Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 Bug That Can Corrupt NTFS Drives Microsoft has fixed a bug that could allow a threat actor to create specially crafted downloads that crash Windows 10 simply by opening the folder where they are downloaded. In January, we reported on a new Windows 10 vulnerability discovered Read more…
Microsoft Edge’s Update Server Is Down – Shows Error Code 7 Microsoft Edge’s update server is suffering a worldwide outage preventing users from updating to the newly released version 90 of the web browser. Yesterday, Microsoft released Edge 90 with new features, such as a Kids Mode, the new download flyout, Read more…
Microsoft Edge’s New Kids Mode Is Now Rolling Out To Everyone Microsoft Edge’s new child-friendly ‘Kids Mode’ is now generally available and has begun rolling out to users in the USA. In February, Microsoft announced a new child-friendly Kids Mode designed for children between the ages of 5-8 and 9-12 that provides Read more…
Microsoft Moves Windows 10 21H1 To The Release Preview Channel Microsoft is now installing the Windows 10 21H1 build in the Release preview channel, indicating that it will likely be released later this month or in May. Windows 10 21H1 is the next feature update to be released and delivered Read more…
Microsoft April 2021 Patch Tuesday Fixes 108 Flaws, 5 Zero-days Today is Microsoft’s April 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes five zero-day vulnerabilities and more Critical Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities. It has been a tough couple of months for Windows and Microsoft Exchange admins, and it looks like April won’t Read more…
RIP: Microsoft Edge Legacy Nuked By April Windows Updates Microsoft has confirmed that today’s release of mandatory Patch Tuesday updates will automatically remove Edge Legacy and replace it with the new Chromium-based Edge. Chromium-based Edge was released in January 2020 and Microsoft started pre-installing it on all devices that shipped with Windows Read more…
Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge Zero-Day Vulnerability Shared On Twitter A security researcher has dropped a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability on Twitter that works on the current version of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. A zero-day vulnerability is a security bug that has been publicly disclosed but has not been Read more…
Microsoft: Windows 10 1909 Reaches End Of Service Next Month Microsoft has reminded users that Windows 10, version 1909 (also known as the November 2019 Update), will reach the end of service next month, in May 2021. Redmond stops providing technical support, bug and security fixes for newly discovered issues Read more…
Microsoft Releases A Cyberattack Simulator – Shall We Play A Game? Microsoft has released an open-source cyberattack simulator that allows security researchers and data scientists to create simulated network environments and see how they fare against AI-controlled cyber agents. This simulator is being released as an open-source project named ‘CyberBattleSim‘ Read more…
Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Evades Detection With HTML Lego Pieces A recent phishing campaign used a clever trick to deliver the fraudulent web page that collects Microsoft Office 365 credentials by building it from chunks of HTML code stored locally and remotely. The method consists of gluing together multiple pieces Read more…
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