VLC 3.0.14 released

Sicherheit[German]The developers of the VLC Player have just released version 3.0.14 for Linux, macOS and Windows. After the somewhat "delayed" version 3.0.14, this is only a minimal maintenance update, which should fix bugs.

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Office 365 blocks emails from Google & LinkedIn domains

[German]Currently it seems that users of Microsoft Office 365 are facing issues receiving emails send from Google & LinkedIn domains. These emails are rejected in some cases. Microsoft has confirmed that and is working on a solution, and it seems that the issue has been resolved.

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Office 365: Autocomplete in Outlook broken (May 2021)

[German]Since the end of April 2021, numerous users have been complaining about a broken autocomplete display in Outlook that only shows large icons and the entries are no longer readable. The whole thing probably occurs with Outlook version 2016 and 2019 and seems to have been triggered by a Microsoft Office 365 update from late April 2021. Here is a summary of what has come to my attention so far.

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Windows: Create and detect hidden user accounts

Windows[German]Today a short article about a security topic I recently came across by chance. It's about the possibility to create hidden but active user accounts under Windows via net user command. This ability is increasingly being exploited by malware to set up a possible backdoor in the system.

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German security researcher hacked Apple's AirTag

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]A German security researcher has managed to break into the firmware of Apple's AirTag controller, dump it and then manipulate it after a few attempts. This allowed the security researcher to display a YouTube video on the phone to users trying to read an AirTag. Here is some information on this issue.

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Ransomware attack on US pipeline operator (May 2021)

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The last few days have again seen spectacular cases of ransomware infections on companies and organizations. The biggest case occurred last Thursday in the U.S., where the largest U.S. pipeline company had to shut down its operations after a successful ransomware attack. In the process, the pipeline that supplies fuel to the U.S. East Coast was also shut down as a precautionary measure

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Windows 10 V2004/20H2: All upgrade blocks removed (May 2021)

Windows[German]Good news for people who are still stuck on Windows 10 version 1909 because something is stuck and the feature update to the successor versions 2004 or 20H2 was denied. It should now work with the feature update, because Microsoft has now removed all upgrade blockers related to Conexant audio drivers for these Windows 10 versions.

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Microsoft pulls AMD driver that causes INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE BSOD

Windows[German]Users of systems with AMD Ryzen processors may run into a problem when Windows Update replaces Windows' own NVMe SSD driver with an AMD driver. Subsequently, Windows 10 can no longer boot and throws an INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE blue screen. The issue has been resolved by pulling this AMD driver.

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Edge 90: Crashes on Full Screen YouTube Videos

Edge[German]Some Internet users complain that the Microsoft Chromium-based Edge browser has problems with YouTube videos. Can anyone confirm this, that the Microsoft Edge browser hangs or crashes when you let YouTube videos play in full-screen mode in the browser? Microsoft is already investigating the issue and suggesting what to try.

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Audacity and its telemetry: New management's middle finger to the community

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Open source enthusiasts are currently on the barricades, because Audacity has a new management. And this has simply given the audio player a set of functions for telemetry data collection. This does not go down well with the community, which interprets it as getting the "finger". Brief overview of what it's all about specifically.

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