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Microsoft says security researchers can report flaws without legal threats

By Kevin Okemwa published

MICROSOFT Microsoft says it no longer intends to pursue legal action against security researchers who conduct or publish their findings.

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"They will ruin my life": Microsoft threatens to wield 'Digital Crimes Unit' over bug disclosures

By Jez Corden last updated

Cybersecurity Microsoft's approach to working with security researchers has long been controversial, but some of its recent language has alarmed some commentators.

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Rear view of computer hacker in dark hall wearing hooded top hacks into a computer network, types software code on a keyboard and monitors a virus attack to hack into network systems and servers.

Microsoft investigates phishing emails sent from its own system

By Kevin Okemwa published

MICROSOFT Hackers are sending phishing emails from a real Microsoft address, making it even harder for unsuspecting users to detect the scam.

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5 myths about antivirus software that are hurting your device more than helping it

By WinC Staff published

Sponsor Content Created With Bitdefender

Think you know everything about antivirus software? These myths might surprise you.

Windows 11 Blue Hammer

Is Microsoft's Security Response Center broken in light of BlueHammer?

By Cale Hunt published

Windows A zero-day BlueHammer exploit was recently published on GitHub in response to alleged MSRC failures, and although Microsoft has released a patch, it was live for two weeks.

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North Korean national flags are displayed outside the hall of Chongryon, the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, during its two-day-long general assembly meeting in Tokyo on May 26, 2018

Hacker spent weeks setting up an elaborate axios hijack involving Teams

By Cale Hunt published

Security It's unclear how widespread the damage is from the recent axios hack involving North Korean malware, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and weeks of preparation.

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Intel's vPro platform expands to Panther Lake to protect your work PC

By Ben Wilson published

Intel Intel's latest vPro upgrades on Core Ultra mean enterprise‑ready laptops with the efficiency of Panther Lake, and a more secure PC for your job.

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Star Citizen community erupts over quiet data breach reveal

By Cale Hunt published

PC gaming It took Cloud Imperium Games five weeks to reveal a data breach. That's not only frustrating for Star Citizen players; it might be illegal.

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Edge users are being targeted by nasty malware disguised as a Google security check

By Cale Hunt published

Security Beyond data harvesting, the malware can use your browser and IP as a proxy for a bad actor's web traffic. Yikes.

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The logo for online password manager service "LastPass" is reflected on the internal discs of a hard drive.

Security experts uncovered hidden weaknesses in major password managers

By Cale Hunt published

Security A new paper posits that major password managers are vulnerable to several different types of attack, with results as severe as complete vault takeovers. Here's what you need to know.

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