Security News

Zero-Day in Telegram's Windows Client Exploited for Months
2018-02-13 15:40

A zero-day vulnerability impacting Telegram Messenger’s Windows client had been exploited in malicious attacks for months before being discovered and addressed.  read more

Microsoft Brings Windows Defender ATP to Windows 7, 8.1
2018-02-13 13:15

Microsoft on Monday announced plans to make Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 devices. read more

Windows 10 Ransomware Protection Easily Bypassed, Researcher Says
2018-02-06 15:36

It’s rather trivial to bypass the anti-ransomware feature that Microsoft introduced in its Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, a security researcher claims.  read more

Crypto-Mining Botnet Ensnares 500,000 Windows Machines
2018-02-02 10:39

Focused on mining Monero crypto-currency, a new botnet has managed to ensnare over half a million machines to date, Proofpoint reports. read more

New Windows patch disables Intel’s bad Spectre microcode fix
2018-01-29 17:08

Registry keys can also be used to selectively enable or disable the microcode fix.

Beware! Undetectable CrossRAT malware targets Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems
2018-01-25 12:48

Are you using Linux or Mac OS? If you think your system is not prone to viruses, then you should read this. Wide-range of cybercriminals are now using a new piece of 'undetectable' spying malware...

Skype, Slack and Other Popular Windows Apps Vulnerable to Critical Framework Bug
2018-01-25 00:16

The team behind the popular open-source framework Electron warns a remote code execution flaw could compromise user privacy.

Critical Flaw Hits Popular Windows Apps Built With Electron JS Framework
2018-01-24 12:33

A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Electron—a popular web application framework that powers thousands of widely-used desktop applications including Skype, Signal,...

Spectre updates will slow down Windows servers and PCs running older versions of the OS
2018-01-10 22:13

While Intel continues to play down the slowing effect the patches for Meltdown and Spectre can have on machines using their CPUs, Microsoft has finally shared some – though still not definite –...