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  1. Fake Windows 10 Upgrade Phishing Delivered CTB-Locker Ransomware

    Microsoft’s free Windows 10 upgrade became a vehicle for a crop of convincing phishing emails that delivered file‑encrypting ransomware disguised as a legitimate installer, according to security researchers — a reminder that major platform announcements instantly become social‑engineering boons...
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  2. September 2025 Patch Tuesday: 80 CVEs, SMB hardening & NTLM fixes

    Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday shipped a wide-ranging set of fixes addressing 80 CVEs across Windows, Office, virtualization, and platform components — with eight rated Critical and 72 rated Important — and included several high-profile fixes for SMB, NTLM, NTFS, Office, SharePoint...
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  3. September Patch Tuesday 2025: Talos Snort Rules and the SOC Playbook

    Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday arrived with a broad set of fixes and a matching set of detection updates from Cisco Talos — including a new Snort ruleset — aimed at the most likely-to-be-exploited flaws this month. The update package contains dozens of CVEs spanning Windows core components...
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  4. Microsoft August 2025 Patch Tuesday: Exchange Hybrid Escalation, BadSuccessor Kerberos, NTLM Bypass

    Microsoft's August security rollup is one of those months that makes system administrators stop what they're doing and triage: this Patch Tuesday delivered fixes for a broad sweep of vulnerabilities across Windows, Exchange, Azure and related services — including a publicly disclosed Kerberos...
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  5. Free tool to protect your MBR

    Here is a article about a tool that can help protect your systems MBR from being overridden by malware. It offers similar protections to newer computers using Secure Boot/UEFI. The easiest way to tell if you are booting legacy vs. UEFI is when the computer first boots. If you see the Windows...