[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 98.0.2 of the Firefox browser on 23 March 2022. It is a maintenance update that fixes some bugs.
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Google Play: Play Movies & TV are beeing removed in Mai 2022
Google is continuing its approach of kicking media content out of its Google Play Store. After music, films and TV series should now also be dropped from Google Play and made available under Google TV. This is the result of an announcement by Google.
Lapsus$ hacker group debunked? Teenager from Britain and Brazil suspected
[German]The Lapsus$ group has been causing a furore with spectacular hacks since the beginning of 2022. Nvidia, Samsung, Microsoft, Okta are names of companies that come up in this context as victims. Security researchers believe they have unmasked members of these groups. Mastermind is said to be a 16-year-old from Oxford, UK. But a teenager from Brazil is also suspected to be part of the gang.
Vulnerability in Windows 3CX telephone systems
[German]Anyone running a 3CX system (telephone system) under Windows in a version below v18 Update 3 (Build 450) should react. The manufacturer has released a security update for this product in the form of v18 Update 3 (Build 450).
SoftMaker Office 2021 Revision 1044 released (March 22, 2022)
SoftMaker has released an update in the form of revision 1044 for its Office 2021 (for Windows, Mac and Linux). The Windows MSI setup now allows the selection of a user-defined destination folder for programs again. In addition, a bug was fixed that on some systems (Mac, Linux) pages in landscape format were only printed as portrait format. With this revision, an unavailable printer no longer delays the programme start under Windows. And if you want to write in a protected text, you get a hint in the status bar. The revision is available on this download page. Thanks to Georg R. for the hint.
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 ...
Hundreds of HP printer models with RCE vulnerability (March 2022)
[German]HP warns in two security advisories about remote code execution (RCE) and information disclosure vulnerabilities in hundreds of its printer models. Attackers could exploit the vulnerability to inject malicious code into systems. However, the manufacturer has provided firmware updates to mitigate this vulnerabilites.
Windows 10 / Windows Server Preview Updates (March 22, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) updates for 22 March 2022 (D-Week). These are intended to correct various bugs in Windows 10, Windows 11 and in the corresponding Windows Server versions. Below I provide an overview of these updates for Windows 10 and the relevant Windows Server versions.
Lapsus$ hacks: statements from Okta and Microsoft
[German]Yesterday, two hacks of big players in the IT scene by the Lapsus$ gang became known. The group claimed a hack of the authentication service OKTA, possibly affecting customers. And Microsoft is investigating reports that 37 GB of data (source codes, certificates etc.) from Microsoft Bing, Bing Maps, Cortana etc. were published by the Lapsus$ group. Both companies have now released statements.
Epson disables printers for customers due to payment issues through no fault of their own
[Geman]Epson also has customers who has a Readyprint subscription. Then these customers get new ink cartridges when the existing cartridges run out of ink. Now there seems to be trouble because the payment service provider Epson uses can't actually process the customers' debits. Since Epson is missing payments, the manufacturer deactivates the printers via remote connection. The customer then can no longer print. The blame clearly lies with Epson and its payment service providers.
Anonymous leaks 10 GByte Nestle data after hack
[German]The hacker collective Anonymous has made good on its threat to attack major companies that it believes have not withdrawn from Russia. Now the hacker collective claims to have leaked 10 Gbytes of data from food giant Nestle. Here is some information about it.