Security News

Windows BitLocker bug triggers warnings on devices with TPMs
2025-01-15 15:46

​Microsoft is investigating a bug triggering security alerts on systems with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) processor after enabling BitLocker. [...]

January Windows updates may fail if Citrix SRA is installed
2025-01-14 22:04

Microsoft is warning that the January 2025 Windows 11 and Windows 10 cumulative updates may fail if Citrix Session Recording Agent (SRA) version 2411 is installed on the device. [...]

Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows Hyper-V zero-day flaws
2025-01-14 20:57

Microsoft has marked January 2025 Patch Tuesday with a hefty load of patches: 157 CVE-numbered security issues have been fixed in various products, three of which (in Hyper-V) are being actively...

FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America
2025-01-14 19:40

Hey, Xi: Zài jiàn! The FBI, working with French cops, obtained nine warrants to remotely wipe PlugX malware from thousands of Windows-based computers that had been infected by Chinese...

Windows 10 KB5049981 update released with new BYOVD blocklist
2025-01-14 19:28

Microsoft has released the KB5049981 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, which contains an updated Kernel driver blocklist to prevent Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver...

Windows 11 KB5050009 & KB5050021  cumulative updates released
2025-01-14 18:48

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5050009 and KB5050021 cumulative updates for versions 24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and issues. [...]

Microsoft 365 apps crash on Windows Server after Office update
2025-01-14 14:18

​Microsoft says a known issue is causing Classic Outlook and Microsoft 365 applications to crash on Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019 systems. [...]

Chainsaw: Open-source tool for hunting through Windows forensic artefacts
2025-01-13 04:30

Chainsaw is an open-source first-response tool for quickly detecting threats in Windows forensic artefacts, including Event Logs and the MFT file. It enables fast keyword searches through event...

Microsoft to force install new Outlook on Windows 10 PCs in February
2025-01-10 14:12

Microsoft will force install the new Outlook email client on Windows 10 systems starting with next month's security update. [...]

Security pros baited with fake Windows LDAP exploit traps
2025-01-09 13:16

Tricky attackers trying yet again to deceive the good guys on home territory Security researchers are once again being lured into traps by attackers, this time with fake exploits of serious...