The newly identified issue, similar to a previously patched vulnerability in the Windows Snipping Tool (CVE-2026-33829), resides in the search URI handler.
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Microsoft’s Coreutils project brings Linux commands to Windows
Microsoft announced today at its Build 2026 developer conference the release of Coreutils for Windows, bringing many commonly used Linux command-line utilities to Windows as native applications. […]
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Windows Netlogon RCE exploited, domain controllers at risk (CVE-2026-41089)
CVE-2026-41089, a critical Windows Netlogon RCE flaw that allows remote code execution, is now actively exploited in the wild, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) warned on Friday. About CVE-2026-41089 CVE-2026-41089 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows Netlogon, the service and protocol that handles authentication and security within a Windows domain environment. The…
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Windows 11 Smart App Control explained
In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, Microsoft has introduced various new features in Windows 11 designed to protect users from modern workplace threats. Among such features, Smart App Control (SAC) changes how Windows devices handle, and occasionally block, unwanted or potentially malicious applications. But what exactly is Smart App Control? How does it work, who benefits…
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Microsoft Calls the Zero-Day Dumps Irresponsible. The Researcher Says Microsoft Started It.
A researcher dropped 6 Windows zero-days with no warning. Three are now exploited in the wild. Microsoft is angry. The researcher says Microsoft ignored them first. Over the past month, a researcher going by Chaotic Eclipse, also known as Nightmare-Eclipse, publicly released details of six unpatched vulnerabilities in Windows components including Defender and BitLocker. No…
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Microsoft’s new cloud PCs place AI agents under enterprise controls
Microsoft’s Windows 365 for Agents, a cloud PC platform for agentic workloads, runs AI agents in secure environments. Organizations can direct agents with natural language to interact with applications, browsers, files, and enterprise systems. The platform is available in public preview. A conceptual computer-using agent architecture. (Source: Microsoft) Users will be able to automate workflows…
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Windows 11 KB5089573 update released with performance improvements
Microsoft has released the KB5089573 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, which comes with 30 changes, including performance and reliability improvements. […]
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FAQ: What you need to know about expiring Windows Secure Boot certificates
Microsoft is preparing to make a significant change to the Secure Boot system in Windows that will impact operations for both clients and servers. In a nutshell: The Secure Boot certificates that Microsoft issued 15 years ago are being replaced by newer ones, with the older certificates set to expire beginning in June. To continue…
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Microsoft: Domain Controller lookup may fail on Windows Server 2016
Microsoft has confirmed a new known issue affecting Windows Server 2016 systems that causes domain controller lookups to fail after installing the KB5087537 May 2026 security update. […]
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Vulnerabilities have become cyber attackers’ No. 1 door to the enterprise
Patching practices are coming under intense pressure of late, as time-to-exploit windows accelerate — a new reality likely to worsen as AI assistance in attack chains rises. Now cyber defenders have another cause for flaw alarm: Vulnerability exploitation has significantly pulled away from stolen credentials as the most common entry point in security breaches, according…
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Wireshark 4.6.6 Released, (Sun, May 24th)
Wireshark release 4.6.6 fixes 1 vulnerability and 11 bugs. For WIndows, Npcap is updated to version 1.88. Didier Stevens Senior handler blog.DidierStevens.com (c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
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Making Vulnerable Drivers Exploitable Without Hardware – The BYOVD Perspective
1 Introduction This article provides a technical analysis of how many Windows kernel mode drivers can be interacted with from user mode without the hardware they were developed for. This work was motivated by driver-oriented vulnerability research and the need to evaluate the exploitability of individual findings, which frequently affect code whose reachability is hardware-gated.…
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When Identity is the Attack Path
Consider a cached access key on a single Windows machine. It got there the way most cached credentials do – a user logged in, and the key stored itself automatically. Standard AWS behavior. No one misconfigured anything or violated a policy. Yet that single key, which was easily accessible to a minor-league attacker, could have…
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Microsoft’s Retired IE Tool MSHTA Now Being Used in Fileless Malware Attacks
Bitdefender researchers reveal how cyberattackers are abusing the built-in Windows MSHTA utility to silently deploy loaders and infostealers.
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Microsoft shares mitigation for YellowKey Windows zero-day
Microsoft has shared mitigations for YellowKey, a recently disclosed Windows BitLocker zero-day vulnerability that grants access to protected drives. […]
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Microsoft plans to improve Windows 11 driver quality in 2026
Microsoft plans to raise the quality bar of Windows 11 drivers, as drivers “sit at the heart of every Windows experience” and connect the OS to the “silicon, components, and peripherals.” […]
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PureLogs infostealer is stealing credentials worldwide
A phishing campaign is smuggling the powerful PureLogs information stealer onto targets’ Windows machines by hiding encrypted malicious payloads inside cat photos, Fortinet researchers discovered. The attack The attack starts with a phishing email containing a TXZ archive and using an invoice-themed lure to pressure the victim into opening it quickly: The phishing email carrying…
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Microsoft confirms patching issues in restricted Windows networks
Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates. […]
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Microsoft May security patch fails for some due to boot partition size glitch
“Something didn’t go as planned. Undoing changes.” That’s all the clue some Windows 11 users will get when Microsoft’s May Security Update fails to install because of insufficient free space on the EFI System Partition (ESP), leaving their systems unprotected by the dozens of patches it contained. This issue affects devices with limited free space…
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Microsoft May security patch fails for some due to boot partition size glitch
“Something didn’t go as planned. Undoing changes.” That’s all the clue some Windows 11 users will get when Microsoft’s May Security Update fails to install because of insufficient free space on the EFI System Partition (ESP), leaving their systems unprotected by the dozens of patches it contained. This issue affects devices with limited free space…
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Microsoft testing adjustable taskbar, Start menu in Windows 11
Microsoft has finally brought back the resizable taskbar and Start menu to Windows 11 in the latest preview version rolling out to Insiders in the Experimental channel. […]
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Microsoft confirms Windows 11 security update install issues
Microsoft has confirmed that the May 2026 Windows 11 security update (KB5089549) fails to install on some systems and triggers 0x800f0922 errors. […]
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Chaotic Eclipse discloses MiniPlasma zero-day, suggesting a missing or undone 2020 Windows security fix
MiniPlasma: a Windows SYSTEM privilege escalation believed patched in 2020 (CVE-2020-17103) is still fully working on every patched Windows 11. Once again, security researcher Chaotic Eclipse has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a new Windows privilege escalation zero-day called MiniPlasma, which can grant attackers SYSTEM privileges on fully patched systems. The flaw affects “cldflt.sys,” the…
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MiniPlasma Windows 0-Day Enables SYSTEM Privilege Escalation on Fully Patched Systems
Chaotic Eclipse, the security researcher behind the recently disclosed Windows flaws, YellowKey and GreenPlasma, has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day flaw that grants attackers SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems. Codenamed MiniPlasma, the vulnerability impacts “cldflt.sys,” which refers to the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver,
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New Windows ‘MiniPlasma’ zero-day exploit gives SYSTEM access, PoC released
A cybersecurity researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day dubbed “MiniPlasma” that lets attackers gain SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems. […]
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For May, Patch Tuesday means 139 updates — but no zero-days
Microsoft this week released 139 updates affecting Windows, Office, .NET, and SQL Server (though there were no updates for Microsoft Exchange Server). Despite the absence of zero-days, the May Patch Tuesday update still requires Patch Now recommendations for Windows and Office. The combination of three unauthenticated network RCEs (Netlogon, DNS Client, and SSO Plugin for…
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Hackers Use PyInstaller and AMSI Patching to Deliver XWorm RAT v7.4
Hackers are hiding XWorm malware in PyInstaller files to bypass Windows security, steal data and remotely control devices through ads.
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Microsoft to automatically roll back faulty Windows drivers
Microsoft is introducing a new Windows Update capability that will allow it to remotely roll back problematic Windows drivers delivered through Windows Update. […]
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Researchers uncover YellowKey and GreenPlasma Windows Zero-Days
Researchers disclosed two new Windows zero-days named YellowKey and GreenPlasma affecting BitLocker and the CTFMON framework. A security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse, also called Nightmare-Eclipse, disclosed two new Windows zero-day vulnerabilities named YellowKey and GreenPlasma. The flaws affect BitLocker and the Windows Collaborative Translation Framework (CTFMON). YellowKey could allow attackers to bypass BitLocker protections,…
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Fake Job Interview Apps Drop JobStealer Malware on Windows and macOS
Hackers are using Fake interview apps to spread JobStealer malware on macOS and Windows to steal crypto wallets, browser data, and passwords.
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Dell confirms its SupportAssist software causes Windows BSOD crashes
Dell confirmed that its SupportAssist software is causing blue-screen crashes on some Windows systems following a wave of user reports about random reboots affecting Dell devices since Friday. […]
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Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC released
A cybersecurity researcher has published proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for two unpatched Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities named YellowKey and GreenPlasma, which are a BitLocker bypass and a privilege-escalation flaw. […]
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Microsoft fixes BitLocker recovery issue only for Windows 11 users
Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing some Windows 11 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 Windows security updates. […]
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Microsoft fixes Windows Autopatch bug installing restricted drivers
Microsoft has fixed a Windows Autopatch bug that caused driver updates restricted by administrative policies to be deployed on some Autopatch-managed Windows devices in the European Union. […]
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May Patch Tuesday roundup: Critical holes in Windows Netlogon, DNS, and SAP S/4HANA
Critical vulnerabilities in Windows Server’s networking and identity infrastructure, as well as a serious hole in Microsoft Dynamics 365 on-premises version, highlight Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday fixes. They are among the 118 vulnerabilities identified this month by the company. Some in cloud-based services like Azure and Microsoft Teams have already been fixed, so no admin…
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Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5087544 extended security update
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5087544 extended security update to fix the May 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities and resolve an issue with the new Remote Desktop warnings. […]
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Windows 11 KB5089549 & KB5087420 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5089549 and KB5087420 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. […]
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Official JDownloader site served malware to Windows and Linux users between May 6 and May 7
JDownloader website was hacked to distribute malicious Windows and Linux installers carrying a Python RAT between May 6–7, 2026. JDownloader official website was compromised in a supply chain attack that replaced legitimate Windows and Linux installers with malicious files between May 6 and May 7, 2026. JDownloader is a free, open-source download management application designed…
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CloudZ RAT Abuses Windows Phone Link to Steal OTPs
A malware campaign is exploiting a built-in Windows feature to intercept sensitive data — without ever touching the victim’s phone. Cisco Talos researchers identified the CloudZ remote access trojan (RAT) using a custom plugin to monitor Microsoft’s Phone Link application and potentially capture SMS-based one-time passwords (OTPs). “MFA bypass is becoming a bigger and bigger…
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Attackers compromised Daemon Tools software to deliver backdoors
Kaspersky researchers uncovered another supply chain compromise involving a popular Windows tool: Daemon Tools, an app for mounting disk image files as virtual drives that is widely used by gamers, developers, and IT professionals. Since April 8, 2026, the official Daemon Tools download site (at Deamon-tools[.]cc) was serving signed, trojanized Windows installers. Once installed, these…
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Unpatched flaws turn Ollama’s auto-updater into a persistent RCE vector, researchers say
Researchers at Striga have disclosed two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-42248, CVE-2026-42249) in Ollama’s Windows auto-updater that, when chained together, may allow an attacker to covertly plant a persistent executable that runs on every login. CVE-2026-42248 and CVE-2026-42249 Ollama is an open-source tool for running large language models locally. It’s is used by those who don’t want their…
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North Korean hackers trojanize gaming platform to spy on ethnic Koreans in China
A gaming platform built for ethnic Koreans in China has been serving backdoored Windows and Android software to its users since late 2024. The platform, sqgame[.]net, hosts traditional card and board games for a community that sits along the North Korean border and includes many refugees and defectors. ESET researchers tied the operation to ScarCruft,…
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New Deep#Door RAT uses stealth and persistence to target Windows
Deep#Door hides a Python RAT inside a batch file, kills Windows defenses, survives via multiple persistence methods, and exfiltrates data through a public TCP tunnel. Security researchers at Securonix uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign called Deep#Door. Threat actors employed a stealthy Python-based backdoor that uses a surprisingly simple delivery method to achieve deep, persistent access…
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Microsoft tests modern Windows Run, says it’s faster than legacy dialog
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 is getting a new modern Run dialog with dark mode support and faster performance in a new preview build. […]
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Microsoft fixes Remote Desktop warnings displaying incorrectly
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing newly introduced Windows security warnings to display incorrectly when opening Remote Desktop (.rdp) files. […]
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Microsoft now lets admins choose pre-installed Store apps to uninstall
Microsoft has updated a Windows 11 in-box app removal policy introduced in October to include a dynamic list that lets IT admins choose which preinstalled Store apps to uninstall. […]
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Windows 11 KB5083631 update released with 34 changes and fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5083631 optional cumulative update for Windows 11, which includes 34 changes, such as a new Xbox mode for Windows PCs, enhanced security and performance for batch files, and performance improvements for launching startup apps. […]
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CISA, Microsoft warn of active exploitation of Windows Shell vulnerability (CVE-2026-32202)
Attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-32202, a zero-click Windows Shell spoofing vulnerability that causes victims’ systems to authenticate the attacker’s server, CISA and Microsoft have warned. About CVE-2026-32202 CVE-2026-32202 stems from an incomplete patch for CVE-2026-21510, a vulnerability that, in conjunction with CVE-2026-21513, has been exploited by APT28 (aka Fancy Bear) via weaponized LNK files that bypass…
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U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows Shell and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Windows Shell and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Windows Shell and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: CVE-2024-1708 (CVSS score of 8.4) ConnectWise ScreenConnect Path Traversal…
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Microsoft: New Remote Desktop warnings may display incorrectly
Microsoft has confirmed a new issue causing newly introduced Windows security warnings to display incorrectly when opening Remote Desktop (.rdp) files. […]
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Microsoft Confirms Active Exploitation of Windows Shell CVE-2026-32202
Microsoft on Monday revised its advisory for a now-patched, high-severity security flaw impacting Windows Shell to acknowledge that it has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-32202 (CVSS score: 4.3), a spoofing vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access sensitive information. It was addressed as part of its Patch…
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Microsoft rolls out revamped Windows Insider Program
Microsoft says it’s rolling out a revamped Windows Insider Program experience as part of the broader plans to address performance and reliability concerns affecting Windows 11. […]
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Windows Update gets new controls to reduce forced restarts
Microsoft is rolling out Windows Update improvements that give users more control over how updates are installed while reducing disruption from frequent or poorly timed restarts. […]
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Kyber ransomware gang toys with post-quantum encryption on Windows
A new Kyber ransomware operation is targeting Windows systems and VMware ESXi endpoints in recent attacks, with one variant implementing Kyber1024 post-quantum encryption. […]
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Microsoft tests Windows Explorer speed, performance improvements
Microsoft is rolling out multiple File Explorer changes to Windows 11 users in the Insider program, including improvements to launch speed and performance. […]
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Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows Server issues
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix issues affecting Windows Server systems after installing the April 2026 security updates. […]
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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release for April is a whopper
Windows admins are going to be busy this month, dealing with the largest Patch Tuesday cycle we can recall. The April release involves 165 updates and roughly 340 unique CVEs from Microsoft — including two zero-days, one of which is already being actively exploited in the wild. The Readiness team is recommending “Patch Now” schedules…
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Another Microsoft Defender privilege escalation bug emerges days after patch
Days after Microsoft patched a high-severity issue affecting its Windows Defender antivirus tool through April’s Patch Tuesday, researchers warn of another vulnerability that could enable SYSTEM privileges through local escalation. In a newly disclosed proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit, dubbed “RedSun,” GitHub user going by the name “Nightmare Eclipse” demonstrated how Microsoft Defender’s handling of certain cloud-tagged…
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Microsoft: Some Windows servers enter reboot loops after April patches
Microsoft warns that some Windows domain controllers are entering restart loops after installing the April 2026 security updates. […]
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Recently leaked Windows zero-days now exploited in attacks
Threat actors are exploiting three recently disclosed Windows security vulnerabilities in attacks aimed at gaining SYSTEM or elevated administrator permissions. […]
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Microsoft’s Original Windows Secure Boot Certificate Is Expiring
The Secure Boot refresh is one of the largest coordinated security maintenance efforts across the Windows ecosystem, Microsoft said. Update those PCs soon.
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Microsoft’s Windows Recall still allows silent data extraction
Microsoft’s Windows Recall feature remains vulnerable to complete data extraction despite a major security overhaul, according to a cybersecurity researcher who says malware running in a user’s context can quietly siphon off everything Recall has captured, without administrator privileges, kernel exploits, or breaking encryption. Alexander Hagenah, executive director at Zürich-based financial infrastructure operator SIX Group,…
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Microsoft’s Windows Recall still allows silent data extraction
Microsoft’s Windows Recall feature remains vulnerable to complete data extraction despite a major security overhaul, according to a cybersecurity researcher who says malware running in a user’s context can quietly siphon off everything Recall has captured, without administrator privileges, kernel exploits, or breaking encryption. Alexander Hagenah, executive director at Zürich-based financial infrastructure operator SIX Group,…
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Windows is getting stronger RDP file protections to fight phishing attacks
Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections starting with the April 2026 security update to reduce phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop (.rdp) files. With these updates, the Remote Desktop Connection app displays stronger warning dialogs before a connection is established, shows details about the remote system, and requires users to review any request to share…
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Fake Claude AI Installer Targets Windows Users with PlugX Malware
Fake Claude AI installer mimicking Anthropic spreads PlugX malware on Windows, using DLL sideloading to gain persistent remote access to infected systems.
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Microsoft to cut Windows 365 price for SMBs
Microsoft will cut the price of Windows 365 subscriptions for small and mid-sized businesses by 20% next month, though analysts expect little impact on uptake of the Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform. The price change for Windows 365 Business takes effect May 1, 2026 for new subscriptions; existing subscribers will receive updated pricing at renewal, Microsoft explained…
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CISA flags Windows Task Host vulnerability as exploited in attacks
CISA warned U.S. government agencies to secure their systems against a Windows Task Host privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges. […]
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Microsoft: April updates trigger BitLocker key prompts on some servers
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that some Windows Server 2025 devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 KB5082063 Windows security update. […]
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Microsoft fixes bug behind Windows Server 2025 automatic upgrades
Microsoft has finally fixed a known issue that was causing systems running Windows Server 2019 and 2022 to “unexpectedly” upgrade to Windows Server 2025. […]
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April Patch Tuesday roundup: Zero day vulnerabilities and critical bugs
A critical hole in Windows Internet Key Exchange for secure communications, an actively exploited zero day in Microsoft SharePoint and a critical SQL injection vulnerability in a SAP product are the focus of the April Patch Tuesday releases requiring immediate attention from IT security teams. “April’s threat landscape is defined by immediate, real-world exploitation rather…
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Microsoft adds Windows protections for malicious Remote Desktop files
Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections to defend against phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop connection (.rdp) files, adding warnings and disabling risky shared resources by default. […]
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Patch Tuesday, April 2026 Edition
Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a SharePoint Server zero-day and a publicly disclosed weakness in Windows Defender dubbed “BlueHammer.” Separately, Google Chrome fixed its fourth zero-day of 2026, and an emergency update for Adobe Reader nixes an actively exploited…
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Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5082200 extended security update
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5082200 extended security update to fix the April 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, including 2 zero-days. […]
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Windows 11 cumulative updates KB5083769 & KB5082052 released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5083769 and KB5082052 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. […]
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Microsoft adds hidden feature flags to Windows Insider builds
Microsoft Windows Insider members will soon have an easy way to select which new features they test. Until now, Windows Insiders have had to wait for Microsoft to randomly assign them news features for testing through its Controlled Feature Rollout program or enable the features themselves through third-party software such as ViVeTool. The new Windows…
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Google Rolls Out DBSC in Chrome 146 to Block Session Theft on Windows
Google has made Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) generally available to all Windows users of its Chrome web browser, months after it began testing the security feature in open beta. The public availability is currently limited to Windows users on Chrome 146, with macOS expansion planned in an upcoming Chrome release. “This project represents a significant
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Google Chrome adds infostealer protection against session cookie theft
Google has rolled out Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) protection in Chrome 146 for Windows, designed to block info-stealing malware from harvesting session cookies. […]
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BlueHammer: Windows zero-day exploit leaked
A buggy but functional proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for an unpatched Windows local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed BlueHammer has been published on GitHub by someone who goes by the handle Chaotic Eclipse and Nightmare Eclipse. Several security researchers have fixed the bugs in the exploit and made it work on patched Windows 10, 11, and Windows…
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Microsoft rolls out fix for broken Windows Start Menu search
Microsoft has pushed a server-side fix for a known issue that broke the Windows Start Menu search feature on some Windows 11 23H2 devices. […]
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Experts published unpatched Windows zero-day BlueHammer
A researcher leaked the unpatched Windows zero-day “BlueHammer,” letting attackers gain SYSTEM rights; no patch exists yet. A disgruntled researcher released the BlueHammer Windows zero-day, a privilege escalation flaw that allows attackers to gain SYSTEM or admin rights, Bleeping Computer reports. The researcher privately reported the vulnerability to Microsoft but criticized the way the Microsoft’s Security…
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Disgruntled researcher leaks “BlueHammer” Windows zero-day exploit
Exploit code has been released for an unpatched Windows privilege escalation flaw reported privately to Microsoft, allowing attackers to gain SYSTEM or elevated administrator permissions. […]
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Man admits to locking thousands of Windows devices in extortion plot
A former core infrastructure engineer has pleaded guilty to locking Windows admins out of 254 servers as part of a failed extortion plot targeting his employer, an industrial company headquartered in Somerset County, New Jersey. […]
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Microsoft now force upgrades unmanaged Windows 11 24H2 PCs
Starting this week, Microsoft has begun force-upgrading unmanaged devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions to Windows 11 25H2. […]
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Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp Attachments Spreading Backdoor on Windows PCs
Microsoft warns of a WhatsApp attachments spreading VBS malware that installs backdoors on Windows PCs, giving hackers remote access and control systems.
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Malware detectors trained on one dataset often stumble on another
Machine learning models built to catch malware on Windows systems are typically evaluated on data that closely resembles their training set. In practice, the malware arriving on enterprise endpoints looks different, comes from different sources, and in many cases has been deliberately obfuscated to evade detection. A study from researchers at the Polytechnic of Porto…
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Windows 11 gets a rebuilt console engine with regex search, Sixel images and a 10x speed boost
Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 29558.1000 to the Canary Channel, part of the optional 29500 build series. The build carries a set of changes focused on the Windows Console, a handful of bug fixes, and small improvements to Settings and disk utilities. A rebuilt console The bulk of this build centers on the…
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IPVanish Threat Protection Pro blocks malicious activity before they reach the user
IPVanish launched Threat Protection Pro, a new feature for Windows and macOS that is designed to provide always-on digital security. Threat Protection Pro is powered by cybersecurity technology from VIPRE, bringing over 25 years of threat intelligence and security expertise into the IPVanish app to deliver advanced, real-time protection against malicious websites, downloads, ads, and…
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Microsoft pulls KB5079391 Windows update over install issues
Microsoft has pulled a buggy Windows 11 non-security preview update to investigate a known issue that triggers 0x80073712 errors during installation. […]
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Windows 11 KB5079391 update rolls out Smart App Control improvements
Microsoft has released the KB5079391 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which includes 29 changes, such as Smart App Control and Display improvements. […]
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Google’s TurboQuant cuts AI memory use without losing accuracy
Large language models carry a persistent scaling problem. As context windows grow, the memory required to store key-value (KV) caches expands proportionally, consuming GPU memory and slowing inference. A team at Google Research has developed three compression algorithms: TurboQuant, PolarQuant, and Quantized Johnson-Lindenstrauss (QJL). All three are designed to compress those caches aggressively without degrading…
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FBI Warns of Iran’s Handala Hack Group Using Fake Apps to Spy on Windows Users
The FBI has issued a warning about Iran-linked Handala Hack Group, targeting Windows users through fake versions of WhatsApp and Telegram.
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Microsoft maps Windows 11 quality overhaul after acknowledging gaps
Microsoft is planning a broad push to improve Windows 11. The development comes just months after the company publicly admitted that the operating system fell short on performance, following user criticism. Users have been experiencing inconsistencies, recurring bugs, and performance issues. The company has now outlined a clear roadmap to enhance performance and reliability. The…
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Microsoft won’t force Copilot in everywhere after all
Microsoft has temporarily halted automatic installation of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices with Microsoft 365 desktop apps. The company announced the change via an update in Microsoft 365 Message Centre, but offered no indication when the measure would be reactivated. However, existing installations of the app will not be affected. “Automatic installation…
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Microsoft: March Windows updates break Teams, OneDrive sign-ins
Microsoft says the March Windows 11 update breaks sign-ins with Microsoft accounts across multiple Microsoft apps, including Teams and OneDrive. […]
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New ClickFix Scam Tricks Users Into Mapping Hacker-Controlled Drives
A new ClickFix scam tricks Windows users into running hidden commands that map hacker-controlled drives and load malware…
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Less Lucrative Ransomware Market Makes Attackers Alter Methods
Ransomware actors are ditching Cobalt Strike in favor of native Windows tools, as payment rates hit record lows and data theft surges.
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Microsoft stops force-installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
Microsoft has stopped automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside the European Economic Area (EEA) that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps. […]
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New Windows 11 hotpatch fixes Bluetooth device visibility issue
Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix a Bluetooth device visibility issue on hotpatch-enabled Windows 11 Enterprise devices. […]
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Microsoft Issues Hotpatch for Windows 11 RRAS RCE Bugs
Microsoft has issued an out-of-band security update to address several critical vulnerabilities in Windows 11 that could allow attackers to execute malicious code through the system’s remote access management tools. The patch targets flaws in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) and is being delivered as a hotpatch, allowing systems to receive the…
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New XWorm 7.1 and Remcos RAT Attacks Abuse Windows Tools to Evade Detection
New XWorm 7.1 and Remcos RAT campaigns abuse trusted Windows tools to evade detection. The attacks exploit a WinRAR flaw and use process hollowing to spy on victims.