Tag Archives: Teams

Outlook appointments automatically become teams meetings

Posted on 2023-07-22 by guenni

[German]Besides the issue, that Outlook constantly asking to open previous session windows on startup (see Outlook startup asks for "re-open windows", options to disable missing), there may be another bug that has made its way into the Click-2-Run versions of … Continue reading →

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Outlook.com search issue ;(July 6/7, 2023); MS Teams "duplicate contacts" bug unfixed since end of March 2023.

Posted on 2023-07-07 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is struggling with various disruptions to its cloud infrastructure in the last few hours (July 6 / 7, 2023). Hours ago, the search in Outlook.com was broken – the cause was probably a faulty update. And currently the status … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams: Issues with shared files

Posted on 2023-06-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft Teams client is programmed a "bit strangely", as I already mentioned here in the blog. German blog reader Tom B. just emailed me about some observations on how the Microsoft Teams client handles his saved files. Perhaps this is … Continue reading →

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Outlook and Teams to open links soon in Edge by default

Posted on 2023-05-03 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's bullying of users is going into the next round. Redmond wants to open web links in the Outlook for Windows app and in Microsoft Teams in the Edge browser by default. And this is to be independent of the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft agrees not to bundle Teams with Office reported

Posted on 2023-04-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is making a 180-degree turn and will no longer automatically bundle its Teams video conferencing and messaging app with its Microsoft 365 packages as an Office solution. That's reported be Financial Times. With this move, Redmond is trying to … Continue reading →

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Free Microsoft Teams (classic) to be discontinued, data backup required by April 12, 2023

Posted on 2023-02-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has announced, that the free offer of Microsoft Teams (classic) will be terminated. Companies should switch to the paid Microsoft Teams Essentials subscription. However, there is still a free option to use Microsoft Teams. But those who have been … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams: Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Posted on 2023-01-28 by guenni

A little note about security on Microsoft Teams. Two security researchers @adm1nkyj1 and @jinmo123 participated in pwn2own 2022 in Vancouver. There they tried to hack Microsoft Teams, but failed due to time allocation. Both discovered a bug that allowed an … Continue reading →

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"Breaking news": Microsoft Teams supports now "Games for Work" …

Posted on 2022-11-18 by guenni

The other day, a message went around the Internet announcing a new feature in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has unlocked a new "Games for Work" feature. Boring online meeting with the boss – why not play a Minesweeper or Solitaire on … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens as plain text in Windows, Linux, Macs

Posted on 2022-09-18 by guenni

[German]The desktop app for Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens as plain text on the Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. This allows attackers to access accounts using these tokens even if multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been enabled. Customers should rely on … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams Bugs: Blocks Emergency calls, unpatched phishing vulnerability since March 2021

Posted on 2021-12-23 by guenni

[German]Another collective article on Microsoft Teams, which is widely used, but has a somewhat idiosyncratic implementation and above all is teeming with bugs and attracts negative attention in this regard every now and then. Today on offer: Since March 2021, … Continue reading →

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