A recently disclosed Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Microsoft 365's PDF export functionality has raised significant security concerns. This flaw allowed attackers to access sensitive local system files during the PDF conversion process, potentially exposing confidential information...
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A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-49694, has been discovered in Microsoft's Brokering File System, posing significant risks to Windows users. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to escalate their privileges locally, potentially leading to full system compromise...
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The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) CVE page for CVE-2024-28923 describes it as a "Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." The most recent update simply adds an acknowledgement to the advisory, indicating this is an informational change only. There are no new technical or...
In early 2024, a critical security vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-32711 and colloquially known as "EchoLeak," was identified within Microsoft 365 Copilot AI. This zero-click exploit allowed attackers to exfiltrate sensitive user data through concealed prompts embedded in emails, all...
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In June 2025, a critical "zero-click" vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-32711, was identified in Microsoft 365 Copilot, an AI-powered assistant integrated into Microsoft's suite of productivity tools. This flaw, dubbed "EchoLeak," had a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating its severity. It allowed...
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Windows Task Scheduler, a core component of the Windows operating system, has once again come under scrutiny following the disclosure of CVE-2025-33067—a significant Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability. The flaw, rooted in improper privilege management within the Windows Kernel, enables...
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Here’s a summary of what happened, based on your Forbes excerpt and forum highlights:
What Happened at Pwn2Own Berlin 2025?
On the first day, Windows 11 was successfully hacked three separate times by elite security researchers using zero-day exploits (vulnerabilities unknown to the vendor)...
Russian hackers have figured out a way to weaponize OAuth 2.0 authentication—yes, that protocol you trusted implicitly last Tuesday when you breezed through another Microsoft 365 login screen—turning what should be a knight in shining armor into a digital Trojan horse galloping straight through...
There’s a certain poetic irony in the fact that OAuth 2.0—a framework specifically engineered to keep our digital lives safe from password theft—is now being bent and twisted by Russian hackers to hijack entire Microsoft 365 accounts. If that isn’t progress in the field of offensive...
Take a moment and imagine: you're sipping your morning coffee, confidently clicking through your inbox, oblivious to the brewing digital storm that is script-based malware—modern cyber villainy dressed not in diabolical binaries, but in the unassuming garb of JavaScript, PowerShell, or, heaven...
Every time the cybersecurity community thinks they’re getting ahead of attackers, someone comes along and turns a trusted workflow into a digital bear trap. That’s exactly what’s unfolding in the latest campaign orchestrated by Russian threat actors who are gleefully exploiting legitimate...
Microsoft 365 users—especially those with links to Ukraine or human rights circles—have recently been finding themselves the unwitting stars in an international cyber-thriller: Russian-linked hackers are back, and this time, they've upgraded from phishing Netflix logins to abusing Microsoft's...
Joe Grand is an engineer and hacker who has made a name for himself in the tech industry. He is best known for his viral video titled "How I hacked a hardware crypto wallet and recovered $2 million," which demonstrated how he was able to bypass the security measures of a cryptocurrency wallet...
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