[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client want to slowly start migrating Thunderbird 78.x users to the new Thunderbird 91.x development branch. In Thunderbird 91, however, users should be prepared for problems or inconsistencies. In addition, the developers probably do not manage for six years to check add-ons in the user profile for legitimacy. Here a small overview to this topic.
[German]The LockBit ransomware group is threatening to release data captured in a ransomware infection at European aircraft manufacturer Airbus-Industries. This is believed to be the website and data of the Airbus Staff Associations (an organization surrounding the works council), which provides Airbus employees with opportunities to engage in sports, culture, recreation, and solidarity. The impact is limited to the computer network of this entity.
[German]Microsoft has made the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) available for Windows 11 – currently as a preview – as a download from the Microsoft Store. The WSL will be removed as an optional component from Windows 11 itself. This step should allow updates to be rolled out more quickly. In addition, the whole thing decouples WSL from the actual operating system. Microsoft has published details about this step in the blog post A preview of WSL in the Microsoft Store is now available!.
[German]Microsoft has released a security advisory for the Edge browser as of October 11, 2021, updating the browser to version 94.0.992.47. The update also closed security vulnerabilities reported to the Chromium team.
[German]Apple has released a security update for iPhone to iOS 15.0.2 and for iPad to iOS 15.0.2 as of October 11, 2021, which closes critical 0-day vulnerabilities in the core. According to Apple, the vulnerabilities are already being exploited in the wild.
[German]The issues with Windows 11, which will be officially released by Microsoft on October 5, 2021, are slowly piling up. In the blog post Windows 11: Known issues (October 5, 2021), I had already reported about three problems admitted by Microsoft. Among other things, Virtualbox is not compatible. There is also a memory leak in Explorer (see AMD warns: CPUs run up to 15% slower with Windows 11). On AMD CPUs, there are also performance losses (see Windows 11: File Explorer has a Memory Leak). Now it turns out that certain apps are causing trouble because of registry entries. And it looks like Brother printers connected via USB can't print.
[German]The municipality of Montreux, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and known for its mild microclimate and the Montreux Jazz Festival in July, seems to have been the victim of a successful cyber-attack yesterday (Sunday). Not many details are known at the moment, the municipality's website is down – here is some information on what is already known.
[German]Microsoft is working to force users – especially in enterprise IT – onto subscription models and cloud connectivity. From 2025, many on-premises offerings will be phased out and the compulsion to the cloud will then be de facto. This will be accompanied by a total loss of digital sovereignty. The German Open Source Business Alliance (OSB) therefore urgently pointed out as early as the end of September 2021 that Germany and the EU are taking powerful steps to give up even the last vestige of digital sovereignty.
[German]Due to the coronavirus pandemic, people have increasingly been working in home offices since 2020. Unfortunately, securing these workplaces has not kept pace with this development. At the same time, with the increased telecommuting in businesses due to the pandemic crisis, cybercrime has further upgraded and strengthened its ransomware capabilities. The number of ransomware attacks has skyrocketed. To keep up with cyber threats despite changing conditions, enterprises are forced to expand their IT security approach and strengthen their measures.
[German]Facebook doesn't take it well to people who acts against its own business interests. According to his own information, a software developer was banned for life from this platform because he had developed a browser extension "Unfollow Everything" that allowed users to restrict Facebook's negative features.
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