Security News

Hackers Access Microsoft Email Services Accounts
2019-04-16 02:03

Hackers breached Microsoft email services (Outlook.com, Hotmail, MSN) and accessed user accounts after compromising a support agent’s credentials, Microsoft has confirmed. read more

Microsoft Outlook Breach Widens in Scope, Impacting MSN And Hotmail – Report
2019-04-15 13:59

A Microsoft Outlook breach that was disclosed on Friday is thought to be much larger than previously said, a new report found.

Microsoft’s Edge browser reborn after Chromium makeover
2019-04-15 12:46

After three years of embarrassing rejection, might Microsoft’s newly-Chromed Edge browser be on the up?

Microsoft's Work with Chinese Military University Raises Eyebrows
2019-04-14 02:58

Microsoft has been collaborating with researchers linked to a Chinese military-backed university on artificial intelligence, elevating concerns that US firms are contributing to China's high-tech...

Hackers Compromise Microsoft Support Agent to Access Outlook Email Accounts
2019-04-13 18:03

If you have an account with Microsoft Outlook email service, there is a possibility that your account information has been compromised by an unknown hacker or group of hackers, Microsoft...

Microsoft Introduces Security Configuration Framework
2019-04-12 17:31

A security configuration framework for Windows 10 unveiled by Microsoft this week defines five different levels of discrete prescriptive security configurations. read more

Patch blues-day: Microsoft yanks code after some PCs are rendered super secure (and unbootable) following update
2019-04-11 13:25

Sophos, Avast users left wailing as update borks older OSes A bunch of PCs running the wares of Sophos or Avast have been freezing or failing to start following the installation of patches emitted...

April 2019 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes two actively exploited bugs
2019-04-10 09:48

Microsoft has plugged 74 CVE-numbered security holes on this April 2019 Patch Tuesday, including two vulnerabilities actively exploited by attackers. All of the bugs are rated either Critical or...

It's raining patches, Hallelujah! Microsoft and Adobe put out their latest major fixes
2019-04-09 21:17

Hefty patch Tuesday checks in at just under 100 CVEs A pair of actively-targeted Windows flaws highlight this month's edition of Redmond's Patch Tuesday, the monthly moment when admins sigh and...

Microsoft Patches Windows Privilege Escalation Flaws Exploited in Attacks
2019-04-09 19:21

Microsoft has fixed over 70 vulnerabilities with its April 2019 Patch Tuesday updates, including two Windows zero-day flaws that allow an attacker to escalate privileges on a compromised system. read more