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Windows 11 users report seeing widespread Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority Protection has been disabled even though it shows as being toggled on. While Windows users report that this issue is caused by the recently released KB5023706 Windows 11 22H2 cumulative update, this has been happening since at least January 15.
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In an unexpected twist, a Microsoft support engineer resorted to running an unofficial 'crack' on a customer's Windows PC after a genuine copy of the operating system failed to activate normally. A South-Africa based freelance technologist who paid $200 for a genuine copy of Windows 10 was startled to see a Microsoft support engineer "Crack" his copy using unofficial tools that bypass the Windows activation process.
Criminals are exploiting a Microsoft SmartScreen bug to deliver Magniber ransomware, potentially infecting hundreds of thousands of devices, without raising any security red flags, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group. Redmond has patched the Windows-Office vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-24880, today in its monthly Patch Tuesday event.
Microsoft has patched another zero-day bug used by attackers to circumvent the Windows SmartScreen cloud-based anti-malware service and deploy Magniber ransomware payloads without raising any red...
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Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5023706 and KB5023698 cumulative updates for versions 22H2 and 21H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs in the operating system. KB5023706 and KB5023698 are mandatory Windows 11 cumulative updates containing the March 2023 Patch Tuesday security updates that fix 83 vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products.
Microsoft is working on a new XAML-based gallery view for Windows 11 File Explorer. This new Gallery option can be accessed via the right sidebar of File Explorer, letting you view your pictures in one place.
Microsoft has finally addressed a known issue causing significant performance hits when copying large files over SMB after installing the Windows 11 2022 update. The fix comes after Microsoft's Ned Pyle explained in October that "There is a performance reduction in 22H2 when copying larger files from a remote computer down to a Windows 11 computer or when copying files on a local drive."
Threat actors linked to the IceFire ransomware operation now actively target Linux systems worldwide with a new dedicated encryptor. IceFire operators exploit a deserialization vulnerability in the IBM Aspera Faspex file-sharing software to hack into targets' vulnerable systems and deploy their ransomware payloads.