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On the positive side, Apple hosted its annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week with announcements around the new Vision Pro 'spatial computer' powered by the new visionOS, iOS 17 updates, the upcoming Sonoma OS release, new M2 hardware, and much more. On the negative side, in mid-May Apple released zero-day updates to address three critical vulnerabilities.
Microsoft has rolled out Patch Tuesday updates for May 2023 to address 38 security flaws, including one zero-day bug that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. Eight of the flaws have been tagged with "Exploitation More Likely" assessment by Microsoft.
Today is Microsoft's May 2023 Patch Tuesday, and security updates fix three zero-day vulnerabilities and a total of 38 flaws. Today's Patch Tuesday is one of the smallest in terms of resolved vulnerabilities, with only thirty-eight vulnerabilities fixed, not including eleven Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities fixed last week, on May 5th. Three zero-days fixed.
Apple starts delivering smaller security updatesThe security updating of iPhones, iPads and Macs has entered a new stage: Apple has, for the first time, released a Rapid Security Response to owners of the devices running the latest versions of its operating systems. Fake ChatGPT desktop client steals Chrome login dataResearchers are warning about an infostealer mimicking a ChatGPT Windows desktop client that's capable of copying saved credentials from the Google Chrome login data folder.
Microsoft reiterated in a blog that Windows 10 22H2 is the final feature version of Windows 10 and that all editions will receive security updates through October 14, 2025. They've since followed up with Extended Stable channel update 112.0.5615.179 for Windows and Mac, as well as a Stable Channel Update for Desktop 113 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Two Critical bugs in particular grabbed our interest. The last two bugs that intrigued us were CVE-2023-28249 and CVE-2023-28269, both listed under the headline Windows Boot Manager Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.
Microsoft patched 97 security flaws today for April's Patch Tuesday including one that has already been found and exploited by miscreants attempting to deploy Nokoyawa ransomware. Microsoft, as usual, didn't disclose the extent of attacks against CVE-2023-28252, a privilege elevation bug in the Windows Common Log File System driver, infosec folk say they've spotted attempts to deploy the Nokoyawa ransomware via this security hole.
Today is Microsoft's April 2023 Patch Tuesday, and security updates fix one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and a total of 97 flaws. This count does not include seventeen Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities fixed on April 6th. One zero-day fixed.
Passbolt: Open-source password manager for security-conscious organizationsIn this Help Net Security interview, Kevin Muller, CEO at Passbolt, delves into the critical concerns linked to password usage, outlines how the Passbolt password manager guarantees the utmost level of security for businesses, highlights its features in the competitive landscape, sheds light on how Passbolt meets the distinct requirements of teams and organizations, and more. Rorschach ransomware deployed by misusing a security toolAn unbranded ransomware strain that recently hit a US-based company is being deployed by attackers who are misusing a tool included in a commercial security product, Check Point researchers have found.
Per Microsoft, that's "Two weeks after your latest monthly security update and about two weeks before you'll see these features become part of the next mandatory cumulative update," which is the optimal time for testing. April 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast Microsoft has stepped up the security fixes in their operating systems so we should see that trend continue.