Time to Patch – Page 2 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:10:08 +0000

In an effort to blend in and make their malicious traffic tougher to block, hosting firms catering to cybercriminals in China and Russia increasingly are funneling their operations through major U.S. cloud providers. Research published this week on one such outfit — a sprawling network tied to Chinese organized crime gangs and aptly named “Funnull” — highlights a persistent whac-a-mole problem facing cloud services.

Independent Krebs

January 14, 2025 admin

Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:50:00 +0000

Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day” weaknesses that are already under active attack. Redmond’s inaugural Patch Tuesday of 2025 bundles more fixes than the company has shipped in one go since 2017.

Independent Krebs

November 12, 2024 admin

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2024 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:59:46 +0000

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 89 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. November’s patch batch includes fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited by attackers, as well as two other flaws that were publicly disclosed prior to today.

Independent Krebs

October 8, 2024 admin

Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 22:21:19 +0000

Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. Also, Adobe plugged 52 security holes across a range of products, and Apple has addressed a bug in its new macOS 15 “Sequoia” update that broke many cybersecurity tools.

Independent Krebs

September 12, 2024 admin

Bug Left Some Windows PCs Dangerously Unpatched

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:46:21 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today released updates to fix at least 79 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including multiple flaws that are already showing up in active attacks. Microsoft also corrected a critical bug that has caused some Windows 10 PCs to remain dangerously unpatched against actively exploited vulnerabilities for several months this year.

Independent Krebs

August 13, 2024 admin

Six 0-Days Lead Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Push

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:43:05 +0000

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 90 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including a whopping six zero-day flaws that are already being actively exploited by attackers.

Independent Krebs

July 31, 2024 admin

Don’t Let Your Domain Name Become a “Sitting Duck”

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:06:45 +0000

More than a million domain names — including many registered by Fortune 100 firms and brand protection companies — are vulnerable to takeover by cybercriminals thanks to authentication weaknesses at a number of large web hosting providers and domain registrars, new research finds.

Independent Krebs

July 19, 2024 admin

Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowdstrike Update

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:24:27 +0000

A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from airline travel and financial institutions to hospitals and businesses online. Crowdstrike said a fix has been deployed, but experts say the recovery from this outage could take some time, as Crowdstrike’s solution needs to be applied manually on a per-machine basis.