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Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows CLFS zero-day (CVE-2025-29824)

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Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows CLFS zero-day (CVE-2025-29824) 2025-04-08 at 22:16 By Zeljka Zorz April 2025 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 120+ vulnerabilities, including a zero-day (CVE-2025-29824) that’s under active attack. CVE-2025-29824 CVE-2025-29824 is a user-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) that can be – and […]

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Microsoft Patches 125 Windows Vulns, Including Exploited CLFS Zero-Day

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Microsoft Patches 125 Windows Vulns, Including Exploited CLFS Zero-Day 2025-04-08 at 22:03 By Ryan Naraine Patch Tuesday: Microsoft ships urgent cover for another WIndows CLFS vulnerability already exploited in the wild. The post Microsoft Patches 125 Windows Vulns, Including Exploited CLFS Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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April 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: More AI security introduced by Microsoft

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April 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: More AI security introduced by Microsoft 2025-04-04 at 08:50 By Help Net Security Microsoft is continuing to build on their AI cybersecurity strategy and this month announced the introduction of new agents in Microsoft Security Copilot. They are introducing agents for phishing triage, alert triage for data loss prevention and

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Phishers are increasingly impersonating electronic toll collection companies

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Phishers are increasingly impersonating electronic toll collection companies 2025-04-03 at 14:31 By Zeljka Zorz Steam was the most imitated brands by phishers in the first quarter of 2025, followed by Microsoft and Facebook/Meta, Guardio researchers have revealed. “Historically, the #1 spot has been dominated by the usual suspects – big tech companies like Meta, Microsoft,

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Microsoft Using AI to Uncover Critical Bootloader Vulnerabilities

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Microsoft Using AI to Uncover Critical Bootloader Vulnerabilities 2025-04-02 at 00:40 By Ryan Naraine Using the Security Copilot tool, Microsoft discovered 20 critical vulnerabilities in widely deployed open-source bootloaders. The post Microsoft Using AI to Uncover Critical Bootloader Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to

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CISA reveals new malware variant used on compromised Ivanti Connect Secure devices

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CISA reveals new malware variant used on compromised Ivanti Connect Secure devices 2025-03-31 at 16:12 By Zeljka Zorz CISA has released indicators of compromise, detection signatures, and updated mitigation advice for rooting out a newly identified malware variant used by the attackers who breached Ivanti Connect Secure VPN appliances in December 2024 by exploiting the

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Windows 11 quick machine recovery: Restoring devices with boot issues

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Windows 11 quick machine recovery: Restoring devices with boot issues 2025-03-31 at 12:46 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft has rolled out quick machine recovery, a new Windows feature aimed at preventing prolonged widespread outages like the one caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update in July 2024. The goal of the feature is to allow IT administrators

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Russian Ransomware Gang Exploited Windows Zero-Day Before Patch

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Russian Ransomware Gang Exploited Windows Zero-Day Before Patch 2025-03-26 at 18:26 By Ryan Naraine Exploitation of Windows MMC zero-day is being pinned on a ransomware gang known as EncryptHub (an affiliate of RansomHub) The post Russian Ransomware Gang Exploited Windows Zero-Day Before Patch appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Microsoft’s new AI agents take on phishing, patching, alert fatigue

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Microsoft’s new AI agents take on phishing, patching, alert fatigue 2025-03-25 at 18:06 By Mirko Zorz Microsoft is rolling out a new generation of AI agents in Security Copilot, built to help with some of the most time-consuming security challenges, such as phishing, data protection, and identity management. Phishing is still one of the most

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Microsoft Adds AI Agents to Security Copilot

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Microsoft Adds AI Agents to Security Copilot 2025-03-25 at 16:20 By Ionut Arghire Microsoft has expanded the capabilities of Security Copilot with AI agents tackling data security, phishing, and identity management. The post Microsoft Adds AI Agents to Security Copilot appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React

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What’s Behind Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition?

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What’s Behind Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition? 2025-03-19 at 17:09 By Ryan Naraine News analysis: Google positions itself to compete with Microsoft for enterprise security dollars. How does this deal affect startup ecosystem? The post What’s Behind Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition? appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Stealthy StilachiRAT steals data, may enable lateral movement

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Stealthy StilachiRAT steals data, may enable lateral movement 2025-03-18 at 15:48 By Zeljka Zorz While still not widely distributed, a new Windows remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed StilachiRAT is a serious threat. “[The malware] demonstrates sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target environment, and exfiltrate sensitive data,” Microsoft threat analysts have warned on

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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches 57 Flaws, Flags Six Active Zero-Days

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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches 57 Flaws, Flags Six Active Zero-Days 2025-03-11 at 21:03 By Ryan Naraine Redmond ships major security updates with warnings that a half-dozen Windows vulnerabilities have already been exploited in the wild. The post Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches 57 Flaws, Flags Six Active Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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March 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: A return to normalcy

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March 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: A return to normalcy 2025-03-10 at 08:33 By Help Net Security The February Patch Tuesday updates and activity during the month marked a return to normalcy for patch management. Following the January updates addressing 100+ vulnerabilities, we saw 37 CVEs fixed in Windows 11 and 33 CVEs in Windows 10.

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Microsoft Names Suspects in Lawsuit Against AI Hackers

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Microsoft Names Suspects in Lawsuit Against AI Hackers 2025-02-28 at 12:49 By Eduard Kovacs In a lawsuit targeting cybercriminals who abuse AI services, Microsoft has named individuals from Iran, the UK, China and Vietnam. The post Microsoft Names Suspects in Lawsuit Against AI Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption

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What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption 2025-02-24 at 21:20 By Kevin Townsend The question is whether Majorana 1 advances progress toward quantum computing – or for security professionals, the arrival of computers powerful enough to break PKE. The post What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Massive botnet hits Microsoft 365 accounts

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Massive botnet hits Microsoft 365 accounts 2025-02-24 at 15:16 By Help Net Security A recently discovered botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is launching coordinated password-spraying attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts. Security researchers at SecurityScorecard are examining possible connections to China-affiliated threat actors, citing evidence of infrastructure linked to CDS Global Cloud and UCLOUD

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Microsoft Patches Exploited Power Pages Vulnerability

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Microsoft Patches Exploited Power Pages Vulnerability 2025-02-20 at 12:49 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft has patched CVE-2025-24989, a Power Pages privilege escalation vulnerability that has been exploited in attacks. The post Microsoft Patches Exploited Power Pages Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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The XCSSET info-stealing malware is back, targeting macOS users and devs

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The XCSSET info-stealing malware is back, targeting macOS users and devs 2025-02-17 at 19:50 By Zeljka Zorz A new, improved variant of the XCSSET macOS malware has been spotted “in limited attacks” by Microsoft’s threat researchers. XCSSET macOS malware XCSSET in information-stealing and backdoor-injecting malware targeting Mac users. It’s usually distributed via infected Xcode projects

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Russian State Hackers Target Organizations With Device Code Phishing

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Russian State Hackers Target Organizations With Device Code Phishing 2025-02-17 at 14:49 By Ionut Arghire Russian hackers have been targeting government, defense, telecoms, and other organizations in a device code phishing campaign. The post Russian State Hackers Target Organizations With Device Code Phishing appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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