Anonymous Sudan: Microsoft denies data leak of 30 million customer accounts

Posted on 2023-07-04 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Was there a successful hack at Microsoft in which the group Anonymous Sudan was able to pull data from 30 million customer accounts? The group claimed this yesterday, but Microsoft consistently denies it, saying there is no proof. What is known, however, is that the Anonymous Sudan data group claimed an attack on the Microsoft cloud, and Microsoft confirmed that cloud service outages in recent weeks were due to DDoS attacks.

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Windows 11 21H2 – 22H2: Dynamic Updates KB5027317 and KB5027318 (June 2023)

Posted on 2023-07-04 by guenni

Windows[German]Another addendum from last week – Microsoft has released two dynamic updates KB5027318 for Windows 11 21H2 and KB5027318 for Windows 22H2. These updates allow corrections to be made to the setup during a Windows installation. Among other things, corrections can be made to WinRE.

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Windows 10/11: June update can prevent Outlook and App from starting, bug fix available

Posted on 2023-07-04 by guenni

Windows[German]On Windows systems, it was possible that Microsoft Outlook or other 32-bit apps or applications were prevented from starting after installing the June 13, 2023 security updates. The issue occurred in conjunction with anti-virus, anti-malware or security software from certain vendors (Trellix was named). Trellix resolved the issue by releasing an update.

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Microsoft 365 (Business) Outlook shows black font on black background

Posted on 2023-07-03 by guenni

Mail[German]Here's an issue that is probably affecting Outlook users (from Microsoft 365 Business) since long. Incoming (html) emails from some providers are displayed with black text on a black background. It hits sporadic some accounts and some mails, sometimes it's fixed suddenly.

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Windows 10/11: Problems with Start menu, search and UWP apps fixed

Posted on 2023-07-03 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has finally responded with the June 2023 Preview updates and claims to have fixed annoying bugs in Windows 10 as well as Windows 11 that affect the Start menu, Windows Search and UWP app launches. I had reported here on the blog about the issues, including causes application accesses such as BARCO ClickShare to Microsoft's Office APIs several times since January 2023. So fixing this bug has taken almost half a year.

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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 ...

Windows 365: Microsoft is working on a Windows 11 based cloud PC for consumers

Posted on 2023-07-02 by guenni

Windows[German]Another short addendum from last week (readers had pointed it out in comments, but I was in vacation last week). Microsoft plans  to offer Windows 11 as a cloud operating system to private users as Windows 365 via a subscription solution has leaked. For Microsoft, this is a logical step, which is already available as Windows 365 for enterprise environments. This solution offers the option to generate continuous revenue for Redmond, among other things. Whether the project makes sense for private users is another question.

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Cloudflare DNS server to block malware/adware content

Posted on 2023-07-02 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]What are the options for keeping malware or adult content off individual devices or a network? Some use their own software or security solutions to do this. The days I learned that Cloudflare runs public DNS servers that are supposed to block malware or adult content.

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Edge 114.0.1823.67

Posted on 2023-07-01 by guenni

EdgeMicrosoft has updated the Edge browser to version 114.0.1823.67 as of June 29, 2023. The release notes state that various bugs and performance issues have been fixed for the Microsoft Edge browser stable and extended stable channel. According to the colleagues from deskmodder 3 vulnerabilities have been fixed.

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Twitter locks out users without account … Nitter also down

Posted on 2023-07-01 by guenni

[German]Unpleasant surprise of a special kind by Twitter. As of June 30, 2023, users who do not have an account with Twitter will no longer be able to access content on the short messaging service. They will be redirected to a registration page.

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Windows 11 22H2: Effective Access problem in Explorer fixed

Posted on 2023-06-30 by guenni

Windows[English]Microsoft has fixed the Effective Access issue in Explorer with the Windows 11 22H2 Preview update KB5027303, dated June 27, 2023. The issue was caused by the May 2023 security updates for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. Continue reading →

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