It's getting even more crayz. Now a Ransomware has been found which encrypts the contents of the logical Windows drive D:, E:, F: etc. instead of files on the drive C:. It is still unclear what exactly is behind this (unfinished Ransomware or a targeted attack on network shares).
[German]Microsoft has begun to distribute the feature update on Windows 10 November 2019 Update (Version 1909) more widely. The Windows 10 Update Wizard has been adjusted accordingly and the feature update is now officially available for WSUS.
[German]A information for users of Intel hardware. The company has probably started to remove the downloads of BIOS updates and drivers that have reached the support end from its websites.
[German]On November 18, 2019, Microsoft released update KB4484198 to fix error 3340 with database accesses in Access 2016. Further fixes for other Access versions will follow soon. Addendum: Also Click to Run Access 2016 has been fixed via an update.
[German]A brief addendum for users of Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008/R2, who had trouble with update KB890830 (MSRT) in November. Microsoft has indirectly admitted that they pulled KB890830 from Windows Update due to issues.
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[German]Apple released iOS 13.2.3 (and iPadOS 13.2.3 for iPads) for the supported devices a few hours ago. It is a maintenance update which should fix bugs in the older iOS versions two weeks after the release of iOS 13.2.
[English]Another addendum for administrators of Windows Server 2008 systems who need extended support. Microsoft has already released the update KB4528081 for Windows Server 2008 SP2 on November 8, 2019, which is intended to check the eligibility for the Extended Security Updates.
Microsoft has released various updates for older Surface devices to fix connection problems. Another update shall improve battery life. And owners of a Surface Pro 7 complain about poor battery life.
[German]The TMC 2019 took place in Chengdu, China, on the weekend of 16-17 November 2019. It is a hacker competition (TifanCup 2019), where the best hacker teams of China compete against each other. Once again, there were a lot of hacks on current software such as browsers, office and virtualization solutions.
[German]A design flaw compromises the safety of low energy Bluetooth devices such as fitness trackers or smart speakers. These are prone to hacker attacks due to the flaw.
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