[German]Small addendum from this week: the developers of the Tor Bundle have already submitted version 10.0.16 of the Tor Browser on April 20, 2021. This also updates the Firefox ESR.
[German]Security researchers from CyberNews have managed to apply for a job with a ransomware gang that works on a division of labor. During the interviews, some details about their work processes were revealed, which the security researchers have now documented.
[German]Unpleasant news for users of the password manager Passwordstate. Click Studios, the Australian provider behind the password manager has announced to have become a victim of a supply chain attack. People should assume that their passwords stored via Passwordstate password manager have been leaked.
[German]Security experts from Check Point Research warn of new campaign that threatens millions of users. The attackers can install contaminated files on computers via Telegram and then control these programs remotely. Here is some information I received directly from Check Point.
[German]Adobe has released an update for the Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC Windows installer to version 21.001.20150 on April 23, 2021. The release notes provide the download addresses for the Windows and macOS installers. Why the Windows packages were updated to version 21.001.20150 is not described. (via)
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[German]Microsoft has released the preview update KB5001396 for Windows 10 version 1909 on April 22, 2021. One of the new features is the introduction of the "News and Interests" function in the Windows 10 Taskleist (was already going around the Internet the days, but I had deliberately not addressed in the blog). Below is some information about the preview update KB5001396.
[German]Is something happening with Windows 10 version 21H1, because Microsoft probably distributed the preparatory update KB4023057 to machines with Windows 10 again? The update is supposed to improve the reliability of the Windows Update service. In addition, Windows 10 version 1909 will reach the end of support in some SKUs in May 2021. Here is some information around this topic.
[German]Vendor SonicWall has issued a security notification for his product SonicWall Email Security. There are Zero-Day Vulnerabilities that put users of this product at risk.
[German]Another quick note: Microsoft has probably moved the upcoming release of Windows 10 version 21H1 for Windows Insiders from the Beta Channel to the Release Preview Channel. The announcement was made a few days ago, as I read at Bleeping Computer. So far, however, I am not aware that this version has been generally released to all users. The release could happen at the end of the month or in May 2021.
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