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Microsoft: Windows KB5017383 Preview Update Added to WSUS by Mistake Microsoft says that KB5017383, this month’s Windows preview update, has been accidentally listed in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and may lead to security update install problems in some managed environments. The issue is that while WSUS allows admins to Read more…

Microsoft Shares Workarounds for Windows Group Policy Issues Microsoft has acknowledged a known issue where copying files/shortcuts using Group Policy Preferences on Windows client devices might not work as expected after installing recent Windows cumulative updates released during this month’s Patch Tuesday. On affected systems, files or shortcuts will not Read more…

Microsoft Adds ‘systemd’ to the Windows Subsystem for Linux Microsoft and Canonical have teamed up to add systemd support to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing a larger number of compatible apps to be installed. systemd is a Linux software application that acts as the system and service manager for Read more…

Microsoft Exchange Servers Hacked via OAuth apps for Phishing Microsoft says a threat actor gained access to cloud tenants hosting Microsoft Exchange servers in credential stuffing attacks, with the end goal of deploying malicious OAuth applications and sending phishing emails. “The investigation revealed that the threat actor launched credential stuffing Read more…

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will turn on Tamper Protection by Default Microsoft says tamper protection will soon be turned on by default for all enterprise customers in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) for better defense against ransomware attacks. The company added this feature to its enterprise endpoint security platform in March Read more…

Microsoft Outlook is Disabling Teams Meeting Add-in, How to Fix Microsoft is investigating a known issue affecting Outlook for Microsoft 365 users and preventing them from creating Teams meetings using the app’s ribbon menu. The Teams Meeting add-in, as its name says, can be found in the Calendar view and it enables Outlook users to schedule Read more…

Microsoft: Windows 10 21H1 Reaches End of Service in December Microsoft has reminded customers that all editions of Windows 10, version 21H1 will reach the end of service (EOS) in three months, on December 13, 2022. The company said in a support document published on Wednesday that Windows 10 21H1 Read more…

Microsoft Rolls Out Emergency Fix for Blocked Windows Logins Microsoft says a Windows 11 update released in late August is blocking customers from signing in with newly added Microsoft Account users after restarting or logging off systems running Windows 11, version 21H2. “After installing KB5016691 and adding a new Microsoft account user in Read more…

Microsoft: Iranian Hackers Encrypt Windows Systems Using BitLocker Microsoft says an Iranian state-sponsored threat group it tracks as DEV-0270 (aka Nemesis Kitten) has been abusing the BitLocker Windows feature in attacks to encrypt victims’ systems. Redmond’s threat intelligence teams found that the group is quick to exploit newly disclosed security Read more…

Microsoft Defender Falsely Detects Win32/Hive.ZY in Google Chrome, Electron Apps A bad Microsoft Defender signature update mistakenly detects Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Discord, and other Electron apps as ‘Win32/Hive.ZY’ each time the apps are opened in Windows. The issue started Sunday morning when Microsoft pushed out Defender signature update 1.373.1508.0 to include Read more…