[German]A brief warning for users who have QNAP NAS drives in use. The AgeLocker ransomware seems to target such drives that are accessible via the Internet and encrypts their contents. In some cases, files are also taken off for further blackmailing. The problem is, however, that little is known about which versions of the NAS operating system QTS are vulnerable.
[German]Open source software advocate Eric S. Raymond predicts the triumph of Linux on the desktop. Microsoft will 'soon bury' its Windows as we know it. Instead, Microsoft would rely on a Linux kernel with a Windows emulation layer.
[German]Besides the ransomware attack on UHS (Cyber attack with ransomware on US hospital operator UHS) the French shipping company CMA CGM S.A. was a victim by ransomware.
[German]The US clinic operator Universal Health Service Inc. (UHS) operates several hundred clinics nationwide. UHS fell victim to a ransomware infection during the night. Here is some information about what is known.
[English]The Trend Micro security solution Apex One and Apex One as a Service (SaaS) has serious vulnerabilities, which the manufacturer has closed via a security update. Administrators using the products should install updates promptly.
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A brief reading tip for Windows experts. In the article Demystifying the "SVCHOST.EXE" Process and Its Command Line Options you can find explanations about the Windows process SVCHOST.EXE and its command line options -k, -s and p. Perhaps of interest.
[German]Users of Apple iPads and iPhones that have switched to the new iOS 14 may run into ossies with WLAN access. The devices is using constantly new Wi-Fi MAC addresses. This may causes trouble with routers when MAC filtering is applied. The reason is the new Private WLAN Adresses in iOS 14.x, that has been activated by default.
[German]Strange thing that came to my attention on Twitter. Windows Update offers people optional drivers, but they don't really fit for the machines in question. Microsoft rolls out apparently optional INTEL driver updates of the type INTEL – System – <Date> <Version>.
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released version 78.3.1 of the e-mail client on September 25, 2020. This is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client, which contains a fix for crashes. There is also a warning from the BSI for citizens for Thunderbird versions below 78.3 – but I don't really think that this is a full-blown warning.
[German]For months, Microsoft has been updating Windows 10 users to the new Chromium-based Edge Browser. This not only causes collateral damages in some case. The 'obnoxious' Edge upgrade experience is annoying users. Just saw a new sarcasm alarm of a tortured user.
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