[German]Microsoft has released Windows 10 22H2 for Insiders in the Release Preview channel. This brings the first major feature update closer. Since this version was suddenly offered to people working with unsupported hardware, the assumption arose that Microsoft is changing its policy regarding the rollout. Right away: This is simply a bug.
[German]The unpatched Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) which has been known since late May 2022, is slowly becoming a problem. The countermeasures described by Microsoft (and here in my blogs) do not seem sufficient. And the vulnerability is now also exploited by the QakBot malware in phishing attacks. Furthermore, I have received information from Cato about the vulnerability. Here is an updated overview of the state of affairs.
[German]Microsoft's Chromium Edge browser causes problems with PDF printing in version 102.0.1245.30, which was released on May 31, 2022. Even the bug fix update to Edge 102.0.1245.33 does not change this. However, I have a simple workaround that affected users and administrators can try.
[German]AVAST has discovered a malware campaign (FakeCleaner) in which cybercriminals manipulated search results for a cracked CCleaner Pro in such a way that they acted as malware launchers. If users follow the links of these hits, they download malware onto the system that steals information (Trojan or information stealer). Of course, it could also happen that a search for "CCleaner" turns up such manipulated results.
[German]The European Parliament and the EU member states agreed on USB-C as a uniform charging cable standard within the European Union on June 7, 2022. This means that this standard can probably come in mid-2024. Smartphones and other small electrical devices will then have to have USB-C as a uniform charging port in order to be sold in the EU.
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[German]On June 7, 2022 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft releases non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, however, there are only updates for Microsoft Office 2016. Access issues are fixed again. Here is a brief overview.
[German]A small note to administrators and developers who are responsible for the use of Microsoft Teams and use a data export via Microsoft Graph from Microsoft Teams. You have noticed that this export will be charged in the future? Whether this will turn into a costly locking, I cannot judge. Here is some information I came across by accident.
[German]A 0-day vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) in Windows has been known since the end of May 2022. Yesterday, a tip from a security researcher came to my attention, who has not yet found any active exploitation via manipulated Office documents. On the other hand, Proofpoint reports that they have just stopped a phishing campaign attacking customers at EU and US government agencies. State actors are suspected to be behind the action. An attack was also observed in the South Pacific, originating from servers in Palau. In the process, a digital certificate from a company was misused for signing. The CERT-UA also warns of attacks on government targets in Ukraine. Time for a brief stocktake around the exploitation of Follina.
[German]On the Friday (June 3, 2022) before Pentecost, the news made the rounds on Twitter that there had been a cyberattack on Palermo's IT systems. It was speculated quite quickly that it was likely to be a ransomware attack. It seems that the administration of Palermo (Sicily, Italy) has now been completely shut down after a successful ransomware attack.
[German]Users of Microsoft's OneDrive client for Windows sometimes have problems with the software. The desktop app does not start or suddenly throws error messages. But there are various Microsoft pages that offer help and advice. There are also some third-party websites. There you may find the information you need.
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