Security News

Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 on two ASUS models due to crashes
2024-10-21 16:42

Microsoft is warning of Windows crashing with the blue screen of death on some ASUS laptop models when trying to upgrade to the latest version of the operating system, Windows 11 version 24H2. [...]

Microsoft creates fake Azure tenants to pull phishers into honeypots
2024-10-19 14:32

Microsoft is using deceptive tactics against phishing actors by spawning realistic-looking honeypot tenants with access to Azure and lure cybercriminals in to collect intelligence about them. [...]

Microsoft lost some customers’ cloud security logs
2024-10-18 13:24

Microsoft has lost several weeks of cloud security logs that its customers rely on to spot cyber intrusions. What happened As reported by Business Insider earlier this month, Microsoft privately...

Microsoft Reveals macOS Vulnerability that Bypasses Privacy Controls in Safari Browser
2024-10-18 05:42

Microsoft has disclosed details about a now-patched security flaw in Apple's Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework in macOS that has likely come under exploitation to get around a...

Microsoft warns it lost some customer's security logs for a month
2024-10-17 22:17

Microsoft is warning enterprise customers that, for almost a month, a bug caused critical logs to be partially lost, putting at risk companies that rely on this data to detect unauthorized activity. [...]

Microsoft: Ransomware Attacks Growing More Dangerous, Complex
2024-10-17 21:04

Attackers launched 600 million cybercriminal and nation-state threats on Microsoft customers daily, including ransomware attacks, in the last year, according to the tech giant.

Microsoft says more ransomware stopped before reaching encryption
2024-10-15 16:45

Volume of attacks still surging though, according to Digital Defense Report Microsoft says ransomware attacks are up 2.75 times compared to last year, but claims defenses are actually working...

Week in review: Microsoft fixes two exploited zero-days, SOC teams are losing trust in security tools
2024-10-13 08:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft patches two zero-days exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-43573, CVE-2024-43572) For October...

Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols in Windows Server
2024-10-12 15:25

Microsoft has officially deprecated the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) in future versions of Windows Server, recommending admins switch to different...

Microsoft Outlook bug blocks email logins, causes app crashes
2024-10-10 15:18

Microsoft is investigating an Outlook bug causing desktop app crashes, high system resource usage, and preventing users from logging into their accounts. [...]