Microsoft Issues Patch for aCropalypse Privacy Flaw in Windows Screenshot Tools
Microsoft has released an out-of-band update to address a privacy-defeating flaw in its screenshot editing tool for Windows 10 and Windows …
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Windows 11 also vulnerable to “aCropalypse” image data leakage
Just yesterday, we wrote about a bug in Google Pixel phones, apparently now patched, with potentially dangerous consequences. The bug …
Patch Office and Windows now to resolve two zero-days
Microsoft has resolved 80 new CVEs this month in addition to four earlier CVEs, bringing the number of security issues addressed in this …
Microsoft fixes two 0-days on Patch Tuesday – update now!
Thanks to the precise four-week length of February this year, last month’s coincidence of Firefox and Microsoft updates has happened once …
Microsoft squashes Windows bug exploited to inflict ransomware misery
Criminals are exploiting a Microsoft SmartScreen bug to deliver Magniber ransomware, potentially infecting hundreds of thousands of …
Windows SmartScreen proves to be dumb – zero-day bug fixed after Google alert
Criminals are exploiting a Microsoft SmartScreen bug to deliver Magniber ransomware, potentially infecting hundreds of thousands of …
PlugX RAT masquerades as legit Windows debugger to slip past security
Cybercriminals are disguising the PlugX remote access trojan as a legitimate open-source Windows debugging tool to evade detection and …
PlugX Trojan disguised as a legitimate Windows open-source tool in recent attacks
Researchers detailed a new wave of attacks distributing the PlugX RAT disguised as a legitimate Windows debugger tool. Trend Micro …
Fake ChatGPT apps spread Windows and Android malware
OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot has been a phenomenon, taking the internet by storm. Whether it is composing poetry, writing essays for college …
Three zero-days require urgent attention for Windows, Exchange
Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday update deals with 76 vulnerabilities that affect Windows, Exchange, Office, and Microsoft development …
Google Chrome 110 arrives – but not all Windows PCs will get it
The latest Google Chrome no longer supports Windows 7 and Windows 8, leaving some PC users with a tricky …
Researchers release PoC exploit for critical Windows CryptoAPI bug (CVE-2022-34689)
Akamai researchers have published a PoC exploit for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-34689) in Windows CryptoAPI, which validates public …
Microsoft took its macros and went home, so miscreants turned to Windows LNK files
Microsoft’s move last year to block macros by default in Office applications is forcing miscreants to find other tools with which to launch …
Microsoft locks door to default guest authentication in Windows Pro
Microsoft wants to bulk up the security in Windows Pro editions by ensuring the SMB insecure guest authentication fallbacks are no longer …