Security News

Microsoft says premature patch could make Windows Recall forget how to work
2024-12-04 14:03

Installed the final non-security preview update of 2024? Best not hop onto the Dev Channel Microsoft has pinned down why some eager Windows Insiders could not persuade the Recall preview to save...

Mozilla really wants you to set Firefox as default Windows browser
2024-12-02 13:48

In an effort to turn the tide, Mozilla is testing a fresh approach that could persuade more people to switch their default browser on Windows during the installation of the browser. [...]

Mozilla really wants you to easily set Firefox as default Windows browser
2024-12-02 13:48

Mozilla is testing a fresh approach that could persuade more people to switch their default browser on Windows. [...]

New Windows Server 2012 zero-day gets free, unofficial patches
2024-11-29 17:00

Free unofficial security patches have been released through the 0patch platform to address a zero-day vulnerability introduced over two years ago in the Windows Mark of the Web (MotW) security...

Bing Wallpaper app, now in Windows Store, accused of cookie shenanigans
2024-11-26 14:30

Microsoft free tool snooping on users? Surely not! If you've been tempted to download the Bing Wallpaper app to spice up your Windows 11 desktop backgrounds, you may want to think twice.…

Firefox and Windows zero-days exploited by Russian RomCom hackers
2024-11-26 12:13

​Russian-based RomCom cybercrime group chained two zero-day vulnerabilities in recent attacks targeting Firefox and Tor Browser users across Europe and North America. [...]

RomCom Exploits Zero-Day Firefox and Windows Flaws in Sophisticated Cyberattacks
2024-11-26 10:34

The Russia-aligned threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of two security flaws, one in Mozilla Firefox and the other in Microsoft Windows, as part of attacks...

RomCom hackers chained Firefox and Windows zero-days to deliver backdoor
2024-11-26 10:00

Russia-aligned APT group RomCom was behind attacks that leveraged CVE-2024-9680, a remote code execution flaw in Firefox, and CVE-2024-49039, an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows...

New Windows 10 0x80073CFA fix requires installing WinAppSDK 3 times
2024-11-25 21:57

Microsoft has shared a new method to fix a bug preventing app uninstalls or updates on Windows 10 for those unwilling to deploy this month's preview update. [...]

Security? We've heard of it: How Microsoft plans to better defend Windows
2024-11-25 19:15

Did we say CrowdStrike? We meant, er, The July Incident... IGNITE The sound of cyber security professionals spraying their screens with coffee could be heard this week as Microsoft claimed,...