[German]Zyxel has closed a 0-Day vulnerability in its NAS devices through a firmware update. An exploit code for the vulnerability is currently being sold on underground forums for $20,000.
[German]Currently (German) PayPal customers seem to be increasingly victims of unauthorized debits for fake orders via Google Pay. The payment target are Target and Starbucks shops in the USA. Here is some information what I found out.
[German]Exciting story: It seems possible to pause Updates in Windows 10 Version 1903 and 1909 for more than 35 days. This works for the Home version, but also for the Pro version.
[German]After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook offers the possibility to download data about oneself and also to check whether advertisers have uploaded data for a profile. But the data prepared by Facebook isn't correct.
[German]Strange behavior: Windows 10 reports, that no Internet connection is available. However, users can surf the Internet with a web browser and viee web pages without any problems.
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[German]Administrators who are customizing Windows 10 operating system images and distribute them using SCCM should be careful. There is probably a pitfall can cause trouble, when integrating 2020 updates into an image.
A little tip for people who work with Citrix StoreFront and want to secure the communication with the Delivery Controller via SSL certificates. Pay attention to the signature algorithm.
Intel has released a new HD graphics driver for the GPUs of various CPUs. It raises the version to 26.20.100.7870 and is available for Windows 10. You can download it here, a description of the changes can be found at softpedia.
[German]Just a brief addenum from Friday night (Redmond time) – Microsoft has issued a Security Advisory) for the Microsoft Edge browser. It's about a security update for this browser.
[German]US Retailer Slickwraps attracted attention because security researchers were able to access protected customer and financial data. The case once again reveals ignorance and unbelievable sloppiness, as a long patchable Dirty Cow vulnerability was exploitable.
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