[English]The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has just announced the dismantling of the Cyclops Blink botnet, which is attributed to the cyber group Sandworm. Sandworm is a name for a hacking group working for the Russian intelligence service (GRU). Here is the currently available information released by the DOJ.
[German]Virtualization specialist VMware has released security updates for various virtualization products. These are intended to close the remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability called Spring4Shell in these products. Cloud products that use virtualization are particularly at risk. Here is an overview of this issue.
[German]On April 5, 2022, Microsoft outlined the future roadmap for Windows 11. Thus, the Windows 365 Cloud PC will be integrated into Windows 11, i.e. it will not only be possible to run corresponding instances (as remote sessions) via app or in the browser, but it should be possible to boot the machine directly into Windows 365 Cloud PC at some point (i.e. use it as a thin client with direct login). Also, a new file explorer with tabs will be coming (has been in Insider testing for a while).
[German]On April 5, 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. Here is a brief overview.
As of April 5, 2022, the developers have released WordPress 5.9.3. It is a maintenance update that includes 9 fixes in Core and 10 fixes in the Block Editor. Details about the fixes can be found in the release notes.
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[German]Mozilla Mozilla developers have released versions 99.0 and 91.8.0esr of the Firefox browser on April 5, 2022. This is a new development branch of Firefox 99, with the update fixing vulnerabilities according to the Security Advisory. Thanks to 1ST1 for the tip.
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome 100.0.4896.75 for Windows and Mac on the desktop in the stable channel as of April 4, 2022. The update closes a vulnerability. Here's a quick overview.
[German]Law enforcement agencies are increasingly successful in uncovering illegal activities on the darknet and also in stopping them. The German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) in Wiesbaden has now struck another blow against cybercriminals. Investigators were able to dismantle the "Hydra Market", which operates illegally on the Darknet, and seize the infrastructure or shut down the marketplace. This is according to a report from the BKA dated April 5, 2022.
[German]A brief information for administrators who running Windows Server 2019 as domain controllers. A blog reader informed me that update KB5011551 prevents passwords from being changed. This is the preview update released on March 22, 2022, which probably not every administrator will install on their machines. It seems, that this preview update is forcing DCs in password loops. Here is a brief overview of what I know so far.
Short information for administrators of Citrix systems. Citrix ADV Virtual Appliance 13.0.85 seems to cause problems with Citrix Gateway Services. After importing the VPX and configuring the ADC, the Citrix Gateway login page (ICA proxy) may not be accessible.
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