Security News
Windows 10 users and administrators report widescale network printing issues after installing the KB5006670 cumulative update and other updates released this week. Since installing the KB5006670 update, users are reporting that they cannot print to network print servers, with some users receiving 0x00000709 or 'Element not found' errors when attempting to print.
The October 2021 Patch Update is now rolling out and Microsoft has published cumulative updates KB5006670 for recent versions of Windows 10. The update is now rolling out via Windows Update, WSUS, and the Microsoft Update Catalog with numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Windows 11 users report a strange upgrade experience where the operating system continues to show the Windows 10 taskbar, while everything else uses the new Windows 11 user interface. After upgrading to Windows 11, some users have reported bizarre [1, 2] results where the new operating system becomes a hybrid of Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows 11 users report a strange upgrade experience where the operating system continues to show the Windows 10 taskbar, while everything else uses the new Windows 11 user interface. After upgrading to Windows 11, some users have reported bizarre [1, 2] results where the new operating system becomes a hybrid of Windows 10 and Windows 11.
A formerly unknown Chinese-speaking threat actor has been linked to a long-standing evasive operation aimed at South East Asian targets as far back as July 2020 to deploy a kernel-mode rootkit on compromised Windows systems. Attacks mounted by the hacking group, dubbed GhostEmperor by Kaspersky, are also said to have used a "Sophisticated multi-stage malware framework" that allows for providing persistence and remote control over the targeted hosts.
Microsoft has released the optional KB5005611 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 2004, Windows 10 20H2, and Windows 10 21H1. This update fixes bugs in Microsoft Outlook and makes it easier to mitigate the PrintNightmare vulnerability. This cumulative update is part of Microsoft's September 2021 monthly "C" update, allowing Windows users to test the upcoming fixes before they are automatically deployed in the forthcoming October 2021 Patch Tuesday.
Chinese-speaking cyberspies have targeted Southeast Asian governmental entities and telecommunication companies for more than a year, backdooring systems running the latest Windows 10 versions with a newly discovered rootkit. The hacking group, dubbed GhostEmperor by Kaspersky researchers who spotted it, use the Demodex rootkit, which acts as a backdoor to maintain persistence on compromised servers.
Microsoft has released an emergency fix for freezing and crashing app issues caused by September's KB5005565 and KB5005101 cumulative updates. With the release of the Windows 10 KB5005101 preview update and the KB5005565 cumulative update, Microsoft states that users may have experienced app freezes, app crashes, and the inability to launch an application.
The September 2021 Patch Update is released and Microsoft is now rolling out new KB5005565 and KB5005566 cumulative updates for recent versions of Windows 10. Today's cumulative updates include security fixes for PCs with May 2021 Update, October 2020 Update, and May 2020 Update.
Microsoft has reminded customers today that Windows 10 2004 and Windows Server 2004 will reach the end of servicing on December 14, 2021. Microsoft advises customers still running Windows 10 2004 to install the May 2021 Update that will upgrade their devices to Windows 10, version 21H1, which will reach the end of service next year, on December 13, for all editions.