ConnectWise updates server certificates, update your software before June 10, 2025

Posted on 2025-06-09 by guenni

Update[German]Does anyone use software from ConnectWise (e.g. ScreenConnect)? This evening I received an email from a blog reader pointing out an announcement from ConnectWise that is quite urgent. By tomorrow, June 10, 2025, 15:00 CET, users must update the provider's software as the manufacturer is replacing the digital server certificates. There are fears that an attacker could misuse an old digital certificate. Addendum: There is a new date of June 13, 2025.

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Microsoft Power Automate: Discontinued for private customers

Posted on 2025-06-09 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Brief information for users who may have used the free option of Microsoft's Power Automate for their own purposes. I have just noticed that Microsoft is no longer providing this automation solution for private users. Anyone who still has flows and data stored there will have to back them up in July 2025 or switch to alternative solutions. Here is a brief summary of the situation.

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Bug in Office 365 v2505? Mails are lost in cached mode

Posted on 2025-06-08 by guenni

[German]I got reports from German readers who use Office version 2505 in a Click-2-Run version (e.g. Office 365). They are losing mails in Outlook 365 version 2505 when moving them to subfolders when cached mode is activated.

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Hacking group UNC6040 attacks Salesforce instances via vishing

Posted on 2025-06-08 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]I'm posting some more information here that I received from the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The security experts have come across a campaign by the hacker group UNC6040 that uses voice phishing (vishing) to compromise Salesforce instances and steal data.

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Are there issues in Windows with Intel driver updates for Fujitsu devices (2025)?

Posted on 2025-06-08 by guenni

[German]A quick question for readers who use Fujitsu devices. I have just been informed that there are problems installing Intel driver packages provided by Fujitsu under Windows.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Edge Version 137.0.3296.68 (6. June 2025)

Posted on 2025-06-07 by guenni

Edge[German]Microsoft has released an update for the Edge browser on 6.6.2025. This updates Edge in the stable channel to version 137.0.3296.68 and includes bug fixes and fixes for performance issues.

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Chrome and Edge emergency updates – and trouble in Chrome/Edge 137

Posted on 2025-06-07 by guenni

Update[German]Short addendum from the last few days. Both Google had to provide the Chrome browser and Microsoft had to provide the Chromium-based Edge browser with an urgent security update. This is due to security vulnerabilities that have probably been exploited by threat actors in the wild. I have also received two reader reports about problems when switching to the new Chrome/Edge 137. Here is a brief summary of these issues.

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Microsoft launches "European Security Program"

Posted on 2025-06-07 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Microsoft is currently intensively courting the European market in order to retain customers in the government sector. To this end, Redmond has announced a European Security Program. This new initiative is designed to strengthen cyber security across Europe and is available to all European governments free of charge.

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Android: Meta and Yandex escapted browser sandboxing and track users

Posted on 2025-06-07 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]I'm adding an information that I came across a few days ago. Anyone using apps or services from Meta (Facebook & Co.) or Yandex (Russian, less common in DACH) on Android was tracked. Security researchers have discovered that tracking pixels bypass the sandbox isolation in the browser and transmit users' personal data to apps and service servers. Meta has discontinued this tracking mechanism as of June 3, 2025 after it was discovered.

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VMware kicks lowest partner level (except in Europe)

Posted on 2025-06-07 by guenni

VMware[German]Brief news that I came across last Sunday. VMware by Broadcom is shaving its partner program for the distribution of its products. The lowest level of the partner program is to be dropped – although this step does not apply to Europe.

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