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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2024 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:50:33 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today issued software updates to plug 139 security holes in various flavors of Windows and other Microsoft products. Redmond says attackers are already exploiting at least two of the vulnerabilities in active attacks against Windows users.

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Patch Tuesday, June 2024 “Recall” Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:57:35 +0000

Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, a relatively light Patch Tuesday this month for Windows administrators. The software giant also responded to a torrent of negative feedback on a new feature of Redmond’s flagship operating system that constantly takes screenshots of whatever users are doing on their computers, saying the feature would no longer be enabled by default.

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Patch Tuesday, May 2024 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 20:19:23 +0000

Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 60 security holes in Windows computers and supported software, including two “zero-day” vulnerabilities in Windows that are already being exploited in active attacks. There are also important security patches available for macOS and Adobe users, and for the Chrome Web browser, which just patched its own zero-day flaw.

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April’s Patch Tuesday Brings Record Number of Fixes

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:28:17 +0000

If only Patch Tuesdays came around infrequently — like total solar eclipse rare — instead of just creeping up on us each month like The Man in the Moon. Although to be fair, it would be tough for Microsoft to eclipse the number of vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s patch batch — a record 147 flaws in Windows and related software.

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