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1. Microsoft releases special Defender update for Windows 11, Windows 10 install images

   By Karlston, May 5, 2023   

   • microsoft defender
   • 0 comments
   • 1,463 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 5, 2023

2. Microsoft reminds customers that they have complete control over their data

   By Karlston, January 28   

   • microsoft
   • privacy
   • 1 comment
   • 237 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • January 29

3. Microsoft removes ads and news from the Weather app, adds a useful widget instead

   By Karlston, May 15, 2023   

   • microsoft
   • weather app
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     • microsoft
     • weather app
     • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 1,434 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 15, 2023

4. Microsoft researchers leak 38TB of sensitive data due to misconfigured storage on GitHub

   By Karlston, September 18, 2023   

   • microsoft
   • data leak
   • 1 comment
   • 1,859 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • September 19, 2023

5. Microsoft Reveals Critical Windows Remote Desktop Flaw

   By aum, November 13, 2025
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   • 299 views
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   • Added by aum
   • November 13, 2025

6. Microsoft reveals how Windows 10 and Windows 11 block keyloggers

   By Karlston, September 27, 2024   

   • keyloggers
   • windows 10
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     • keyloggers
     • windows 10
     • windows 11
   • 0 comments
   • 1,283 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 27, 2024

7. Microsoft Reveals Tactics Used by 4 Ransomware Families Targeting macOS

   By alf9872000, January 6, 2023
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   • 1,076 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • January 6, 2023

8. Microsoft risks huge fine over “possibly abusive” bundling of Teams and Office

   By Karlston, June 25, 2024   

   • microsoft
   • eu
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   • 1,283 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 25, 2024

9. Microsoft rolls back decision to block Office macros by default

   By Karlston, July 8, 2022   

   • microsoft office
   • macros
   • 0 comments
   • 1,183 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 8, 2022

10. Microsoft rolls out August 2025 security patches for Exchange Server

    By Karlston, August 13, 2025   

    • microsoft
    • exchange server
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      • exchange server
      • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,150 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 13, 2025

11. Microsoft says a Russian intelligence group got access to emails from its top executives

    By aum, January 20, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,280 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • January 20, 2024

12. Microsoft says attackers are hacking energy grids by exploiting decades-old software

    By alf9872000, November 23, 2022
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    • 1,068 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 23, 2022

13. Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails

    By Karlston, February 18   

    • microsoft copilot
    • 0 comments
    • 229 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 18

14. Microsoft says it's struggling to fight off Russian cyberspies who stole company secrets

    By aum, March 8, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,327 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • March 10, 2024

15. Microsoft says passwords are no longer enough as it pushes passkeys

    By Karlston, May 8   

    • microsoft
    • passkeys
    • 0 comments
    • 182 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 8

16. Microsoft says SMB signing by default is coming to more editions of Windows

    By Karlston, June 3, 2023   

    • windows
    • 0 comments
    • 1,425 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 3, 2023

17. Microsoft says state-sponsored China actor targeting critical infrastructure in the US

    By aum, May 24, 2023
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    • 1,199 views
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    • Added by aum
    • May 24, 2023

18. Microsoft says Windows 11’s built-in 'Defender' antivirus is "usually sufficient" for most PC users: "I haven't used a 3rd party antivirus since XP"

    By Karlston, April 22   

    • microsoft defender
    • 0 comments
    • 207 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 22

19. Microsoft secretly tracked a child's device with cookies in Austria, now it has four weeks to comply: "Tracking minors clearly isn't privacy-friendly."

    By Karlston, January 28   

    • microsoft
    • privacy
    • 1 comment
    • 240 views
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    • Comment by Tzcon
    • January 28

20. Microsoft Seizes 41 Domains Used in Spear-Phishing Attacks by Bohrium Hackers

    By aum, June 6, 2022
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    • 1,137 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 6, 2022

21. Microsoft Seizes 42 Malicious Web Domains Used By Chinese Hackers

    By aum, December 7, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,260 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 7, 2021

22. Microsoft seizes sites used by APT15 Chinese state hackers

    By Karlston, December 6, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,194 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 6, 2021

23. Microsoft September 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 60 flaws

    By Karlston, September 14, 2021   

    • windows
    • patch tuesday
    • (and 1 more)

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      • windows
      • patch tuesday
      • security patches
    • 0 comments
    • 1,986 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 14, 2021

24. Microsoft shares detailed guidance for AI scams that are nearly impossible to not fall for

    By Karlston, April 17, 2025   

    • microsoft
    • ai scams
    • 0 comments
    • 990 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 17, 2025

25. Microsoft shares details on a new Teams mandatory security requirement update

    By Karlston, August 15, 2025   

    • microsoft teams
    • 0 comments
    • 559 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 15, 2025