Windows
Indian PM Narender Modi asks to Log Off of each Microsoft Windows Sessions
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered a valuable tip to enhance cybersecurity for home PCs and laptops: consistently logging out of Microsoft Windows sessions. This advice applies universally across Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. Highlighting this cybersecurity principle, Prime Minister Modi emphasized its critical application in both private and public sectors. He […]
Microsoft Windows outage not a cyber attack says Crowdstrike
Millions of PCs running Windows 10 and 11 Operating Systems have been experiencing a widespread PC meltdown identified as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) over the past few hours. This technical problem has resulted in significant disruptions across various sectors, including government agencies, transit hubs such as airports, private companies, and municipalities. Initially, speculation […]
China to discard 50 million computers because of software security concerns from US tech war
China has set a deadline to discard over 50 million computers operating in its government agencies because of software security concerns emerging from the US Tech war. As per the sources reporting to our cybersecurity insiders, Beijing has issued a public notice of all its governing bodies to upgrade their hardware and software within the […]
Critical Microsoft Windows Vulnerability found
Microsoft Corporation is urging all Windows users including those using Win 7 and 8 operating systems to update their devices with the latest security patches. Or else they are on the verge of getting hacked by cyber crooks that could then install programs, view or delete data or even create new user accounts of a […]
What is DLL hijacking? The Windows exploit endangering your sensitive data
This post was originally published by Edward Kost. A simple DLL file was the catalyst to the most devastating cyberattack against the United States by nation-state hackers. This cinematic breach demonstrates the formidable potency of DLL hijacking and its ability to dismantle entire organizations with a single infected file. What is DLL hijacking? DLL hijacking is a […]
Meet the Tycoon Ransomware which infects Windows and Linux PCs
A new variant of ransomware named ‘Tycoon’ was discovered by the cybersecurity researchers of security analyzing firm KPMG and they say that the newly discovered malware which targets Windows and Linux PCs tends to remain hidden for months and can disable all noted anti-malware software. KMPG researchers say that the main targets for Tycoon malware […]
Microsoft Windows document vulnerability has no fix
Microsoft has issued an official warning that the recently discovered font vulnerability has no fix as of now and users need to wait till April 14th, 2020 i.e. the next patch Tuesday. Going by the details, a group of security researchers has found that hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in Windows handling and rendering […]
Windows and Linux Servers globally are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Millions of servers running on Windows and Linux operating systems are reported to be vulnerable to cyber-attacks. And this was concluded in a research carried out by researchers from Eclypsium- a company offering Enterprise Firmware Security. Going deep into the facts, the security researchers have discovered that the vulnerability is being created due to […]
Apple Mac devices are more vulnerable to Cyber Threats than Windows PCs
For the first time, a research carried out by Anti-Virus software offering company Malwarebytes has discovered that the number of cyberattacks on Apple Mac Devices have outpaced the number of cyber threats on Windows PCs. The security study claims that the number of cyber threats on Macs has increased from 400% in 2019 over […]
Microsoft Windows experiences Cyber Threat from North Korea Thallium
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has confirmed that a North Korean hacking group code-named as Thallium by Microsoft researchers is targeting windows loaded systems of well-known celebrities which includes University staff, political think tanks, those operating nuclear grids, as well as activists working for world peace and human rights. The DCU of Microsoft says that […]
