[German]Microsoft released the Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2) last week (see Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2) released). Now, as of November 19, 2021, they have also updated the Windows administrative templates to cover Windows 10 version 21H2.
[German]Banking Trojan Mekotio returns in Latin AmericaCheck Point reports that the sophisticated banking Trojan Mekotio has returned in Latin America. In July this year, Spanish police had caught 16 suspects for money laundering related to the malware. Now the malware is attacking Spanish-speaking countries. The originator of the new version seems to be a Brazilian criminal gang, according to Check Point. I'm surprised, since Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, not Spanish. Anyway, Check Point already blocked over 100 attacks.
[German]Short addendum from this week. Microsoft has issued a security warning for November 16, 2021. It states that the Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege has security vulnerabilities. Specifically, it is about two vulnerabilities CVE-2021-42297 and CVE-2021-43211. In addition, there were some update revisions to vulnerabilities in Excel, etc.
[German]Question for people who use Acronis True Image (ATI) for backup. A blog reader pointed out a recurring problem with ATI to me back in late September 2021. The software seems to again forget or automatically change settings that the user has made. I am interested to know if there were or still are more people affected. Here is a summary of the facts.
[German]On October 4, 2021, there was a worldwide, six-hour IT outage at the U.S. company Facebook. What many users didn't have on their radar: The outage showed the dependencies many users and businesses have on Facebook identity management. Here's some information about it.
[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 ...
Microsoft introduced its first Windows with version number 1.0 on November 20, 1985. I didn't really notice the event at that time. And I won't tell you the hardware requirements at that time, because I don't want to bring tears into anyone's eyes. 
[German]Microsoft has released a security advisory for the Edge browser as of November 19, 2021, updating the browser to version 96.0.1054.29. The update also addressed security vulnerabilities reported to the Chromium team. Continue reading
[German]On November 19, 2021 owners of a Tesla electric car have smaller problems. The unlocking of the vehicles via smartphone app probably no longer works worldwide due to server errors. Vehicle owners will then have to resort to either Bluetooth or an (NFC) key to open the vehicles.
[German]Another addendum from this week. Intel has released a security advisory saying that its processors are affected by BIOS flaws. Potential vulnerabilities in the BIOS for some Intel processors could allow privilege escalation. Intel issues firmware updates via the board manufacturers to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities.
[German]The Google Chrome browser released on November 15, 2021 (see Chrome 96.0.4664.45) is causing user complaints. Users are noticing issues with Twitter and Discord websites, as well as video playback. Chrome developers have since acknowledged this as a Chrome 96 bug.
Continue reading
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
