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Microsoft says they have discovered new attacks conducted by the Russian state-sponsored Nobelium hacking group, including a hacked Microsoft support agent's computer that exposed customer's subscription information. During the investigation into the attacks, Microsoft also detected an information-stealing trojan on a Microsoft customer support agent's computer that provided access to "Basic account information" for a limited number of customers.
Microsoft has now confirmed signing a malicious driver being distributed within gaming environments. Community in tracing and analyzing the malicious drivers bearing the seal of Microsoft.
The spies who backdoored SolarWinds' Orion software infiltrated Microsoft's support desk systems last month and obtained information to use in cyber-attacks on some of the Windows giant's customers, it was reported. Microsoft customers targeted by the support desk intruder have been alerted.
Microsoft has announced the minimum system requirements for Windows 11 needed to properly install the operating system and get access to early preview builds. Windows 11 Home edition requires internet connectivity and a Microsoft account to complete device setup on first use.
Unlike Windows 10 feature updates, Windows 11 comes with several new features and improvements. Windows 11 comes with centered Start Menu and taskbar, similar to Windows 10X. Start Menu doesn't come with traditional live tiles.
Windows 11 will be a free upgrade for Windows 10 users and will be offered by Windows Update when it becomes available during the holidays. As part of the release of Windows 11, Microsoft plans to split Windows development into two branches - a Windows 10 branch for the enterprise that doesn't want to rush into a new OS and Windows 11 for consumers.
Windows 10 users are currently experiencing issues with the Microsoft Store, with the app unable to download and install apps and crashing after repeated attempts. When attempting to download apps from the Microsoft Store, users are seeing a loading or frozen page.
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing applications to play high-pitched or squeaking noises while using certain apps in Windows 10 2004, Windows 10 20H2, and Windows 10 21H1. This issue was first introduced in the March 2021 KB5000842 preview cumulative update but continued through cumulative updates released afterward. "After installing KB5000842 or later updates, 5.1 Dolby Digital audio may play containing a high-pitched noise or squeak in certain apps when using certain audio devices and Windows settings," explains Microsoft on their Windows 10 Known issues and notifications center.
Cloudflare, the security, performance, and reliability company, announced new integrations with Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Splunk, Datadog, and Sumo Logic to make it easier for businesses to connect and analyze key insights across their infrastructure. Now, businesses will be able to funnel security insights from Cloudflare directly into their preferred analytics platform to easily analyze in the context of their entire technology stack - without the cost or complexity of building custom integrations.
Microsoft has announced that they have started auto-upgrading a larger number of Windows 10 devices nearing end of life to Windows 10 21H1. Earlier this month, Microsoft began training their machine learning algorithms by automatically upgrading a small amount of Windows 10 2004 users to Windows 10 21H1. Microsoft did this training to discover issues that may arise during the update process before upgrading a larger population of Windows 10 users. For most people, Windows 10 21H1 is still being offered as an optional update displayed when manually performing a 'Check for updates' in Windows Update.