[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.10.0 on April 19, 2021. It is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the email client, which fixes various bugs and vulnerabilities.
[German]Mozilla's developers have released versions 88.0.0 and 78.10.0 of the Firefox browser on April 19, 2021. This is a new development branch for FF 88 and a security update for the ESR, which fixes vulnerabilities and bugs.
[German]Microsoft has also fixed the Windows NTFS bug, which could lead to NTFS system drive corruption, on Patchday (4/13/2021) with the rolled-out security updates for Windows 10. Here is some information on the subject.
[German]Microsoft has published a new list for repairs of Surface devices that are out of warranty. Device owners can see, for example, how much a battery replacement or a display replacement will cost, since flat rates are used.
[German]Microsoft has released a security report stating that 83% of all companies have suffered an attack on their device firmware in the last two years. This suggests that security managers in companies should keep an eye on this and secure the systems in this regard.
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[German]On April 13, 2021, Microsoft released a slew of security updates for Windows and other Microsoft products. In the context of a patchday recap, I would like to summarize some information about these updates.
[German]Adobe has updated Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 21.001.20149 for Windows and macOS on April 16, 2021. See the release notes for download addresses for the Windows and macOS installers. Two issues are fixed: FDF documents cannot be opened in the web app, and Acrobat and Reader generate incorrect signature data for elliptical curve signatures when the elliptical certificate is stored in the Windows certificate store. (via)
[German]After the (supply chain) malware attack on various Gigaset Android smartphones, WhatsApp access was blocked for many users. There is an option to have the access unlocked again. Since several people have asked whether it is safe to continue using the SIM card and WhatsApp with the phone number, I have compiled some information.
[German]Older models of Gigaset smartphones have been attacked by malware via the manufacturer's update servers from March 26, 2021 – and increasingly from April 1, 2021. The manufacturer, Gigaset, has issued the information Lösung Malware-Angriff Smartphones with instructions on how to clean up the malware infestation of its Android devices on April 8, 2021. However, according to previous feedback, this doesn't really work for many people. Now there is a revised guidance from Gigaset dated April 12, 2021 on how to clean up the devices. Hence, a brief update with the latest findings.
[German]As of April 15, 2021, Microsoft has released the Edge browser version 90.0.818.39. However, there is feedback from blog readers that error 0x800421F7 was reported during the update installation. Here is some information on the issue.
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