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- Enric S on Microsoft Outlook 365 or other MS 365 apps are dropping suddenly errors
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Recent Comments
- Marik on Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (January 2025)
- Enric S on Microsoft Outlook 365 or other MS 365 apps are dropping suddenly errors
- Dennis Reichard on Microsoft Teams: Are there issues with phone calls/chats (Jan. 2025)?
- Joel Michaels on Attention: Email forwarding stops after restarting a Domino server from 13. Dec. 2024
- Fixa Mente on Patchday: Windows 10/11 Updates (January 14, 2025)
Category Archives: General
European High Court: EU Commission violates GDPR with data transfer to Meta
[German]Big slap on the wrist for the EU Commission from the European Court of Justice. In proceedings before the ECJ, the Commission was ordered to pay damages to a German activist because the EU Commission had given data to Meta … Continue reading
Zuckerberg announces to end fact-checking posts on Facebook and Instagram
[German]Facebook founder and Meta CEO Marc Zuckerberg has announced a major change of direction regarding user posts on the Facebook and Instagram platforms. Cooperation with fact-checkers in the USA is to be abolished and the company intends to campaign for … Continue reading
Happy new Year 2025
I wish this to all blog readers and, above all, good health and optimism in these times.
BlackBerry sells XDR solution Cylance to Artic Wolf
[German]A short message for readers who may rely on BlackBerry's XDR solution Cylance. News has reached me a couple of days ago, that BlackBerry is selling this asset to market leader Artic Wolf – a mutual agreement to transfer has … Continue reading
Hackers could break the European power grid via vulnerabilities in solar systems
[German]An unpleasant but by no means new realization. Some countries are "proud" of the installed capacity of solar collectors. But a Greek white hat hacker has shown how he could hack into numerous European solar systems using a laptop and … Continue reading
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NSO Group found guilty of WhatsApp attack with Pegasus spyware
[German]In 2019, WhatsApp users fell victim to an attack by spyware that could be installed on Android and iOS devices via a vulnerability. WhatsApp sued the NSO Group, which developed and sold the exploit. A verdict has now been reached … Continue reading
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Facebook: EU imposes 797.72 million euro fine
[German]The EU Commission has fined Meta €797.72 million for tying its online classifieds service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook and imposing unfair trading conditions on other providers of online classifieds services.
Windows: Mail app will no longer work from December 31, 2024
[German]Brief information for users of Windows 10 (and possibly Windows 11) who are still using the "Mail and Calendar" app as their email client. Microsoft has started the transition to the new Outlook app. Anyone holding on to the old … Continue reading
Malware September 2024: Formbook on Windows devices
[German]Brief addendum on the subject of security and malware risks. I have had the malware report for September 2024 from security provider Check Point since mid-October 2024. Windows systems in Germany were probably particularly affected by the Formbook malware. The … Continue reading
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