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Microsoft: October Windows update may break Smart App Control
Microsoft says some users may have trouble turning on Smart App Control after installing this month’s KB5127648 Windows 11 security update. Smart…
Microsoft Patches Two Dozen RCE Flaws in Office
Hot on the heels of its record Patch Tuesday rollout, Microsoft on Thursday announced patches for over 30 new vulnerabilities. Most of…
Microsoft: Windows Server 2022 reached end of mainstream support
Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2022 has reached the end of mainstream support and will remain in extended support until October 2031.…
Microsoft fixes bug causing Windows black screens, Explorer crashes
Microsoft has resolved a known issue that was causing black screens, desktop loading issues, and Explorer crashes after installing Windows 11 updates…
Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Linked to Over 1 Billion Scam Messages
Microsoft and Health-ISAC, along with the Japan Cybercrime Control Center (JC3) and a coalition of private sector companies, such as Resecurity, Cloudflare,…
Microsoft Patches Record 1,413 Flaws, Including Exploited Windows Shell Bug
Microsoft on Tuesday shattered its own Patch Tuesday record by shipping patches for a whopping 1,413 vulnerabilities, including one that it said…
Grindr users’ sensitive data shared through ad auctions without valid consent
Norway’s privacy regulator Datatilsynet has fined advertising technology company Xandr 92 million Norwegian kroner, approximately $9.6 million, for unlawfully processing and sharing…
$10 million bounty offered for Chinese Hafnium hacker accused of Microsoft Exchange Server mega-attack
The US State Department is offering up to US $10 million for information about the whereabouts of Zhang Yu, a 44-year-old Chinese…
Smashing Security podcast #487: Clippy’s crypto comeback
DANNY PALMER It’s October, which means it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. GRAHAM CLULEY Oh no, the one month of the year we have…