Security News

Firefox finally casts Windows XP users adrift
2018-09-07 11:47

Mozilla's browser is waving goodbye to millions of XP holdouts.

Firefox Drops Support for Windows XP
2018-09-06 14:13

Effective this week, Windows XP is no longer supported by Firefox. read more

Microsoft might not support Windows XP any more, but GandCrab v4.1 ransomware does
2018-07-09 16:20

Charming. First worm able to infect legacy systems has a module called 'network f*cker' Miscreants have developed the first strain of ransomware worm capable of infecting legacy systems, such as...

India tells its banks to get Windows XP off ATMs - next year!
2018-06-25 00:53

And do some pretty basic security hygiene before then The Reserve Bank of India has given that country's banking sector a hard deadline to get Windows XP out of its ATMs: June 2019.…

Firefox Support for Windows XP and Vista Ends June 2018
2017-10-05 10:34

After annoucing in December 2016 that it plans to move Windows XP and Vista users to Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR), Mozilla this week announced that support for the two operating systems...

UK's Metropolitan Police Still Using 10,000 Windows XP Computers (Security Week)
2017-06-28 14:56

Legacy Windows XP systems used by public authorities in the UK remains a concern. The WannaCry outbreak last month followed by the current 'NotPetya' outbreak -- both using a vulnerability patched...

Is Continuing to Patch Windows XP a Mistake? (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-21 18:58

Last week, Microsoft issued a security patch for Windows XP, a 16-year-old operating system that Microsoft officially no longer supports. Last month, Microsoft issued a Windows XP patch for the...

Microsoft Issues Another Emergency Windows XP Patch (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-14 13:48

Mega-Worm Defense: Fresh Patches for Unsupported Operating SystemsMicrosoft fears that nation-state actors may unleash viral code that could devastate users. On Tuesday, it released software fixes...

Windows XP Receives Patches for More 'Shadow Brokers' Exploits (Security Week)
2017-06-14 09:02

Microsoft has released patches for Windows XP and other outdated versions of the operating system to fix several critical vulnerabilities that are at heightened risk of being exploited by...