[German]A new data breach affected the user data base of the online role game Town of Salem. A hacker was able to export the user data base with 7.6 million user data.
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Finnish Consumer Disputes Board: Microsoft has to compensate for “Forced upgrade to Windows 10”
[German]The Finnish Consumer Disputes Board decided, that Microsoft had no contractual right to install a new operating system without asking for permission. Microsoft has to compensate Windows 10 "Forced Installation" damage to consumer.
Issues with iOS device registration via IMEI in Intune
Another short note for administrators who use Microsoft's Intune management software to manage iOS devices. The IMEI of the devices is probably not recognized correctly in Intune.
Otter Browser 1.0.0.1
[German]Are you searching a browser that doesn't depend on Chromium or Firefox and shall not been Edge or Safari? The developers have released the first stable version 1.0.0.1 of the Otter browser (successor from Opera) at January 1, 2019. This is the successor of the Opera browser, which is available for different platforms.
Microsoft Edge: PoC for Remote Execution Vulnerability
[German]A security researcher has published an exploit code as a Proof of Concept (PoC) that exploits a remote execution vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Microsoft Edge.
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 ...
Office 2010 Updates for January 2019 has been pulled
[German]Welcome to 2019 – especially for Microsoft's customers, who are relating to updates. Noting new this year: Microsoft has pulled the four updates issued for Office 2010 on January 2, 2019, to enable the new Japanese calendar.
Windows 10 V1809: Continous Warnings (Event ID 1534)
[German]Another issue with Windows 10 version 1809, which I would like to discuss here. The User Profile Service populated the event log with warnings (Event ID 1534).
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Synology NAS systems
[German]There is a critical vulnerability in the Netatalk (Apple AFP) system software used by Synology NAS devices. Attackers could remotely execute malicious code on the device. A security update is available for affected devices. And Synology has issued two warnings about additional vulnerabilities in Synology software.
Microsoft Office Patchday (January 2, 2019)
[German]For the first Tuesday of the month (Office Patchday), Microsoft has released some non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016 on January 2, 2019.
Windows 10: 0-day bug enabled file overwrite
[German]At the end of the year 2018 a new 0-day bug in Windows became known, which allows attackers to overwrite files. Here is some information about this new bug.