Windows 10 Updates KB5000802/KB5000808 causes BSOD when printing in win32kfull.sys – pulled?

Posted on 2021-03-10 by guenni

[German]Beware, there are initial reports here on the blog that cumulative updates KB5000802 and KB5000808  from March 9, 2021 for Windows 10 (1909 – 20H2) is causing BlueScreen in win32kfull.sys when printing.

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 9, 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-10 by guenni

[German]On March 9, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 9, 2021)

Posted on 2021-03-10 by guenni

[German]On March 9, 2021, Microsoft has released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, and so on. Below is a compact overview of these updates.

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Exchange hack: new patches and new findings

Posted on 2021-03-09 by guenni

[German]Microsoft issued more out-of-band updates for older Microsoft Exchange Server CUs (which have already fallen out of support) last night. In addition, it is now clear, when the attack waves started and what could have protected against the hack, although four 0-day exploits existed for months. Let me summarize some new information in this post.

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Thunderbird 78.8.1 released

Posted on 2021-03-09 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.8.1 on March 8, 2021. This is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the email client, which fixes various bugs.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows administrators get full control over driver and firmware updates

Posted on 2021-03-09 by guenni

Windows Update[German]In the context of the digital developer conference Ignite 2021, Microsoft also announced a new approach for installing driver and firmware updates. Windows administrators are expected to have full control over these updates at some point in the future.

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Russian hacker forum Maza was hacked

Posted on 2021-03-09 by guenni

[German]I already came across the information from Flashpoint a few days ago, according to which the Russian-language hacker forum Maza itself was hacked. It seems that credentials of users in other forums have been published.

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Patch your VMware View Planner

Posted on 2021-03-09 by guenni

[German]VMware View Planner has several vulnerabilities, that can be used for Remote Code Execution (RCE). VMware has issued a warning and also security updates for View Planner.

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Cyber attack on Exchange server of the European Banking Authority

Posted on 2021-03-08 by guenni

[German]The European Banking Authority has fallen victim to a cyber attack. Their Exchange servers were compromised via vulnerabilities patched in early March 2021. Here is some information on what I know so far.

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Gafgyt botnet family targets D-Link, Citrix and IoT

Posted on 2021-03-08 by guenni

[German]Security researchers have recently encountered a family of botnets called Gafgyt that targets D-Link, Citrix and IoT devices. It is the first malware family to attack vulnerabilities in devices via the Tor network.

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