Microsoft Security Advisories and other Patches (July 2020)

Posted on 2020-07-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has published some security advisories about vulnerabilities and released further updates around 14 July 2020. I would like to add this information to the blog post.

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Windows 10 2004: Does update KB4557957 enable tablet mode?

Posted on 2020-07-26 by guenni

[German]In June 2020, Microsoft released the KB4557957 cumulative update for Windows 10 version 2004. As a result, in June or July 2020, some users may have had tablet mode enabled. It's been a few days, but I'll take it up with you. Here is some information I received from German blog reader Markus.

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Release scheme for the Microsoft Edge Browser

Posted on 2020-07-26 by guenni

EdgeMicrosoft published its release scheme for the Microsoft Edge Browser last week. Microsoft offers four options, called channels, to manage how often Microsoft Edge is updated with new features.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 19042.421 released

Posted on 2020-07-25 by guenni

As of July 24, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview 19042.421 (20H2 development branch) for insiders on the Beta Channel (formerly the Slow Ring). The new release comes as cumulative update KB4568831. The announcement was made on the Windows Blog, where you can find references to this build and a list auf changes and bug fixes.

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Garmin shutdown by WastedLocker ransomware attack

Posted on 2020-07-25 by guenni

[German]Some of the services of Garmin, the provider of navigation solutions, have been offline for several hours. Now there is probably confirmation that a WastedLocker Ransomware attack is the cause of the problems.

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Sharepoint RCE vulnerability CVE-2020-1147 – Details now public, patch immediately

Posted on 2020-07-25 by guenni

[German]A brief note for administrators in enterprises, who are responsible for Sharepoint installations. The details regarding an RCE vulnerability have now become public. It is important to patch the affected installations quickly.

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Garmin Services (probably) after Ransomware attack down

Posted on 2020-07-24 by guenni

[German]Following a global IT outage, the vendor of wearables and navigation solutions has temporarily taken its services and production offline. It is speculated that Garmin was the victim of a ransomware attack.

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Windows 10: Forced update to 2004 for old versions?

Posted on 2020-07-24 by guenni

[German]Currently, it looks like Microsoft is opening all the floodgates on Windows 10 and forcing machines with older operating system versions to upgrade to the current Windows 10 version. Here is some information about what has come to my attention.

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Windows 10 Build 20175 ISO and AMD-Preview block [solved]

Posted on 2020-07-23 by guenni

[German]On July 22, 2020, Microsoft not only released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20175. An ISO installation file was also released. In addition, there were load restrictions to install the new build on AMD systems. But this is fixed now.

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Distinct Data leaks (July 23, 2020)

Posted on 2020-07-23 by guenni

[German]In the last few days there have been some serious data leaks bruought to my attention, where data became public. For example, 25 GBytes of user data have been leaked from ancestry.com (genealogy). Here's a brief overview of some of these data leaks.

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