[German]The Mozilla developers has announced that they extend the support for Firefox 115 ESR for Windows 7 / 8.x and some macOS versions from September 2025 for another six month to March 2026.
[German]A security researcher from Turkey with the alias @Sword_Sec took a closer look at the open-source app TeslaMate (the app has nothing to do with Tesla itself, but is used by Tesla fans for logging). According to Kılıç's investigation, the sensitive data of hundreds of Tesla vehicles becomes accessible to unauthorized persons when incorrectly configured TeslaMate servers are connected to the internet.
[German]Microsoft wrote that there is no evidence that the cumulative security update KB5063878 from August 12, 2025, for Windows 11 24H2 causes serious SSD problems. However, there are indications that the preview update KB5064081 from August 29, 2025, contains a "silent" fix for an SSD bug that is causing problems and broken SSDs in Japanese systems.
[German]A quick update: a few hours ago, the Linux Mint maintainers released version 22.2 (Zara). Linux Mint 22.2 is a version with long-term support until 2029 and includes updated software packages, several refinements, and many new features.
[German]Attention Progress OpenEdge / Proalpha ER users. A critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-7388 ) has been discovered in the Progress OpenEdge software that allows code to be executed via Java RMI in an administrative context. OpenEdge 12.x and Proalpha 9.x are affected. Action is required.
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[German]Since Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, there have been problems (Error 500) when testing client certificates with ASP.NET against IIS Express. The reason for this is compatibility issues with TLS 1.3, which only occur with the above-mentioned operating systems. However, Microsoft is not expected to release a fix.
[German]It's time for some news about VMware by Broadcom. VMware Explore 2025 has just taken place in the US. The number of visitors is said to have plummeted to "less than a quarter," and exhibitors stood around waiting in deserted halls. In addition, VMware by Broadcom has apparently adjusted its software license internally so that the product can also be used on submarines.
[German]The August 12, 2025 security updates for Windows have resulted in users of various products suddenly seeing a user account control prompt for administrator rights. Microsoft has now confirmed that the August 2025 updates are causing this problem in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Server is also affected.
[German]I'm posting some information here in the blog for administrators who distribute Windows to devices using AutoPilot. It seems that the deployment process gets stuck immediately after accepting the Terms of Use (TOU). A meaningless error message appears and nothing works anymore.
[German]I would like to share some brief information with you, along with a question for our readers. It concerns the activity history of your Microsoft accounts. A blog reader informed me that he suddenly noticed access attempts from unknown IP addresses—I can't see anything unusual on my account. His account appears to have been hacked despite 2FA.
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