[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.
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[German]Cyber attackers have been using three known vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Exchange Servers for months, for which updates have been available for months. Despite this, there are around 30,000 Microsoft Exchange Servers accessible via the Internet that are vulnerable to attack via these vulnerabilities. Security researchers have now issued a warning because cyber criminals have changed their tactics to attack systems and install hard-to-detect WebShells there by exploiting three vulnerabilities in on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers, grouped under the name ProxyShell.
[German]Microsoft once again had to admit to a problem that affects both Windows 10 from version 2004 and Windows 11. After installing an update, the MSI installer may cause trouble, as both repairing and updating applications (apps) no longer works. Here is a brief overview of this problem. Addendum: A fix is getting tested with Insiders.
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[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.3.2 as of November 19, 2021. This is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch, which makes numerous fixes and one change. Here's a quick overview.
[German]Microsoft has issued a security alert as of November 17, 2021, disclosing a vulnerability in Microsoft Azure AD. This allows information to be retrieved from the Microsoft Azure Actice Directory (AD).
[German]It looks like Microsoft is preparing a fix that should correct printer errors that occur on network printers due to PrintNightmare updates. At least that's what a new Windows 10 Insider Preview tells us. Furthermore, I came across a report from an administrator who is noticing increased printer problems shortly after the November 2021 patchday. His network printers disappear from the dialog boxes.
[German]The PRODAFT Threat Intelligence (PTI) team has published a new report on the internal structures and inner workings of the Conti ransomware group. They are currently among the most dangerous ransomware criminals. Now, the infrastructure through which the ransomware group receives its ransom payments is said to be offline and shut down.
[German]Currently, some operators of WordPress sites are caught on the wrong foot. The affected WordPress instances show a warning that the site is encrypted. A ransom of 0.1 Bitcoin is demanded for decryption. However, the WordPress instance is not encrypted, but the message is displayed via a compromised plugin.
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