Fake Windows 11 24H2 Update Poses as Legit Download to Steal Data
Security researchers at Malwarebytes have found a fake Windows 11 24H2 update campaign that steals sensitive data from Windows PC users. …
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Microsoft's Defender Security Suite Is Coming to macOS
… All security alerts feedback into the ATP security suite for IT administrators to investigate. Windows still has more security threats that macOS, but the prevalence of malware targeting Apple's platform has increased along with its market share. …
Windows Recall's 'Titanium Vault' Under Fire Again as Researcher Shows New Way to Steal Users' PC History
… Without them knowing, what many people see as a valuable feature becomes a valuable source of information for malware. …
Russia Behind Recent TP-Link Router Hacking, According to UK's Cyber Security Agency
… They've been targeting security exploits in small and home-office routers and changing their DNS settings to redirect victims to malicious websites they control, to further exploit targets and distribute damaging malware. …
Microsoft could lock out Linux on Windows 8 PCs, but it won't
… If the OS knows this key, it can add and remove drivers and executables from a whitelist or blacklist, in the case of known-bad drivers or malware ; obviously this is good or at least interesting from a security standpoint. …
Unpatched Microsoft Defender Flaw Lets Hackers Gain Admin Access on Windows
… Microsoft has released updates to help identify some exploit samples as malware and has noted a bug in Defender that allows users to gain higher privileges. …
NSA-Derived Ransomware Is So Serious, Microsoft Is Patching Windows XP
… The company goes on to note that it released an update in March that should protect against this vulnerability automatically Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-010 . It has also pushed an update to Windows Defender that will detect the malware as Ransom:Win32/WannaCrypt. …
No, Windows 10 won't be a free upgrade for OS pirates
… Microsoft's blog post also tries to play the 'scareware' card, claiming that non-genuine Windows "has a high risk of malware, fraud, public exposure of your personal information, and a higher risk for poor performance or feature malfunctions." Provided the disk image you install from isn't infected… …
Microsoft claims 10 million 'fans' help it test Windows 10, but it's sure got a funny definition of that word
… If you take Microsoft's word for it, the company never learned the following, despite decades in the computing business: Customers, especially enterprise customers, like patch notes ; Users do not like malware-style upgrade campaigns ; Customers want control over telemetry gathering ; People hate h… …
The state of web browsing in Windows 8
… I'm talking about the whole caboodle: security, privacy, underlying APIs for improved performance, resilience to attacks, funky features bookmark sync, pinned sites , and standards compliance. …