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3 million insecure Windows computers in Germany
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Support for Windows 10 ended on January 2023, 8.1, as did extended paid support for Windows 7. From this point on, no more security updates will be released. Microsoft also does not offer an Esu (Extended Security Update) program for Windows 8.1. The result: almost 3 million insecure Windows computers. In German private households, around one million computers are still running Windows 8.1 and almost twice as many are running Windows 7 (1,7 million). All in all, almost three million computers with an insecure operating system are still regularly online. It is high time for users to make the switch...

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Small and medium-sized businesses watch out: scammers pretend to be Microsoft support 
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Old scam, new tricks: Fraudsters pretend to be Microsoft employees on the phone. Alleged support calls are on the rise again and are finding more and more victims - especially in the SME sector. Currently, supposed employees of Microsoft's technical support are increasingly calling unsuspecting Internet users. They are informed that their computer has been infected with a virus or that there is a serious technical problem. The alleged support employee wants to help, but in truth wants to steal access data or steal money. In his current article on WeLiveSecurity.de, ESET security expert Thomas Uhlemann explains how those affected react immediately ...

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