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Windows 11 KB5036980 update goes live with Start Menu ads

Microsoft has enabled Start menu ads in the optional KB5036980 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 24, 2024
- 11:19 AM
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Microsoft: APT28 hackers exploit Windows flaw reported by NSA

Microsoft warns that the Russian APT28 threat group exploits a Windows Print Spooler vulnerability to escalate privileges and steal credentials and data using a previously unknown hacking tool called GooseEgg.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 22, 2024
- 01:22 PM
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Microsoft: Copilot ‘app’ on Windows Server mistakenly added by Edge

Microsoft says the new Copilot app, mistakenly added to the list of installed Windows apps by recent Edge updates, doesn't collect or relay data to its servers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 17, 2024
- 08:16 AM
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Microsoft lifts Windows 11 block on some Intel systems after 2 years

Microsoft has finally lifted a compatibility hold blocking Windows 11 upgrades on systems with Intel 11th Gen Core processors and Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 15, 2024
- 07:42 AM
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Telegram fixes Windows app zero-day used to launch Python scripts

Telegram fixed a zero-day vulnerability in its Windows desktop application that could be used to bypass security warnings and automatically launch Python scripts.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 12, 2024
- 02:46 PM
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- BleepingComputer Deals
- April 12, 2024
- 07:19 AM
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Microsoft fixes two Windows zero-days exploited in malware attacks

Microsoft has fixed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities during the April 2024 Patch Tuesday, although the company failed to initially tag them as such.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 09, 2024
- 06:06 PM
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Critical Rust flaw enables Windows command injection attacks

Threat actors can exploit a security vulnerability in the Rust standard library to target Windows systems in command injection attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 09, 2024
- 04:20 PM
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Recent Windows updates break Microsoft Connected Cache delivery

Microsoft says Windows 10 updates released since the start of the year are breaking Microsoft Connected Cache (MCC) node discovery on enterprise networks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 05, 2024
- 06:31 PM
- 0
Microsoft fixes Windows Sysprep issue behind 0x80073cf2 errors

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing 0x80073cf2 errors when using the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool after installing November Windows 10 updates.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 05, 2024
- 01:38 PM
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Winnti's new UNAPIMON tool hides malware from security software

The Chinese 'Winnti' hacking group was found using a previously undocumented malware called UNAPIMON to let malicous processes run without being detected.
- Bill Toulas
- April 02, 2024
- 05:59 PM
- 0
Windows 11 22H2 Home and Pro get preview updates until June 26

Microsoft reminded customers today that the Windows 11 22H2 Home and Pro editions will continue to receive non-security preview updates until June 26.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 27, 2024
- 04:44 PM
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Windows 11 KB5035942 update enables Moment 5 features for everyone

Microsoft has released the March 2024 non-security KB5035942 preview update for Windows 11 23H2, which enables Moment 5 features by default and fixes 18 known issues.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 26, 2024
- 06:28 PM
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- BleepingComputer Deals
- March 23, 2024
- 08:11 AM
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Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver

On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024, contestants demoed 19 zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows 11, Tesla, Ubuntu Linux and other devices and software to win $732,500 and a Tesla Model 3 car.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 21, 2024
- 03:07 AM
- 2
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Microsoft announces deprecation of 1024-bit RSA keys in Windows

Microsoft has announced that RSA keys shorter than 2048 bits will soon be deprecated in Windows Transport Layer Security (TLS) to provide increased security.
- Bill Toulas
- March 18, 2024
- 03:51 PM
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Windows 11 gets single Teams app for work and personal accounts

Microsoft will soon provide a single Teams Windows and macOS app for all account types that will allow users to switch between work, school, or personal profiles.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 13, 2024
- 05:56 PM
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Windows KB5035849 update failing to install with 0xd000034 errors

The KB5035849 cumulative update released during today's Patch Tuesday fails to install on Windows 10 and Windows Server systems with 0xd0000034 errors.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 12, 2024
- 06:25 PM
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Microsoft March 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 60 flaws, 18 RCE bugs

Today is Microsoft's March 2024 Patch Tuesday, and security updates have been released for 60 vulnerabilities, including eighteen remote code execution flaws.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 12, 2024
- 01:52 PM
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