Security News

Microsoft warns of time-travelling equation exploit – are you safe?
2019-06-10 14:26

An Office bug that was squashed back in 2017 is still in widespread use - make sure your computer hasn't slipped through the patch cracks!

Praise the lard! Police hook up with Microsoft to school us on National Phish and Chip Day
2019-06-07 13:15

Scam warning slipped into Blighty's favourite greasefest Today is National Fish and Chip* Day, and tech giant Microsoft has wasted no time wading in with the police to school the UK about phishing scams.…

Windows 10 passwords won't expire: Why Microsoft says this will make your account safer
2019-06-06 15:37

Changing passwords frequently is not only a pain, but also unsafe, according to Microsoft. Here's why the company's decision to remove password expirations is a good one.

Microsoft dismisses new Windows RDP ‘bug’ as a feature
2019-06-06 11:56

Researchers have found an unexpected behavior in a Windows feature designed to protect remote sessions.

Devs slam Microsoft for injecting tech-support scam ads into their Windows Store apps
2019-06-04 05:06

Redmond kinda just shrugs after advertising systems sling scareware pop-ups at users Application makers are crying foul after some of their programs distributed via the Windows Store pops open...

Researcher Exploits Microsoft’s Notepad to ‘Pop a Shell’
2019-05-31 20:28

Google Project Zero researcher unearths a bug in Microsoft’s Notepad Windows application.

Microsoft Sounds Second Alarm Over BlueKeep Vulnerability
2019-05-31 16:18

Security Experts Warn Exploits Are ComingMicrosoft has taken the unusual step of issuing a second warning about BlueKeep, a vulnerability that, if left unpatched, could allow an attacker to use a...

Microsoft Reminds Users to Patch Wormable 'BlueKeep' Vulnerability
2019-05-31 14:13

Microsoft has reminded users to patch the Windows vulnerability tracked as BlueKeep and CVE-2019-0708 due to the high risk of exploitation. read more

Update: Hacker Disclosed 4 New Microsoft Zero-Day Exploits in Last 24 Hours
2019-05-29 10:18

Less than 24 hours after publicly disclosing an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Windows 10, the anonymous hacker going by online alias "SandboxEscaper" has now dropped new exploits for two...

Two weeks after Microsoft warned of Windows RDP worms, a million internet-facing boxes still vulnerable
2019-05-28 22:07

If you haven't patched CVE-2019-0708 aka BlueKeep, then, well, now would be a good time The critical Windows Remote Desktop flaw that emerged this month may have set the stage for the worst...