Fair elections are the lifelines of democracy, but in recent years election hacking has become a hot topic worldwide.Whether it's American voting machines during the 2016 presidential election or India's EVMs during 2014 general elections, the integrity, transparency, and security of electronic voting machines remained questionable, leaving a wound in the minds of many that is … [Read more...] about Microsoft to Reward Hackers for Finding Bugs in Open Source Election Software
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Reverse RDP Attack Also Enables Guest-to-Host Escape in Microsoft Hyper-V
Remember the Reverse RDP Attack?Earlier this year, researchers disclosed clipboard hijacking and path-traversal issues in Microsoft's Windows built-in RDP client that could allow a malicious RDP server to compromise a client computer, reversely.(You can find details and a video demonstration for this security vulnerability, along with dozens of critical flaws in other … [Read more...] about Reverse RDP Attack Also Enables Guest-to-Host Escape in Microsoft Hyper-V
Watch Out! Microsoft Spotted Spike in Astaroth Fileless Malware Attacks
Security researchers at Microsoft have released details of a new widespread campaign distributing an infamous piece of fileless malware that was primarily being found targeting European and Brazilian users earlier this year.Dubbed Astaroth, the malware trojan has been making the rounds since at least 2017 and designed to steal users' sensitive information like their … [Read more...] about Watch Out! Microsoft Spotted Spike in Astaroth Fileless Malware Attacks
Microsoft Adds 2FA-Protected “Personal Vault” Within OneDrive Cloud Storage
Microsoft has introduced a new password-protected folder within its OneDrive online file storage service that will allow you to keep your sensitive and important files protected and secured with an extra layer of authentication.Dubbed Personal Vault, the new OneDrive folder can only be accessed with an additional step of identity verification, such as your fingerprint, face, … [Read more...] about Microsoft Adds 2FA-Protected “Personal Vault” Within OneDrive Cloud Storage
PoC Released for Outlook Flaw that Microsoft Patched 6 Month After Discovery
As we reported two days ago, Microsoft this week released an updated version of its Outlook app for Android that patches a severe remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-1105) that impacted over 100 million users.However, at that time, very few details of the flaw were available in the advisory, which just revealed that the earlier versions of the email app contained a … [Read more...] about PoC Released for Outlook Flaw that Microsoft Patched 6 Month After Discovery
Microsoft Releases June 2019 Security Updates to Patch 88 Vulnerabilities
After Adobe, the technology giant Microsoft today—on June 2019 Patch Tuesday—also released its monthly batch of software security updates for various supported versions of Windows operating systems and other Microsoft products.This month's security updates include patches for a total of 88 vulnerabilities, 21 are rated Critical, 66 are Important, and one is rated Moderate in … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases June 2019 Security Updates to Patch 88 Vulnerabilities
Hacker Disclosed 3 Unpatched Microsoft Zero-Day Exploits In Less Than 24 Hours
Less than 24 hours after publicly disclosing an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Windows 10, the anonymous hacker going by online alias "SandboxEscaper" has now dropped new exploits for two more unpatched Microsoft zero-day vulnerabilities.The two new zero-day vulnerabilities affect Microsoft's Windows Error Reporting service and Internet Explorer 11.Just yesterday, while … [Read more...] about Hacker Disclosed 3 Unpatched Microsoft Zero-Day Exploits In Less Than 24 Hours
Microsoft Releases Patches For A Critical ‘Wormable Flaw’ and 78 Other Issues
It's Patch Tuesday—the day when Microsoft releases monthly security updates for its software.Microsoft has software updates to address a total of 79 CVE-listed vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other products, including a critical wormable flaw that can propagate malware from computer to computer without requiring users' interaction.Out of 79 vulnerabilities, … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases Patches For A Critical ‘Wormable Flaw’ and 78 Other Issues
Poll: Are You Creeped Out by Facial Recognition?
How concerned are you about the privacy implications of facial recognition? Weigh in with our poll. Source link … [Read more...] about Poll: Are You Creeped Out by Facial Recognition?
Microsoft’s Latest Patch Hoses Some Antivirus Software
McAfee, Sophos and Avast are among the antivirus software suites impacted. Source link … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s Latest Patch Hoses Some Antivirus Software
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