Microsoft is warning users of older versions of Windows to urgently apply a Windows Update today to protect against a potential widespread attack. The software…
View More Microsoft warns of major WannaCry-like Windows security exploit, releases XP patches
Today, a group of academics and security researchers disclosed a new type of vulnerability class impacting Intel CPUs — named Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) attacks.…
View More How to test MDS (Zombieload) patch status on Windows systems
For the past three years, a mysterious hacker has been selling Windows zero-days to at least three cyber-espionage groups, as well as cyber-crime gangs, researchers…
View More Mysterious hacker has been selling Windows 0-days to APT groups for three years
Mega breaches and leaks are becoming all too common. In January, it emerged that more than a billion unique email address and password combinations had been posted to a hacking…
View More Data Of 80 Million Americans Exposed In Mystery Database Mega Leak
The good news: Removing admin privileges can mitigate most of them, a new study by BeyondTrust shows. A new analysis of Microsoft’s security updates in…
View More Security Vulns in Microsoft Products Continue to Increase
Microsoft reported fiscal third-quarter results on Wednesday, and the stock jumped more than 3% on better-than-expected earnings and revenue. Here are the key numbers: Earnings: $1.14 per share, excluding…
View More Microsoft hits $1 trillion market cap after earnings beat estimates
Microsoft Office products are today’s top target for hackers, according to attack and exploitation data gathered by Kaspersky Lab. In a presentation at its security conference…
View More Kaspersky: 70 percent of attacks now target Office vulnerabilities
On Friday, Microsoft sent out notification emails to some users informing Outlook account owners of a breach the company suffered and which might have also…
View More Microsoft discloses security breach that impacted some Outlook accounts
Researchers at GreatHorn have identified what they are calling a widespread attack in which attackers spoofed both the Microsoft brand in the display name and…
View More Attackers Spoofing Known Tech, Security Brands
A judge granted Microsoft the injunction allowing them to disrupt a network of sites operated by an Iranian-linked group of hackers. Microsoft said it has…
View More Microsoft Takes Down 99 Hacker-Controlled Websites