Security & cyber attacks: Semikron, MBDA, Peter Berghaus GmbH and more

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The last few hours have seen another rash of cyber attacks on companies and government agencies. Semikron, a German manufacturer of power semiconductor components has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. Peter Berghaus GmbH, a manufacturer of traffic technology and signaling systems, may also have fallen victim to a cyber attack (fraud emails are sent in the company's name). Furthermore, the Spanish Ministry of Science has become a victim of a cyber attack and the European missile manufacturer MBDA as well. Here is a summary of various security incidents.

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Windows 10: Update KB5014666 causes issues with Input Indicator and Language Bar

Windows[German]With the preview update released at the end of June 2022 for Windows 10 20H2 to 21H2, there is an issue that the input indicator and language bar may no longer be displayed in the status area of the taskbar. Microsoft has confirmed the bug and is rolling back the fixes via Known Issues Rollback (KIR).

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Azure AD Connect (AADConnect) Bug Fix Update (August 2, 2022)

Quick note for administrators who have Azure AD Connect in use. As of August 2, 2022, the developers have probably released version 2.1.16.0. The reason for this release was a bug where auto-upgrade fails if the service account is in "UPN" format.

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Tavis Ormandy ported Lotus 1-2-3 and WordPerfect to Linux

Developer Tavis Ormandy, who works on Project Zero for Google, has ported the Unix versions of Lotus 1-2-3 and WordPerfect to Linux as a finger exercise. The Lotus port had already become known in May 2022. Then in July 2022, Ormandy was able to announce the port of WordPerfect to Linux – The Register wrote this article about it. He wrapped it all up in a .DEB package to allow easy installation on Ubuntu and Debian distributions. WordPerfect was quite popular in the 80s and early 90s – I used it mostly on Dec VAXes running VMS. However, with the raise of Word for Windows, this word processor has overtaken WordPerfect.

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Chrome 104.0.5112.x fixes vulnerabilities

Chrome[German]Google has released the update of Google Chrome 104.0.5112.79 for Linux and macOS and 104.0.5112.79/80/81 for Windows on the desktop in the stable channel on August 2, 2022. The security update closes numerous vulnerabilities. The 104 version is also the basis for the Extended Stable.

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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 ...


VMware: Security Adversory, Windows 11 TPM Issue

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Brief note for VMware users and administrators. The vendor has published a security advisory for various products (VMware Workspace ONE Access, etc.) as of August 2, 2022, because there are numerous vulnerabilities there. In addition, I still came across an issue with VMware Workstation in conjunction with Windows 11, where TPM prevents cloning of VMs.

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ACCDE/MDE Bug (VBA Library Error ) in Access 2013/2016 fixed?

[German]Brief information for Microsoft Access users who have been suffering from an Access ACCDE/MDE bug introduced via update for weeks. Microsoft has also fixed the VBA library bug in Access for these versions with updates KB5002248 for Office 2016 and KB5002250 for Office 2013. Here is some information about the bug and the updates.

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Microsoft Office Updates (August 2, 2022)

[German]As of August 2, 2022 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft has released non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, however, there are only updates for Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2013. It fixes an Access issue that has been nagging for weeks. Here's a brief overview.

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2.Q.2022: Tablet shipments up, Chromebook demand down

[German]The analysts at IDC have published the worldwide sales figures for tablet PCs and Chromebooks in the second quarter of 2022. While the shipment figures for Tablet PCs are increasing, there is a sharp drop for Chromebooks (which increased in sales during the corona virus pandemic).

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Outlook/Word hang on Uber invoices and other mails with tables

[German]With one of the latest updates, Microsoft has once again implemented a bug in Microsoft Office (from version 2206 build 15330.20196). Both Microsoft Outlook and Word hang on certain documents that contain tables. Explicitly listed are emails with invoices from Uber. A patch is supposed to come in August 2022, and there is a workaround.

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