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Microsoft Kills Off The Cortana App For Android And iOS While Cortana is evolving and it’s here to stay, it’s no secret that most people prefer Google Assistant, Siri, and even Amazon Alexa over Microsoft’s digital assistant. Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana was first unveiled with Windows Phones, and it was Read more…

Microsoft Exchange attacks increase while WannaCry gets a restart The recently patched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange have sparked new interest among cybercriminals, who increased the volume of attacks focusing on this particular vector. While ransomware attacks have increased in frequency in the past six months, cybersecurity company Check Point last Read more…

Microsoft Working To Fix Windows 10 21H1 Update Install Issue Microsoft is working to fix an issue causing a recently released Windows 10 21H1 build to fail to install for customers enrolled in the Windows Insider program. “Some Windows Insiders may experience an 0x800f081f error when attempting to install 21H1 Build Read more…

Microsoft: Black Kingdom Ransomware Group Hacked 1.5K Exchange Servers Microsoft has discovered web shells deployed by Black Kingdom operators on approximately 1,500 Exchange servers vulnerable to ProxyLogon attacks. “They started later than some other attackers, with many compromises occurring between March 18 and March 20, a window when fewer unpatched Read more…

Microsoft Releases Windows 10 SSU To Fix Security Update Issue Microsoft has released the Windows 10 1909 KB5000850 cumulative update preview and a new KB5001205 Servicing Stack Update that resolves a Secure Boot vulnerability. The KB5001205 Servicing Stack Update (SSU) will automatically be installed by Windows Update to improve the update experience. Read more…

Microsoft Improves Windows Sandbox In Latest Windows 10 Build The Windows Sandbox and the Microsoft Defender Application Guard (WDAG) now launch faster in Windows 10 after installing the Insider Preview Build 21343 for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Windows Sandbox helps Windows 10 users safely run apps in an Read more…

Microsoft Fixes Windows PSExec Privilege Elevation Vulnerability Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in the PsExec utility that allows local users to gain elevated privileges on Windows devices. PsExec is a Sysinternals utility designed to allow administrators to perform various activities on remote computers, such as launching executables and displaying the Read more…

Microsoft Warns Of Phishing Attacks Bypassing Email Gateways An ongoing phishing operation that stole an estimated 400,000 OWA and Office 365 credentials since December has now expanded to abuse new legitimate services to bypass secure email gateways (SEGs). The attacks are part of multiple phishing campaigns collectively dubbed the “Compact” Campaign, active Read more…

Microsoft: 92% Of Exchange Servers Safe From ProxyLogon Attacks Roughly 92% of all Internet-connected on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers affected by the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities are now patched and safe from attacks, Microsoft said on Monday. A total of 400,000 Internet-connected Exchange servers were impacted by the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities when Microsoft issued Read more…