[German]On November 4, 2020, Microsoft published a security advisory that refers to a security update of the Edge Browser. The browser must have been updated, but no information can be retrieved. Here is some information about this. Addendum: Details added.
[German]Microsoft claims to have fixed a nasty bug that caused external displays to suddenly turn black when apps displayed certain content. The update in question was already released in October 2020.
[German]There was a cyber attack on the Japanese game developer Capcom, which develops games like Resident Evil, etc. The company reported this and indicated that business operations were affected last weekend.
[German]Once again I pick up an unpleasant topic here. It's about the fact that Microsoft is now releasing monthly preview updates for their .NET frameworks to fix the numerous vulnerabilities and bugs in the stuff. But these optional preview updates are installed by force if the user is not careful enough.
Microsofts domain microsoft.com were not accessible for many users worldwide, as I am reading here right now.The message 'Your request has been blocked. This may be due to several reasons.' was shown. I have the impression that Microsoft is currently rebuilding; in the blog post Edge 86.0.622.61 released I had mentioned that the page ADV200002 only shows a navigation structure. Currently, I get an error 404 there when I try to visit the site with details about Edge security updates. Is that the same with you?
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel on November 4, 2020. There are no new features, only fixes. The announcement was made in the Windows-Blog, where you can read the list of fixes and known issues.
[German]A short addendum (the information has passed me by because I looked in the wrong corner of the Microsoft universe, ADV200002 showed the old status from the end of October for a long time and currently reports nothing at all, only navigation elements). Already on November 2, 2020 Microsoft has updated the Chromium-based Edge Browser to version 86.0.622.61. This is a maintenance update that fixes performance problems and bugs. Unfortunately, Microsoft does not disclose any details, so I am currently unable to state whether the vulnerabilities described by me on November 2, 2020 in the blog post Critical security update to Google Chrome 86.0.4240.183 have been fixed.
[German]Has a hacker managed to crack a so-called Bitcoin wallet that stores credit balances of a crypto-money account? It is certain that a Bitcoin wallet that has been passed around in hacker circles since 2015 has been emptied. The account was relieved of the equivalent of US$1 billion.
[German]The US toy manufacturer, Mattel, has filed information about a successful ransomware attack on its corporate IT. This has been revealed in a report send to the US Securities Exchange Commission.
[German]On November 3, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday) Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Here is a brief overview. Continue reading
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