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August Windows security update breaks dual boot on Linux systems
2024-08-20 16:28

According to user reports following this month's Patch Tuesday, the August 2024 Windows security updates are breaking dual boot on some Linux systems with Secure Boot enabled. [...]

August Windows updates break dual boot on some Linux systems
2024-08-20 16:28

According to user reports following this month's Patch Tuesday, the August 2024 Windows updates are breaking dual boot on some Linux systems with Secure Boot enabled. [...]

0-day in Windows driver exploited by North Korean hackers to deliver rootkit (CVE-2024-38193)
2024-08-20 12:59

CVE-2024-38193, an actively exploited zero-day that Microsoft patched earlier this month, has been leveraged by North Korean hackers to install a rootkit on targets’ computers, Gen Digital...

Windows driver zero-day exploited by Lazarus hackers to install rootkit
2024-08-20 03:32

The notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group exploited a zero-day flaw in the Windows AFD.sys driver to elevate privileges and install the FUDModule rootkit on targeted systems. [...]

x64dbg: Open-source binary debugger for Windows
2024-08-19 04:00

X64dbg is an open-source binary debugger for Windows, designed for malware analysis and reverse engineering of executables without access to the source code. It offers a wide range of features and a plugin system, allowing you to customize and extend its capabilities to suit your needs.

Windows 11 preview update adds new Power mode options
2024-08-18 19:06

Windows 11 Build 27686 has a few noteworthy improvements, such as 2TB support for FAT32 storage. It also improves Windows Sandbox and offers greater control over HDR settings, but there's an...

New Mad Liberator gang uses fake Windows update screen to hide data theft
2024-08-17 14:33

A new data extortion group tracked as Mad Liberator is targeting AnyDesk users and runs a fake Microsoft Windows update screen to distract while exfiltrating data from the target device. [...]

Windows 11 will finally give you greater control over HDR features
2024-08-16 11:22

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Build 27686 with some hidden HDR-related changes. [...]

New Windows IPv6 Zero-Click Vulnerability
2024-08-16 11:07

As Microsoft explained in its Tuesday advisory, unauthenticated attackers can exploit the flaw remotely in low-complexity attacks by repeatedly sending IPv6 packets that include specially crafted packets. Microsoft also shared its exploitability assessment for this critical vulnerability, tagging it with an "Exploitation more likely" label, which means that threat actors could create exploit code to "Consistently exploit the flaw in attacks."

Microsoft removes FAT32 partition size limit in Windows 11
2024-08-15 21:53

Microsoft removed today an arbitrary 32GB size limit for FAT32 partitions in the latest Windows 11 Canary build, now allowing for a maximum size of 2TB. [...]