Security News

Google researcher uncovers another RCE in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (Help Net Security)
2017-06-27 19:02

Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has unearthed yet another critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, which powers a number of the...

Google Security Researcher Pops Microsoft's AV Defenses (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-27 13:02

In Response, Microsoft Has Patched Its Malware Protection EngineA Google security researcher has once again found a potentially devastating vulnerability in Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine,...

Another RCE Vulnerability Patched in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (Threatpost)
2017-06-26 17:54

Google Project Zero’s Tavis Ormandy found another remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, the third since early May.

Microsoft Downplays Impact of "Fireball" Malware (Security Week)
2017-06-23 16:36

The Fireball malware detailed early this month might not have have had as much impact as originally reported, Microsoft claims. read more

Security firm claims malware infection hit 250 million; Microsoft says it didn’t (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-23 12:00

Either way, Microsoft assures us that Windows 10 S would have been immune.

Two British Men Arrested For Hacking Microsoft (The Hackers News)
2017-06-23 03:22

British police have arrested two men in the UK conspiring to hack into the computer networks of US tech giant Microsoft with plans to steal customers’ data from the software giant. The suspects —...

Microsoft extends the Microsoft Edge Bounty Program (Help Net Security)
2017-06-22 19:01

Initially time-bound, the Microsoft Edge Bounty Program has now been turned into one that will run indefinitely, Microsoft has announced. The past and present of the Microsoft Edge Bounty Program...

Microsoft Says Fireball Threat ‘Overblown’ (Threatpost)
2017-06-22 17:11

Check Point has toned down its initial estimates on the number of Fireball malware infections from 250 million machines and 20 percent of corporate networks to 40 million computers.

Microsoft Extends Edge Bounty Program Indefinitely (Security Week)
2017-06-22 16:45

Microsoft this week announced that the Edge Web Platform bounty program launched for Windows Insider Preview (WIP) last year has been extended indefinitely. The program was launched on August 4,...

Microsoft Defends AV Handling After Kaspersky Antitrust Lawsuits (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-22 13:32

Software Giant Says It Disabled Some AV Programs Because of Windows IncompatibilitiesMicrosoft has sought to get in front of a brewing controversy over whether it unfairly disables third-party...