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1. Microsoft Edge's SmartScreen is flagging ProtonMail's website as malicious

   By Karlston, August 2, 2022   

   • protonmail
   • 0 comments
   • 927 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 2, 2022

2. Microsoft Edge’s News Feed ads abused for tech support scams

   By Karlston, September 15, 2022   

   • microsoft edge
   • scams
   • 0 comments
   • 893 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 15, 2022

3. Microsoft enables LSA protection by default in Windows Canary build

   By alf9872000, March 9, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 662 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • March 9, 2023

4. Microsoft ends Authenticator password autofill, moves users to Edge

   By Karlston, May 3   

   • microsoft authenticator
   • microsoft edge
   • 0 comments
   • 245 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 3

5. Microsoft ends Windows 7 extended security updates on Tuesday

   By alf9872000, January 9, 2023
   • 0 comments
   • 702 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 9, 2023

6. Microsoft enhances Windows 11 Phishing Protection with new features

   By Karlston, July 23, 2023   

   • windows 11
   • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 1,105 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 23, 2023

7. Microsoft Exchange Bug Exposes ~100,000 Windows Domain Credentials

   By aum, September 23, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 895 views
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   • Added by aum
   • September 23, 2021

8. Microsoft Exchange server zero-day mitigation can be bypassed

   By alf9872000, October 4, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 720 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • October 4, 2022

9. Microsoft Exchange servers are getting hacked via ProxyShell exploits

   By Karlston, August 13, 2021   

   • microsoft exchange
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,533 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 13, 2021

10. Microsoft Exchange servers hacked to deploy LockBit ransomware

    By alf9872000, October 11, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 621 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 11, 2022

11. Microsoft explains how Russian hackers spied on its executives

    By MagicSahar, February 4, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 833 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • February 5, 2024

12. Microsoft explains the security benefits of Windows 11

    By Karlston, June 25, 2021   

    • windows 11
    • 0 comments
    • 1,364 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 25, 2021

13. Microsoft explains why TPM 2.0 and VBS on Windows 11 are so key for next-gen security

    By Karlston, October 5, 2021   

    • windows 11
    • tpm 2.0
    • (and 1 more)

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      • windows 11
      • tpm 2.0
      • vbs
    • 0 comments
    • 1,005 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 5, 2021

14. Microsoft fails to fix major PowerShell Gallery security flaws even after claiming it did

    By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

    • microsoft powershell
    • security flaws
    • 0 comments
    • 959 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 17, 2023

15. Microsoft February 2022 Patch Tuesday fixes 48 flaws, 1 zero-day

    By Karlston, February 8, 2022   

    • patch tuesday
    • 0 comments
    • 879 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 8, 2022

16. Microsoft Fended Off a Record 2.4 Tbps DDoS Attack Targeting Azure Customers

    By aum, October 12, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 825 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 12, 2021

17. Microsoft finally gets one past as Defender does great in AV-Comparatives' protection test

    By Karlston, November 17, 2022   

    • microsoft defender
    • av-comparatives
    • 0 comments
    • 824 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 17, 2022

18. Microsoft finally killing 1024-bit TLS so Windows stops loading old outdated shady web apps

    By Karlston, March 16, 2024   

    • microsoft windows
    • tls
    • 0 comments
    • 1,011 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 16, 2024

19. Microsoft finally making Google Chrome as good as Edge by blocking Admin rights

    By Karlston, May 19   

    • google chrome
    • security
    • 0 comments
    • 98 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 19

20. Microsoft finally manages to fix Windows 11 Defender Local Security Authority protection off

    By Karlston, July 6, 2023   

    • windows 11
    • microsoft defender
    • 0 comments
    • 1,088 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 6, 2023

21. Microsoft finds Netgear router bugs enabling corporate breaches

    By Karlston, June 30, 2021   

    • netgear
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,028 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 30, 2021

22. Microsoft fixed security issues on Excel, Outlook 2013 and 2016, for both 32 and 64-bit

    By Karlston, June 20, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 773 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 20, 2023

23. Microsoft fixed Windows CVE-2024-26248, CVE-2024-29056 Kerberos PAC validation flaw

    By Karlston, April 14, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,081 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 14, 2024

24. Microsoft fixes another exploited Chromium security vulnerability in the latest Edge update

    By Karlston, May 15, 2024   

    • microsoft edge
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,053 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 15, 2024

25. Microsoft fixes Defender flaw letting hackers bypass antivirus scans

    By Karlston, February 11, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 810 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 11, 2022