Five affilitates of Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware group arrested

Posted on 2021-11-09 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The air is getting thinner for supporters and affiliates of various ransomware gangs. Pressure from law enforcement is increasing. Europol has uncovered and arrested five people who were actively involved in extortion as affiliates for the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware group. Those involved were based in Romania and Kuwait and thought they were safe because, after all, everything was done via the Internet and cryptocurrency.

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Prevent upgrade to Windows 11

Posted on 2021-11-09 by guenni

Windows[English]Since the release of Windows 11 on October 5, 2021, users with hardware suitable for this operating system are faced with the question: upgrade or not. And there is one more question: How can I effectively prevent the upgrade to Windows 11?

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Ransomware Attack on electronic retail markets of Media Markt/Saturn

Posted on 2021-11-08 by guenni

Sicherheit[German]The electronics stores of the Media Markt and Saturn chains (in Germany and the Netherlands) have fallen victim to a successful ransomware attack. The more than 3,100 servers of these companies were encrypted, which has a direct impact on business operations. Numerous stores are running offline in a kind of emergency mode.

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OneDrive Support for Desktop App ends on Jan. 1, 2022 für Windows 7, 8, 8.1

Posted on 2021-11-08 by guenni

[German]Support for the OneDrive desktop app will end for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 on January 1, 2022, Microsoft announced in a tech community post. There will be no more updates for the app then, and on March 1, 2022, syncing with OneDrive in the desktop app will also stop. Then files will have to be shared in the browser with a OneDrive account. (via)

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Microsoft plans to phase out older updates, promises speed and security gains

Posted on 2021-11-08 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft is once again working on optimizing the cumulative updates for Windows 10, because their size is increasing rapidly. This costs speed during download and installation. Therefore, certain older updates are to run cyclically so that they are no longer included in cumulative updates. Microsoft is hoping for speed and security gains from this. Here is some information on the subject.

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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 ...

Ukraine doxing five members of the Gamaredon APT

Posted on 2021-11-07 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[Germab]The Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) has been able to uncover the true identities of five members of the Gamaredon cyber espionage group. The five men operate out of the Crimean branch of Russia's Federal Intelligence Service (FSB) from Sevastopol in Crimea.

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MSI Packaging Training-Book eBook

Posted on 2021-11-07 by guenni

The folks at Advanced Installer provide a free eBook on MSI packaging with their product. The eBook introduces how to create MSI packages for Windows with Advanced Installer and explains how to create/use MTS, how to create patches in MSP format and reveals some practical scenarios around the topic.

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Fix: Chrome/Edge lose pinned icons after updates

Posted on 2021-11-07 by guenni

[German]With the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers on Windows, it can happen that the pinned tile icon is lost during a version update. There is a simple workaround you can try for pinned shortcuts to restore the icon. Continue reading →

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DRM breaks games on Windows 10 and 11 Alder Lake PCs

Posted on 2021-11-06 by guenni

Windows[German]Owners of PCs equipped with the Intel Alder Lake CPU could run into trouble when playing games. The Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection breaks games under Windows 10 and Windows 11, which can no longer be used. Intel has since published a list of affected CPUs.

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Babuk gang uses ProxyShell vulnerability in Exchange for ransomware attacks

Posted on 2021-11-06 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Cisco Talos security researchers have discovered that the Babuk ransomware gang is using the ProxyShell vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange to install a web shell called "China Chopper". A Babuk ransomware partner named "Tortilla" probably joined the group in October and is deploying this web shell. The ProxyShell vulnerability can be closed long ago by updates on on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers.

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