[German]On November 9, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Exchange, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Microsoft warns that vulnerabilities in Exchange and Excel are being exploited. Below is a compact overview of these updates released on Patchday.
[German]On November 9, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 7 SP1 systems that are still in ESU support. Also with ESU Bypass v11 the whole thing still works. But these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2008 R2 with ESU support. Here is some information about the Monthly Rollup and Security only updates for this operating system.
[German]On November 9, Microsoft released various updates for Windows 8.1. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information on the Monthly Rollup and Security only updates for these operating systems.
[German]For administrators of Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019, Microsoft has released the security updates for the current month as of November 9, 2021. Most relevantly, a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2021-42321 is closed (was exploited at the Tianfu 2021 hacker contest). This is already being exploited by attackers in the wild – albeit on a limited scale – so prompt installation of the November 2021 security updates is advised.
[German]The U.S. company Robinhood Markets has confirmed a privacy incident involving the personal data of about 7 million customers. That's about a third of its users. Among other things, a cyberattacker captured emails, which could lead to follow-up attacks on Robinhood customers. The cyberattacker attempted to extort the company after gaining access to email addresses and more through social engineering of a customer service representative.
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[German]On November 9, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to the current version 21H1) were released. Here are some details about the respective patchday security updates.
[German]Microsoft has announced a new variant of Windows 11 called Windows 11 SE for November 9, 2021. This Windows 11 variant is supposed to be specially designed for low-cost educational PCs and offers optimizations for low-end hardware. I had already speculated about this move by Microsoft a few days ago – which has now been so confirmed.
[German]Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired on January 14, 2020. However, Microsoft had provided a paid Extended Security Update Support for the two operating systems, which provides updates until January 10, 2023. Now it has been announced that Microsoft is extending this ESU support for Windows Server 2008 R2 for another year.
[German]The German service provider for medical practices, medatixx GmbH & Co. KG, fell victim to a ransomware attack in the middle of last week. Not only the services for medical practices (doctor's offices) are is affected. Data of customers might have possibly been leaked as well. medatixx GmbH & Co. KG is responsible for 25 % of German doctors' offices.
[German]The ransomware attack on Media Markt/Saturn's service provider, which became public on November 8, 2021, was carried out by the Hive gang. According to various reports, the attackers demanded between $50 and $240 million in ransom. Since the attack on the service provider, Media Markt and Saturn stores in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have been operating in an offline emergency mode, which may cause some restrictions. Here's the latest information.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
