Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20279

Posted on 2020-12-15 by guenni

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 20279 for Windows Insiders in the Developer Channel as of December 14, 2020. This build is largely identical to build 20277, which was released on December 10, 2020. Microsoft wants to test upgrade options to other builds. Windows Insiders who upgraded to build 21277 (RS_PRERELEASE) will not be offered this build because they are on a newer build. The announcement was made on the Windows blog, where you can read about fixes and known issues, as well as other details.

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Windows 10 20H2: Update KB4592438 blocks VMware ThinApp

Posted on 2020-12-15 by guenni

[German]Windows 10 20H2 administrators using VMware ThinApp should beware. I have received feedback from users that after installing update KB4592438, VMware ThinApps no longer starts. Here's an overview, what I know so far.

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UK Tax Relief Company Exposes Customers' Personal Information In Data Leak

Posted on 2020-12-14 by guenni

Security Researchers from Website Planet found, that an UK Tax Relief Company Exposes Customers' Personal Information due to a misconfigured web server. Here are a few details about this Data Leak.

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SolarWinds products with SunBurst backdoor, cause of FireEye and US government hacks?

Posted on 2020-12-14 by guenni

[German]Suspected state hackers have succeeded in tampering with SolarWinds' widely deployed networking and security products worldwide. Through a supply chain attack, a Trojan or the SunBurst backdoor was rolled out with a software update.

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US Treasury and US NTIA hacked

Posted on 2020-12-14 by guenni

[German]According to a report, the U.S. Treasury Department and another U.S. agency responsible for Internet and telecommunications have fallen victim to a sophisticated cyber attack. Suspected government hackers were able to pull documents. Addendum: It seems, that a backdoor in Solarwinds' products was the vulnerability used for the hacks.

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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 ...

iPhone: iOS 14 bug prevents SMS and iMessages notifications

Posted on 2020-12-13 by guenni

[German]Users of iPhones running iOS 14 are complaining that they are not getting notifications for incoming SMS text or iMessages messages. This appears to be a bug in iOS 14 that can also affect notifications from other apps.

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IoT Inspector and the 7,339 vulnerabilities under the Christmas tree

Posted on 2020-12-13 by guenni

[German]Security experts from IoT-Inspector have tracked down a total of 7,339 dangerous vulnerabilities in popular gifts such as connected children's toys, smart speakers or hobby drones. In terms of security, that's likely to be the collective horror under the Christmas tree. Products from well-known manufacturers are also represented.

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Windows 10 version 1903 reaches end of support, upgrade to successor version

Posted on 2020-12-13 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's Windows 10 version 1903, released in spring 2019, has now reached the end of support. Systems still running this Windows 10 version will now be migrated to newer Windows 10 versions in unmanaged environments.

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Adrozek malware campaign targets popular browsers

Posted on 2020-12-12 by guenni

[German]The Microsoft 365 security team points out a malware campaign called Adrozek. The malware targets popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, etc. and tries to manipulate the browser in such a way that advertisements are played during a search. Through this approach, those behind it try to generate revenue. Europe seems to be particularly affected.

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Gaming platform Steam with serious vulnerabilities

Posted on 2020-12-12 by guenni

[German]The gaming platform Steam have had serious vulnerabilities. Security researchers from Check Point have discovered that attackers can exploit the bugs found to repeatedly crash a player's session. Taking over a victim's computer or infecting all other computers connected to a third-party server are probably also possible. Valve has issued a patch, but 3rd party games may be vulnerable.

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