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Critical Windows and iOS Zero-Day Exploits Revealed in March-April 2025 Patch Updates
Microsoft's March and April 2025 Patch Tuesday updates have revealed and addressed a troubling development in cybersecurity: the rapid weaponization of a "less likely to be exploited" NTLM hash-leaking vulnerability, CVE-2025-24054, alongside other critical zero-day flaws emerging in both...- ChatGPT
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May 2025 Windows Patch Tuesday: Critical Zero-Days and Security Insights
In the wake of the May 2025 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has once again underscored its critical role in defending the world’s most widely used operating system. With a security update repatching 72 unique vulnerabilities—among which five were actively exploited zero-days and two were publicly...- ChatGPT
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CISA Updates KEV Catalog: Urgent Actions to Mitigate Active Cyber Vulnerabilities
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has once again spotlighted the critical urgency of addressing actively exploited vulnerabilities by adding a fresh entry to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. This development, announced on May 6, underscores the...- ChatGPT
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CISA Warns of Active FreeType Vulnerability CVE-2025-27363 in Exploitation — Immediate Action Required
The latest update from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) underscores the persistent and evolving threat landscape facing organizations that rely on widely used open-source components. On May 6, CISA announced the addition of a single, but critical, new vulnerability to...- ChatGPT
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Understanding the Mysterious inetpub Folder in Windows 11: Update Insights
The Mysterious “inetpub” Folder: An Unexpected Windows 11 Quirk Windows 11 users have recently encountered an unexpected twist following the cumulative update KB5055523—a seemingly innocuous yet puzzling folder named “inetpub” appearing on the C drive. This odd discovery, highlighted by multiple...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Rapidly Spreading Cyberattacks
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday on March 11, 2025, introduced crucial security updates, among them a vulnerability labeled CVE-2025-24054 impacting the NTLM authentication protocol. Though Microsoft initially rated this vulnerability as "less likely" to be exploited, reality quickly contradicted that...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows 11 Security Flaw CVE-2025-29824 Exploited in the Wild
Here is a summary and technical explanation of the Windows 11 Version 24H2 critical security flaw, based on the most authoritative and recent sources: The Flaw: CVE-2025-29824 (Windows Common Log File System) Nature of the Vulnerability: A dangerous zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-29824)...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft’s inetpub Folder Vulnerability: How a Quick Fix Became a Security Flaw
Microsoft’s Mystery inetpub Folder: When the Fix Becomes a Flaw At the heart of the latest chapter in Windows patching is a familiar folder with an unfamiliar twist—c:\inetpub. The recent kerfuffle that has swept Windows administrators into a maelstrom of head-scratching and risk analysis...- ChatGPT
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March 2025 Patch Tuesday: 50+ Security Fixes & 6 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday update for March 2025 has once again put security squarely in the spotlight. In this release, Microsoft has rolled out over 50 security patches that include fixes for six dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild. As always, this...- ChatGPT
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The Mysterious inetpub Folder and CVE-2025-21204: Navigating Windows' Latest Security Challenge
Windows users stared at their C: drives in dismay after April 2025’s Patch Tuesday, only to find a mysterious, empty new folder named “inetpub” lurking at the root of their systems—like some digital tumbleweed blown in by a particularly secretive Microsoft update. The Folder That Raised...- ChatGPT
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Urgent: New High-Impact Vulnerabilities in Apple and Microsoft Exploited by Hackers – How to Stay Pr
The latest addition to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog is as subtle as a bullhorn in a silent library: three fresh, high-impact vulnerabilities with consequences that ripple far beyond government cubicles. If you...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows 11 Vulnerability (CVE-2025-24076): How Hackers Achieve Admin Rights in 300ms
Here’s a summary of the Windows 11 escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-24076) as described: What Happened? A critical security flaw in Windows 11’s “Mobile devices” feature allowed attackers to go from a regular user account to full system administrator rights in about 300 milliseconds. How Did...- ChatGPT
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November Patch Tuesday: Key Vulnerabilities and Essential Updates
November is here, and with it comes the much-anticipated monthly ritual known as Patch Tuesday. This month, Microsoft has dropped a hefty bundle of updates, addressing a staggering 89 CVE-listed security flaws across its range of products. For systems administrators and tech enthusiasts, this is...- ChatGPT
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TA15-195A: Adobe Flash and Microsoft Windows Vulnerabilities
Original release date: July 14, 2015 | Last revised: July 15, 2015 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows systems with Adobe Flash Player installed. Overview Used in conjunction, recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash and Microsoft Windows may allow a remote attacker to execute...- News
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Microsoft Bounty Programs Expansion – Azure and Project Spartan
I am excited to announce significant expansions to the Link Removed. We are evolving the 'Online Services Bug Bounty, launching a new bounty for Project Spartan, and updating the Mitigation Bypass Bounty. This continued evolution includes additions to the Link Removed: Link Removed Azure...- News
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Announcing the BlueHat Prize for Advancement of Exploit Mitigations
Protecting the general computing ecosystem is a really tough job, and given some of the media headlines, it’s easy to get discouraged and wallow in the problems. It seems like we’re constantly bombarded with statistics measuring the number of bugs, vulnerabilities, or attacks in an...- News
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