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Microsoft has shared a workaround for customers experiencing 0xc004c003 activation failures on Windows 10, version 2004 and 20H2 devices after installing the January 2021 monthly "C" release KB4598291 preview update. "This issue might occur when you try to activate the operating system with an OEM Activation 3.0 Digital Product Key," Microsoft explains.
Another ransomware operation known as 'Black Kingdom' is exploiting the Microsoft Exchange Server ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to encrypt servers. Over the weekend, security researcher Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTechBlog, tweeted that a threat actor was compromising Microsoft Exchange servers via the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to deploy ransomware.
Another ransomware operation known as 'Black Kingdom' is exploiting the Microsoft Exchange Server ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to encrypt servers. Over the weekend, security researcher Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTechBlog, tweeted that a threat actor was compromising Microsoft Exchange servers via the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to deploy ransomware.
Box announced new and upcoming integrations with Microsoft 365 to make it easier for customers to securely work in the cloud. "Tens of thousands of enterprises globally are using Box and Microsoft together to securely power the way they work from anywhere," said Varun Parmar, Chief Product Officer at Box.
Microsoft has paused the Windows 10 KB5001649 cumulative update rollout, likely due to installation issues and reported crashes. Microsoft is now offering the previously released KB5001567 emergency update instead. The March 2021 updates have been a complete mess when printing, with update after update causing new issues to arise.
Microsoft is testing a fix for performance issues in Microsoft Edge's DNS-over-HTTPS feature and has once again enabled a list of suggested DoH servers. DNS-over-HTTPS allows DNS resolution to be performed over an encrypted HTTPS connection rather than through normal plain text DNS lookups.
Microsoft informed customers on Thursday that Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection now provide automatic protection against attacks exploiting the recently disclosed Exchange Server vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released patches, detailed guidance, and a one-click mitigation tool to ensure that Exchange Server users are protected against attacks.
Microsoft Defender Antivirus will now protect unpatched on-premises Exchange servers from ongoing attacks by automatically mitigating the actively exploited CVE-2021-26855 vulnerability. The Microsoft Defender automatic protection from active attacks targeting unpatched Exchange servers works by breaking the attack chain.
Stellar launched the latest version of its flagship mailbox database repair software for Microsoft Exchange Server. Stellar Repair for Exchange v10 is now available globally and introduces a slew of new & enhanced features to expedite mailbox recovery from corrupted and dismounted Exchange databases in vast scenarios.