[German]I'd have one more for the end of Sunday. It's about a user, whose 'lifelong' user account was closed 'because of copyright infringement'.
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Microsoft's account suspensions and the OneDrive 'nude' photos
[German]Users of a Microsoft account – needed for Microsoft services or in Windows 10 – may facing a strange behaviro. Their Microsoft account may be suspended without a warning for life time. One reason could be OneDrive content, that violates Microsoft's terms of service. A photo of the bathing children can cause your Microsoft account to be suspended – for lifetime – and you'll be digitally exist no more.
Addendum: Microsoft Security Update Releases (Aug. 11, 2020)
[German]Another addendum from this week as a follow-up to Patchday. Microsoft has issued a document 'Microsoft Security Update Releases' with two warnings about patched vulnerabilities. The message was required due to a revision of the CVEs.
Microsoft Dynamics 365: Vulnerability CVE-2020-1182
[German]A short addendum to the patchday August 11, 2020, where Microsoft has also released an update for Microsoft Dynamics 365. This will fix the remote execution vulnerability CVE-2020-1182.
Microsoft Defender blocks Citrix services as Trojan
[German]Currently, there is a problem that Microsoft Defender detects Citrix services as Trojans after an update and deactivates these services. But there is a workaround, which is described in a support article.
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 ...
Exchange Online service disruption? (August 11,-14, 2020)
[German]Since 11.8.2020 Microsoft has been experiencing a disruption in Exchange Online service. The service is occasionally disrupted in sub-functions (login, access). Blog reader Andreas P. has provided me with some information from the Dashboard for Administrators.
Microsoft August 2020 Patchday issues
[German]The security updates rolled out by Microsoft on August 11, 2020 for Windows and other Microsoft products are causing problems for some users. These range from installation errors 0x800f0988 to login problems to Hyper-V machines that no longer work. There is an update for the striking PDF24 Creator which fixes the error.
Amazon's Alexa hacked, numerous vulnerabilities
[German]Security researcher from Check Point Research finds vulnerabilities in certain Amazon Alexa subdomains. The Researchers demonstrate how hackers could remove/install skills on a victim's Alexa account, access voice histories, and personal information These were immediately reported to Amazon and have since been closed. Until then, however, any user could become the victim of a hacker attack – without even realizing it. Sensitive data, such as the history of all voice recordings, could already have been stolen.
Adobe Reader/Acrobat: Security updates available (August 11, 2020)
[German]Another addendum from this week. Adobe released a security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat and other Adobe products such as Lightroom on August 11, 2020. These updates close some, partly critical, security holes. Here is some information.
Microsoft Edge 84.0.522.59 released
[German]Microsoft has published a security advisory on August 11, 2020, which refers to the new ,ritish security update for the Chromium Edge Browser to version 84.0.522.59.