problems. At the same time, Redmond is asking those affected to report the issue.
ZScaler uses customer logs for AI training
[German]Another scandal in the field of AI training. US provider ZScaler has just come under scrutiny for using 500,000,000,000 daily logs from customer systems to train its AI systems. ZScaler sees no problem with this, but security researchers consider it a crazy idea. Addendum: They share this data also with third party provider (marketing etc.).